Mayfield, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

9,868

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.5

1.08% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

26.9%

12.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$40,965

1.19% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$112,500

1.66% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Mayfield, KY is home to a population of 9.87k people, from which 97.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.06% of Mayfield, KY residents were born outside of the country (598 people).

In 2024, there were 5.32 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.45k people) in Mayfield, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.21k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 804 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Mayfield, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mayfield, KY was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mayfield, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.45k ± 451
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.21k ± 341
Other (Hispanic)
804 ± 351

17.4%

Hispanic Population

1.72k people

17.4% of the people in Mayfield, KY are hispanic (1.72k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mayfield, 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

6.06%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

598 people

6.45%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

639 people

As of 2024, 6.06% of Mayfield, KY residents (598 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 Mayfield, KY was 6.45%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
236 ± 130
Gulf War (2001-)
134 ± 127
Gulf War (1990s)
45 ± 54

Mayfield, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Mayfield, KY employs 4.38k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mayfield, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (857 people), Retail Trade (824 people), and Manufacturing (590 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($72,602), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,007), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($55,667).

Employment

Occupations

4.38k

2024 Value

± 568

6.01%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mayfield, KY grew at a rate of 6.01%, from 4.13k employees to 4.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mayfield, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (577 people), Management Occupations (452 people), and Production Occupations (415 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mayfield, 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

4.38k

2024 Value

± 568

6.01%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mayfield, KY grew at a rate of 6.01%, from 4.13k employees to 4.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mayfield, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (857 people), Retail Trade (824 people), and Manufacturing (590 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mayfield, KY, though some of these residents may live in Mayfield, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,287

Median earning men ± $6,287

$26,661

Median earning women ± $4,263

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,227), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,181), and Manufacturing ($53,708).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($43,348), Manufacturing ($38,798), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,225).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mayfield, KY was $112,500 in 2024, which is 0.338 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $114,400 to $112,500, a 1.66% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mayfield, KY is 61.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mayfield, KY have an average commute time of 16.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mayfield, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$112,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,381

$2,740

Median Property Taxes

±$421

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 Mayfield, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

61.9%

Homeownership

2024

58.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.9% of the housing units in Mayfield, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mayfield, 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.

$40,965

Median Household Income

± $6,699

4.43k

Number of Households

± 550

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.43k households in Mayfield, KY declined from $40,965 from the previous year's value of $41,458.

The following chart displays the households in Mayfield, 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 Mayfield, 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 (70.7%)
Carpooled (13.3%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)

In 2024, 70.7% of workers in Mayfield, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (11.1%).

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 Mayfield, KY have a shorter commute time (16.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.402% of the workforce in Mayfield, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mayfield, KY (2.6k out of 9.66k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mayfield, KY is White, followed by Hispanic 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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