Morehead is a city of 6,870 people in Kentucky. This skews young, with a median age of 22.0. 33% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 38.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 42%. 75% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $36,741, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 22.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Morehead
What changed most since 1990
White share94.8% → 90.3%(−4.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants45.0% → 33.0%(−12.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population8,358 → 6,870(−18%)US over the same years: +35%
Its weight in Rowan County
Morehead's population equals 28% of Rowan County's. Its number of veterans equals 9.4% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 69% of the county's.
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)24.8%(25)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.7%(34)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 101 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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Over time
Morehead, decade by decade
Morehead population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,358
$35,823
$128,644
28.7%
12.4
2000
5,914
$43,745
$150,104
36.2%
15.2
2010
6,845
$31,853
$168,457
37.6%
18.6
2020
7,151
$36,093
$195,381
26.0%
26.2
2024
6,870
$36,741
$184,900
29.9%
22.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
