Salt Lick is a city of 274 people in Kentucky. The poverty rate is 41.2%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The typical home is worth $112,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. The median age is 44.5, about 6 years above the US median. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,146, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Salt Lick
What changed most since 1990
Median age29.3 → 44.5(+15.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.5% → 12.0%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population322 → 274(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.2%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War23.1%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 13 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
Salt Lick, decade by decade
Salt Lick 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
322
$31,943
$67,442
7.5%
0.8
2000
342
$47,440
$66,308
8.4%
2.2
2010
303
$24,276
$53,227
5.3%
2.2
2020
247
$33,006
$99,993
28.4%
11.8
2024
274
$51,146
$112,500
12.0%
5.4
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.
