COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Elliott County

Kentucky · 6,455 residents · 234 sq mi

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Elliott County is a county of 6,455 people in Kentucky. The poverty rate is 38.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $30,900. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 38% less than in Kentucky as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,455

−4%vs 2000

vs 6,748 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−15%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

234 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(453)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(501)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.4%(604)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(526)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(459)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(982)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(880)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(700)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(543)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(441)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(263)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(103)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,890

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,014 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,823

−43%vs 2000

vs $12,067 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

38.0%

+12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,900

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$191

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $232 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(6,655)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(40)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(6,439)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(25)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(16)

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 Rican1.3%(96)

Mexican0.2%(13)

Central American0.1%(8)

Panamanian0.1%(8)

Ancestry

American24.4%(1,785)

Irish11.3%(827)

English10.8%(786)

German4.6%(335)

Scottish1.8%(134)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(52)

French0.7%(49)

Italian0.5%(38)

Welsh0.3%(23)

British0.3%(19)

Dutch0.3%(19)

Subsaharan African0.3%(19)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(16)

Norwegian0.1%(9)

Romanian0.1%(7)

Polish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

44.0%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

35.9 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 32.8 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 married33.7%(1,241)

Married47%(1,728)

Widowed1.9%(69)

Divorced17.4%(641)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(491)

Married49.7%(1,300)

Widowed15.9%(417)

Divorced15.6%(409)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.2%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.7%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.4%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% 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)20.6%(78)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(102)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.9%(170)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 379 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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