Kentucky

Powell County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
95.6%
Other
4.4%

Compared with Kentucky and the United States

Powell 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.

MetricPowell CountyKentuckyUnited States
Non-Hispanic White95.6%79.6%58%
Hispanic1.9%6.1%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%0.2%—
Indian0.2%0.6%—
East Asian0.2%0.4%—
Black or African American0.1%8.3%—

Cost of living

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

MetricPowell 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$40,309$63,726$80,734
Median home value$141,100$205,600$332,700
Home price to income3.5×3.2×4.1×
Median gross rent$747/mo$967/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income22.2%18.2%21.0%