Kentucky

McCreary County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
88.9%
African
6.2%
Other
4.9%

Compared with Kentucky and the United States

McCreary Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricMcCreary CountyKentuckyUnited States
Non-Hispanic White88.9%79.6%58%
Black or African American6.2%8.3%—
Hispanic2.5%6.1%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%0.2%—
Indian0.5%0.6%—
East Asian0.4%0.4%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in McCreary County next to Kentucky and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricMcCreary CountyKentuckyUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—90.2 (−9.8%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—64.3 (−35.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$33,750$63,726$80,734
Median home value$85,300$205,600$332,700
Home price to income2.5×3.2×4.1×
Median gross rent$577/mo$967/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income20.5%18.2%21.0%