Allensville, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

158

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.5

0.491% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.06%

25.9% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$51,000

25.3% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$80,000

34.1% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Allensville, KY employs 78 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Allensville, KY were Manufacturing (61 people) and Health Care & Social Assistance (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($43,897).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 100

−17%

1 Year decline

± 201%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Allensville, KY declined at a rate of −17%, from 94 employees to 78 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Allensville, KY, are Production Occupations (34 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (11 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Allensville, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 100

−17%

1 Year decline

± 201%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Allensville, KY declined at a rate of −17%, from 94 employees to 78 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Allensville, KY, are Manufacturing (61 people) and Health Care & Social Assistance (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Allensville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Allensville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,813

Median earning men ± $26,739

$44,118

Median earning women ± $9,377

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($52,813).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Allensville, KY was $80,000 in 2024, which is 0.24 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,400 to $80,000, a 34.1% decrease. The homeownership rate in Allensville, KY is 86.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Allensville, KY have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Allensville, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$80,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,233

$50

Median Property Taxes

±$52

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Allensville, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Allensville, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

86.2%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86.2% of the housing units in Allensville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Allensville, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,000

Median Household Income

± $18,142

Number of Households

± 57

In 2023, the median household income of the 58 households in Allensville, KY declined from $51,000 from the previous year's value of $68,250.

The following chart displays the households in Allensville, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Allensville, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Allensville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Allensville, KY have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Allensville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Allensville, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Allensville, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Allensville, KY have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Allensville, KY (8 out of 158 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 15 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Allensville, KY is Two Or More, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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