Prestonsburg, KY

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    2024 Population
    3,765
    US Senator
    Mitch McConnell
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    Rand Paul
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    37.6
    7.43% 1-year increase
    2024 Poverty Rate
    45.3%
    3% 1-year increase
    2024 Median Household Income
    $25,746
    5.57% 1-year decline
    2024 Median Property Value
    $161,300
    2.61% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    1,039
    3.8% 1-year decline

    About

    None of the households in Prestonsburg, 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 Prestonsburg, KY are U.S. citizens.

    The largest universities in Prestonsburg, KY are Big Sandy Community and Technical College (1,149 degrees awarded in 2024).

    In 2024, the median property value in Prestonsburg, KY was $161,300, and the homeownership rate was 45%.

    Most people in Prestonsburg, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Prestonsburg, KY was 3 cars per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Prestonsburg, KY is home to a population of 3.77k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.637% of Prestonsburg, KY residents were born outside of the country (24 people).

    In 2024, there were 27.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.54k people) in Prestonsburg, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 130 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 46 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    100%
    2024 Citizenship
    100%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 100% of Prestonsburg, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Prestonsburg, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prestonsburg, KY
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      3.54k ± 103
    2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
      130 ± 76
    3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      46 ± 39

    In 2024, there were 27.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.54k people) in Prestonsburg, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 130 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 46 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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

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    Global Diversity

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    Most Common Origin
    1. Mexico
      34,417 ± 4,537 people
    2. Cuba
      21,613 ± 3,601 people
    3. 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.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    0.637%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    24 people

    As of 2024, 0.637% of Prestonsburg, KY residents (24 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 Prestonsburg, KY was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Gulf War (1990s)
      31 ± 52
    2. Vietnam
      29 ± 37
    3. Korea
      23 ± 28

    Prestonsburg, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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    Health

    92% of the population of Prestonsburg, KY has health coverage, with 18.8% on employee plans, 49.2% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 8.55% 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, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

    Coverage

    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 32.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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

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    Uninsured People

    8.04%
    Uninsured
    18.8%
    Employer Coverage
    49.2%
    Medicaid
    15.4%
    Medicare
    8.55%
    Non-Group
    0%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Prestonsburg, KY grew by 91.7% from 4.19% to 8.04%.

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

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    Economy

    The economy of Prestonsburg, KY employs 1.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Prestonsburg, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (260 people), Retail Trade (114 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (112 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($73,952), Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,143), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,142).

    Employment

    Occupations

    1.04k
    2024 Value
    ± 265
    −3.8%
    1 Year decline
    ± 37.3%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prestonsburg, KY declined at a rate of −3.8%, from 1.08k employees to 1.04k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prestonsburg, KY, are Management Occupations (187 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (171 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (116 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prestonsburg, KY.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    1.04k
    2024 Value
    ± 265
    −3.8%
    1 Year decline
    ± 37.3%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prestonsburg, KY declined at a rate of −3.8%, from 1.08k employees to 1.04k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prestonsburg, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (260 people), Retail Trade (114 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (112 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prestonsburg, KY, though some of these residents may live in Prestonsburg, 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

    $58,222
    Median earning men ± $27,726
    $36,328
    Median earning women ± $22,229

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($95,174), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,662), and Retail Trade ($53,500).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($105,240), Public Administration ($37,188), and Retail Trade ($17,024).

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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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    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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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Prestonsburg, KY awarded 1,149 degrees. The student population of Prestonsburg, KY in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 992 male students and 1,626 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Prestonsburg, KY are White (1,125 and 97.9%), Two or More Races (9 and 0.783%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 0.609%), and Asian (3 and 0.261%).

    The largest universities in Prestonsburg, KY by number of degrees awarded are Big Sandy Community and Technical College (1,149 and 100%).

    The most popular majors in Prestonsburg, KY are Electrician (259 and 22.5%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (131 and 11.4%), and General Business Administration & Management (83 and 7.22%).

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    In 2024 there were 2,618 students enrolled in Prestonsburg, KY, 37.9% men and 62.1% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,408 records, of which 62.7% were women and 37.3% men.

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    Completions

    Concentrations

    Most Common
    1. Electrician
      162 degrees awarded
    2. General Business Administration & Management
      68 degrees awarded
    3. Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology
      36 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Prestonsburg, KY was Electrician with 162 degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Prestonsburg, KY according to their major.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Big Sandy Community and Technical College
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    1,149 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Big Sandy Community and Technical College with 1,149 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    In 2024, 688 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Prestonsburg, KY, which is 1.49 times more than the 461 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,125 degrees mean that there were 125 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 9 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Public, 2-year ($4,536) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($1,228) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

    The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Prestonsburg, KY was $161,300 in 2024, which is 0.485 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $157,200 to $161,300, a 2.61% increase. The homeownership rate in Prestonsburg, KY is 45%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Prestonsburg, KY have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prestonsburg, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

    Housing

    Property

    $161,300
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$12,950
    $728
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$215

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

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

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    Rent vs Own

    45%
    Homeownership
    2024
    59.5%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 45% of the housing units in Prestonsburg, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 46.5%.

    This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prestonsburg, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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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.
    $25,746
    Median Household Income
    ± $4,604
    1.62k
    Number of Households
    ± 304

    In 2024, the median household income of the 1.62k households in Prestonsburg, KY declined from $25,746 from the previous year's value of $27,265.

    The following chart displays the households in Prestonsburg, 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 Prestonsburg, 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.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (75.5%)
    2. Walked (8.56%)
    3. Carpooled (8.46%)

    In 2024, 75.5% of workers in Prestonsburg, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (8.56%) and those who carpooled to work (8.46%).

    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

    17.4 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Prestonsburg, KY have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Prestonsburg, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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    Car Ownership

    3 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Prestonsburg, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Prestonsburg, KY have 3 cars.

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    Poverty

    Poverty & Diversity

    45.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prestonsburg, KY (1.6k out of 3.53k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

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