Lynch, KY

Census Place

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US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

38.4%

21% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$55,700

2.01% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lynch, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (86.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.94%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.4%), White (Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Lynch, 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 Lynch, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Lynch, KY was $55,700, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

United States Kentucky Harlan County, KY Cumberland Valley Area Development District (South) PUMA, KY

Population & Diversity

Lynch, KY is home to a population of N/A people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0% of Lynch, KY residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2023, there were 9.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (630 people) in Lynch, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 65 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 32 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lynch, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
630 ± 222
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
65 ± 48
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
32 ± 36.7

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
17 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
7 ± 16
Gulf War (2001-)
2 ± 19

Lynch, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.43 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lynch, KY employs N/A people. The largest industries in Lynch, KY are N/A, and the highest paying industries are N/A.

Employment

Occupations

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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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lynch, KY, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lynch, KY, though some of these residents may live in Lynch, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($24,583), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($20,972), and Manufacturing ($7,727).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($20,000) and Retail Trade ($11,458).

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.

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 Lynch, KY was $55,700 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $54,600 to $55,700, a 2.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Lynch, KY is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Housing

Property

$55,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,347

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Median Property Taxes

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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 Lynch, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

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

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Lynch, 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.

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Median Household Income

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262

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Lynch, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lynch, 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 approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. 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

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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

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lynch, KY have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Lynch, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

38.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lynch, KY (279 out of 727 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lynch, KY is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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

Uninsured People

4.54%

Uninsured

15%

Employer Coverage

49.5%

Medicaid

21.2%

Medicare

5.78%

Non-Group

3.99%

Military or VA

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

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