Maysville, KY

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
17,068
0.205% 1-year decline
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
42.1
1.2% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
18.7%
15.1% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$48,460
0.736% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$156,600
8.52% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
7,271
2.15% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Maysville, KY had a population of 17.1k people with a median age of 42.1 and a median household income of $48,460. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Maysville, KY declined from 17,103 to 17,068, a −0.205% decrease and its median household income grew from $48,106 to $48,460, a 0.736% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Maysville, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (88%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.77%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.24%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (1.04%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.557%).

None of the households in Maysville, 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.

99.2% of the residents in Maysville, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Maysville, KY was $156,600, and the homeownership rate was 68.6%.

Most people in Maysville, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Maysville, KY was 2 cars per household.

Maysville, KY borders Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Population & Diversity

Maysville, KY is home to a population of 17.1k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.55% of Maysville, KY residents were born outside of the country (264 people).

In 2022, there were 13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15k people) in Maysville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.16k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 382 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2022 Citizenship
99.2%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.2% of Maysville, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Maysville, KY was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maysville, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15k ± 16
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.16k ± 177
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    382 ± 197
2.2%
Hispanic Population
375 people

In 2022, there were 13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15k people) in Maysville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.16k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 382 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.2% of the people in Maysville, KY are hispanic (375 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Maysville, KY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,091 ± 4,516 people
  2. Cuba
    20,475 ± 3,505 people
  3. India
    12,629 ± 2,755 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,091 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 20,475 and India with 12,629.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.55%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
264 people
1.63%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
279 people

As of 2022, 1.55% of Maysville, KY residents (264 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Maysville, KY was 1.63%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    330 ± 104
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    201 ± 117
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    83 ± 65

Maysville, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Maysville, KY employs 7.27k people. In 2022, the largest industries in Maysville, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,287 people), Manufacturing (1,245 people), and Retail Trade (1,109 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($114,046), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,125), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($75,313).

Employment

Occupations

7.27k
2022 Value
± 613
2.15%
1 Year growth
± 11.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Maysville, KY grew at a rate of 2.15%, from 7.12k employees to 7.27k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maysville, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (747 people), Production Occupations (744 people), and Management Occupations (724 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maysville, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.27k
2022 Value
± 613
2.15%
1 Year growth
± 11.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Maysville, KY grew at a rate of 2.15%, from 7.12k employees to 7.27k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maysville, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,287 people), Manufacturing (1,245 people), and Retail Trade (1,109 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maysville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Maysville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,846
Median earning men ± $7,631
$28,926
Median earning women ± $2,151

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($102,722), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($76,979), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,865).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($50,795), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,550), and Manufacturing ($46,723).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 40
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 35
    Retail Trade
  3. 22
    Finance and Insurance

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $59.3k
    Manufacturing
  2. $53.2k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $36k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
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.

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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.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.875% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.806% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (753k), and Secondary Education (541k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Maysville, KY was $156,600 in 2022, which is 0.516 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $144,300 to $156,600, a 8.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Maysville, KY is 68.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Maysville, KY have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maysville, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$156,600
Median Property Value 2022
±$15,608
$4,596
Median Property Taxes
±$425

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

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

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Rent vs Own

68.6%
Homeownership
2022
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 68.6% of the housing units in Maysville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$48,460
Median Household Income
± $3,700
6.7k
Number of Households
± 540

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.7k households in Maysville, KY grew to $48,460 from the previous year's value of $48,106.

The following chart displays the households in Maysville, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Maysville, KY is from Kentucky.
0.449
2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2023, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.729% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (88.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (5.46%)
  3. Carpooled (3.83%)

In 2022, 88.2% of workers in Maysville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.46%) and those who carpooled to work (3.83%).

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.

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Commute Time

25.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maysville, KY have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.99% of the workforce in Maysville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maysville, KY (3.14k out of 16.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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Health

93.9% of the population of Maysville, KY has health coverage, with 40.8% on employee plans, 28.3% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 8.53% on non-group plans, and 0.977% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.22% increase from the previous year (1,551 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 342 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,601 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kentucky

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see an average of 1,601 patients per year. This represents a 3.22% increase from the previous year (1,551 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.13%
Uninsured
40.8%
Employer Coverage
28.3%
Medicaid
15.3%
Medicare
8.53%
Non-Group
0.977%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Maysville, KY declined by 19.9% from 7.65% to 6.13%.

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

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