Fountain Run, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

255

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

49.4

24.4% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

29.8%

8.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,045

39% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$121,200

12.4% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Fountain Run, KY employs 115 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fountain Run, KY were Manufacturing (40 people), Retail Trade (17 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (11 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,750), and Construction ($73,750).

Employment

Occupations

115

2024 Value

± 86

−30.7%

1 Year decline

± 140%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fountain Run, KY declined at a rate of −30.7%, from 166 employees to 115 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fountain Run, KY, are Production Occupations (42 people), Transportation Occupations (12 people), and Material Moving Occupations (11 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fountain Run, 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

115

2024 Value

± 86

−30.7%

1 Year decline

± 140%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fountain Run, KY declined at a rate of −30.7%, from 166 employees to 115 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fountain Run, KY, are Manufacturing (40 people), Retail Trade (17 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (11 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fountain Run, KY, though some of these residents may live in Fountain Run, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$19,250

Median earning men ± $33,802

$23,750

Median earning women ± $22,409

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,750), Construction ($73,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($30,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,917) and Retail Trade ($10,625).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fountain Run, KY was $121,200 in 2024, which is 0.364 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,800 to $121,200, a 12.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Fountain Run, KY is 80%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fountain Run, KY have an average commute time of 16.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fountain Run, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$121,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$98,313

$84

Median Property Taxes

±$57

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 Fountain Run, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

80%

Homeownership

2024

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80% of the housing units in Fountain Run, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fountain Run, 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.

$80,045

Median Household Income

± $58,814

105

Number of Households

± 53

In 2024, the median household income of the 105 households in Fountain Run, KY grew to $80,045 from the previous year's value of $57,593.

The following chart displays the households in Fountain Run, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fountain Run, 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Other (4.35%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Fountain Run, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.35%).

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

16.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fountain Run, KY have a shorter commute time (16.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Fountain Run, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fountain Run, KY (76 out of 255 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fountain Run, 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.

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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