Maceo, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

418

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

58.2

3.19% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.15%

80.2% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$31,875

2024 Median Property Value

$145,500

35.3% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Maceo, KY employs 175 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Maceo, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (60 people), Construction (28 people), and Public Administration (27 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,190) and Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,190).

Employment

Occupations

175

2024 Value

± 112

−18.6%

1 Year decline

± 103%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maceo, KY declined at a rate of −18.6%, from 215 employees to 175 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maceo, KY, are Management Occupations (28 people), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (27 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (21 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maceo, 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

175

2024 Value

± 112

−18.6%

1 Year decline

± 103%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maceo, KY declined at a rate of −18.6%, from 215 employees to 175 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maceo, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (60 people), Construction (28 people), and Public Administration (27 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maceo, KY, though some of these residents may live in Maceo, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,750

Median earning men ± $49,386

$36,607

Median earning women ± $6,598

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

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,190).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Maceo, KY was $145,500 in 2024, which is 0.437 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,500 to $145,500, a 35.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Maceo, KY is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Maceo, KY have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maceo, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$145,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$51,170

$139

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

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

Rent vs Own

76.4%

Homeownership

2024

45.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.4% of the housing units in Maceo, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Maceo, 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.

$31,875

Median Household Income

± $13,528

182

Number of Households

± 87

The following chart displays the households in Maceo, 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 Maceo, 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 (71.4%)
Worked At Home (16%)
Carpooled (12.6%)

In 2024, 71.4% of workers in Maceo, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16%) and those who carpooled to work (12.6%).

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

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maceo, KY have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Maceo, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Maceo, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Maceo, KY have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maceo, KY (9 out of 418 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Maceo, 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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