Inez, KY

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2022 Population

835

7.46% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

51.5

2.59% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

24.4%

10% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$37,159

16.3% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$126,000

About

In 2022, Inez, KY had a population of 835 people with a median age of 51.5 and a median household income of $37,159. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Inez, KY grew from 777 to 835, a 7.46% increase and its median household income declined from $44,375 to $37,159, a −16.3% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Inez, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (97.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.51%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Inez, 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.

100% of the residents in Inez, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Inez, KY was $126,000, and the homeownership rate was 56.1%.

Most people in Inez, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Inez, KY was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Inez, KY is home to a population of 835 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0% of Inez, KY residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2022, there were 38.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (814 people) in Inez, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 0 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Inez, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Inez, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Inez, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Inez, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
814 ± 348
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
21 ± 28.2
White (Hispanic)
0 ± 12

Hispanic Population

0 people

0% of the people in Inez, KY are hispanic (0 people).

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
3 ± 14
Vietnam
3 ± 18
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 21

Inez, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Inez, KY employs 340 people. The largest industries in Inez, KY are Educational Services (120 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (73 people), and Retail Trade (38 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($182,188), Finance & Insurance ($182,188), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($89,531).

Employment

Occupations

340

2022 Value

± 173

8.63%

1 Year growth

± 65.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Inez, KY grew at a rate of 8.63%, from 313 employees to 340 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Inez, KY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (106 people), Health Technologists & Technicians (49 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (29 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Inez, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

340

2022 Value

± 173

8.63%

1 Year growth

± 65.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Inez, KY grew at a rate of 8.63%, from 313 employees to 340 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Inez, KY, are Educational Services (120 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (73 people), and Retail Trade (38 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Inez, KY, though some of these residents may live in Inez, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,657

Median earning men ± $11,678

$39,054

Median earning women ± $13,657

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($41,154), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,870), and Public Administration ($25,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($43,194) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,784).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

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

Civics

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.23%)
Libertarian Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Inez, KY was $126,000 in 2021, which is 0.447 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between N/A and 2021 the median property value increased from N/A to $126,000, a N/A N/A. The homeownership rate in Inez, KY is 56.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Inez, KY have an average commute time of 12.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Inez, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$126,000

Median Property Value 2021

±$117,322

$160

Median Property Taxes

±$75

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 Inez, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

56.1%

Homeownership

2022

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 56.1% of the housing units in Inez, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9501

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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

Household Income

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

$37,159

Median Household Income

± $29,982

285

Number of Households

± 96

In 2022, the median household income of the 285 households in Inez, KY declined from $37,159 from the previous year's value of $44,375.

The following chart displays the households in Inez, 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.

Wage Distribution

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

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (93.5%)
Worked At Home (3.56%)
Carpooled (2.67%)

In 2022, 93.5% of workers in Inez, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (3.56%) and those who carpooled to work (2.67%).

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

12.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Inez, KY have a shorter commute time (12.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.615% of the workforce in Inez, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Inez, KY (173 out of 710 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Inez, KY is White, followed by Two Or More 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

98.6% of the population of Inez, KY has health coverage, with 33.2% on employee plans, 42.4% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.282% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Martin County, KY see 5516 patients per year on average, which represents a 47.8% increase from the previous year (3732 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 11140 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1392 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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5,516 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Martin County, KY

Primary care physicians in Martin County, KY see an average of 5,516 patients per year. This represents a 47.8% increase from the previous year (3,732 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.5% under 18 years, 23.8% between 18 and 34 years, 44.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.41%

Uninsured

33.2%

Employer Coverage

42.4%

Medicaid

12.1%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

0.282%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Inez, KY grew by 1.72% from 1.38% to 1.41%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Inez, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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