Massac, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

4,698

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.7

9.42% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.1%

21.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$92,560

23.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$239,400

11.3% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Massac, KY is home to a population of 4.7k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.43% of Massac, KY residents were born outside of the country (67 people).

In 2024, there were 7.72 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.78k people) in Massac, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 490 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 297 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Massac, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Massac, KY was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Massac, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.78k ± 542
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
490 ± 265
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
297 ± 215

2.72%

Hispanic Population

128 people

2.72% of the people in Massac, KY are hispanic (128 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Massac, 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
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

1.43%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

67 people

1.24%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

61 people

As of 2024, 1.43% of Massac, KY residents (67 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Massac, KY was 1.24%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Massac, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
100 ± 76
Gulf War (1990s)
39 ± 60
Vietnam
9 ± 23

Massac, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.56 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Massac, KY.

Economy

The economy of Massac, KY employs 2.26k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Massac, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (378 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (237 people), and Retail Trade (232 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($116,133), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,859), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,408).

Employment

Occupations

2.26k

2024 Value

± 398

10.3%

1 Year growth

± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Massac, KY grew at a rate of 10.3%, from 2.05k employees to 2.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Massac, KY, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (293 people), Sales & Related Occupations (261 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (183 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Massac, 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

2.26k

2024 Value

± 398

10.3%

1 Year growth

± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Massac, KY grew at a rate of 10.3%, from 2.05k employees to 2.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Massac, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (378 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (237 people), and Retail Trade (232 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Massac, KY, though some of these residents may live in Massac, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,386

Median earning men ± $24,098

$52,975

Median earning women ± $10,609

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($100,913), Public Administration ($96,188), and Manufacturing ($95,260).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,112), Public Administration ($65,298), and Manufacturing ($55,405).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Massac, KY was $239,400 in 2024, which is 0.72 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,000 to $239,400, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Massac, KY is 68.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Massac, KY have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Massac, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$239,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,167

$1,245

Median Property Taxes

±$260

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 Massac, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.4%

Homeownership

2024

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.4% of the housing units in Massac, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Massac, 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.

$92,560

Median Household Income

± $21,529

1.82k

Number of Households

± 333

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.82k households in Massac, KY grew to $92,560 from the previous year's value of $75,103.

The following chart displays the households in Massac, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Massac, 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 (80.9%)
Worked At Home (14.8%)
Carpooled (4.28%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Massac, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who carpooled to work (4.28%).

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

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Massac, KY have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Massac, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Massac, KY (474 out of 4.67k 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 16 - 17, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Massac, KY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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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