Beattyville, KY

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2021 Population
1,794
21.1% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
36.7
4.43% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
42.4%
6.56% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$21,891
34.7% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$84,400
7.11% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Beattyville, KY had a population of 1.79k people with a median age of 36.7 and a median household income of $21,891. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Beattyville, KY grew from 1,481 to 1,794, a 21.1% increase and its median household income grew from $16,250 to $21,891, a 34.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Beattyville, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.35%), White (Hispanic) (3.57%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (0.557%).

None of the households in Beattyville, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Beattyville, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Beattyville, KY was $84,400, and the homeownership rate was 42.9%.

Most people in Beattyville, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Beattyville, KY was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Beattyville, KY is home to a population of 1.79k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 1.45% of Beattyville, KY residents were born outside of the country (26 people).

In 2021, there were 8.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.46k people) in Beattyville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 181 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 78 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.6%
2021 Citizenship
97.6%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.6% of Beattyville, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Beattyville, KY was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Beattyville, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.46k ± 258
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    181 ± 107
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    78 ± 62
4.12%
Hispanic Population
74 people

In 2021, there were 8.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.46k people) in Beattyville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 181 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 78 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.12% of the people in Beattyville, KY are hispanic (74 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Beattyville, KY as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.45%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
26 people
2.43%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
36 people

As of 2021, 1.45% of Beattyville, KY residents (26 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Beattyville, KY was 2.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    34 ± 38
  2. Vietnam
    7 ± 19
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    4 ± 14

Beattyville, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.86 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Beattyville, KY employs 397 people. The largest industries in Beattyville, KY are Retail Trade (100 people), Public Administration (63 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (62 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($54,659), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,977), and Public Administration ($30,859).

Occupations

397
2021 Value
± 155
24.8%
1 Year growth
± 44.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Beattyville, KY grew at a rate of 24.8%, from 318 employees to 397 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beattyville, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (95 people), Sales & Related Occupations (87 people), and Production Occupations (43 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beattyville, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

397
2021 Value
± 155
24.8%
1 Year growth
± 44.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Beattyville, KY grew at a rate of 24.8%, from 318 employees to 397 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beattyville, KY, are Retail Trade (100 people), Public Administration (63 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beattyville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Beattyville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$21,106
Median earning men ± $3,718
$25,461
Median earning women ± $10,770

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,625) and Retail Trade ($16,705).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,727), Public Administration ($30,859), and Retail Trade ($11,657).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Kentucky.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $57.5B
  2. $36.5B
  3. $28.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Kentucky product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $57.5B, followed by Electronics ($36.5B) and Machinery ($28.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Kentucky products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$330B
2020 Value in Kentucky
$644B
Projected 2050 Value in Kentucky
95% growth

In 2020, total outbound Kentucky trade was $330B. This is expected to increase 95% to $644B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Kentucky trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Kentucky.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $27.7B
  2. $19B
  3. $17.7B

In 2020, the top outbound Kentucky domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Tennessee with $27.7B, followed by California with $19B and Ohio and $17.7B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Kentucky shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.789% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.712% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (777k), and Secondary Education (561k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Beattyville, KY was $84,400 in 2021, which is 0.345 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $78,800 to $84,400, a 7.11% increase. The homeownership rate in Beattyville, KY is 42.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Beattyville, KY have an average commute time of 17.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beattyville, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$84,400
Median Property Value 2021
±$2,804
$207
Median Property Taxes
±$87

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 Beattyville, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

42.9%
Homeownership
2021
71.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 42.9% of the housing units in Beattyville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 29.8%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9501
  2. Census Tract 9503

The following map shows all of the places in Beattyville, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$21,891
Median Household Income
± $4,713
483
Number of Households
± 117

In 2021, the median household income of the 483 households in Beattyville, KY grew to $21,891 from the previous year's value of $16,250.

The following chart displays the households in Beattyville, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beattyville, KY is from Kentucky.
0.453
2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.454
2020 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2021, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.236% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (72%)
  2. Walked (16.1%)
  3. Carpooled (5.12%)

In 2021, 72% of workers in Beattyville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (16.1%) and those who carpooled to work (5.12%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beattyville, KY have a shorter commute time (17.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.85% of the workforce in Beattyville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Beattyville, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beattyville, KY have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

42.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beattyville, KY (547 out of 1.29k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beattyville, KY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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97.3% of the population of Beattyville, KY has health coverage, with 23.2% on employee plans, 53.4% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 3.45% on non-group plans, and 4.94% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lee County, KY see 3702 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.29% increase from the previous year (3516 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 7268 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 727 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,702 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lee County, KY

Primary care physicians in Lee County, KY see an average of 3,702 patients per year. This represents a 5.29% increase from the previous year (3,516 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lee County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.9% were men and 46.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.66%
Uninsured
23.2%
Employer Coverage
53.4%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
3.45%
Non-Group
4.94%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Beattyville, KY declined by 37.8% from 4.28% to 2.66%.

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