CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Crab Orchard

Kentucky · 890 residents · 1.75 sq mi

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Crab Orchard is a city of 890 people in Kentucky. 35.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. Households here earn about 47% less than in Kentucky as a whole. The typical home is worth $28,500. Households take in $11,842 at the median, 61% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

890

+6%vs 2000

vs 842 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−17%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024739

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(87)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(70)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(66)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(64)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(146)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(118)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547%(62)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(69)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(53)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,842

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,184 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,504

−44%vs 2000

vs $11,706 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.2%

+7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,500

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$215

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $250 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.1% in 2000

39.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(815)

Black1.5%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(862)

Black3%(27)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.7%(5)

Mexican0.4%(3)

Ancestry

American53.9%(398)

English13.7%(101)

Scotch-Irish2.8%(21)

German2.6%(19)

Irish1.6%(12)

Dutch1.4%(10)

Italian1.1%(8)

Scottish0.8%(6)

Welsh0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.1%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.2%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.5 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 21.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.3%(141)

Married37%(115)

Widowed0.6%(2)

Divorced17%(53)

Women 15+

Never married16.1%(53)

Married40.6%(134)

Widowed18.5%(61)

Divorced24.8%(82)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−12.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.3%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

56.7%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

69.3%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 64.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.8%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.8%(29)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.1%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 71 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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