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None of the households in Payne Gap, 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 Payne Gap, KY are U.S. citizens.
In 2017, the median property value in Payne Gap, KY was $49,700, and the homeownership rate was 94.8%.
Payne Gap, KY is home to a population of 440 people, from which 100% are citizens.
In 2024, there were 5.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (374 people) in Payne Gap, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 66 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 100% of Payne Gap, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Payne Gap, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Payne Gap, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 5.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (374 people) in Payne Gap, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 66 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Payne Gap, KY as a share of the total population.
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.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Payne Gap, KY.
100% of the population of Payne Gap, KY has health coverage, with 10% on employee plans, 63.4% on Medicaid, 21.4% on Medicare, 5.23% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 33.6% were men and 66.4% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.6% under 18 years, 4.09% between 18 and 34 years, 68.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.9% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 33.6% were men and 66.4% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Payne Gap, KY stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Payne Gap, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Payne Gap, KY grew at a rate of 194%, from 52 employees to 153 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Payne Gap, KY, are Management Occupations (52 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (46 people), and Production Occupations (25 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Payne Gap, KY.
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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Payne Gap, KY grew at a rate of 194%, from 52 employees to 153 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Payne Gap, KY, are Educational Services (44 people), Retail Trade (43 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (28 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Payne Gap, KY, though some of these residents may live in Payne Gap, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
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.
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.
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.
The median property value in Payne Gap, KY was $49,700 in 2017, which is 0.149 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $46,700 to $49,700, a 6.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Payne Gap, KY is 94.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
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 Payne Gap, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Payne Gap, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Payne Gap, 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 - $15k range.
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.
In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Payne Gap, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).
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.
The following chart displays the households in Payne Gap, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Payne Gap, KY have 3 cars.
15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Payne Gap, KY (66 out of 440 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Payne Gap, KY is Other, 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.
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Social Needs
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.