Elkhorn City, KY Housing Market & City Data

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890
Population Estimate
$82,201
Median Home Value
90.0%
Employment Rate
14.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$113
Median Listing Price$187,500
Median Days on Market59
Active Listings10
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)12
Avg Listing Price$159,690
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.68
Family Dual Income13.2
Median Household Income$24,338
Median Individual Income$14,877
Home Ownership54.7%
Home Value$82,201
Median Rent$526
Rent Burden31.0%
Poverty43.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED30.5%
  • Highschool Education38.1%
  • Some College16.4%
  • Bachelors Degree9.6%
  • Graduate Degree5.3%
  • Total College or Above14.9%
  • Stem Degree50.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male40.3%
  • Female59.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.3%
  • Divorced19.4%
  • Never Married18.3%
  • Widowed16.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityElkhorn City
State IDKY
Population890

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.6%
19–2911.2%
30–3915.5%
40–496.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.0%
60–6910.1%
70–7914.1%
80+10.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation31.9%
Unemployment Rate10.0%
Disabled33.9%

ETHNICITY

White93.7%
Black5.3%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple0.4%

OTHER

Hispanic0.4%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured1.9%
Veteran7.3%

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