Morehead, KY Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Morehead home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

7,562
Population Estimate
$181,165
Median Home Value
95.0%
Employment Rate
32.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$140
Median Listing Price$285,000
Median Days on Market94
Active Listings43
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)57
Avg Listing Price$421,940
Avg Listing Price Change MoM11%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY17%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.9
Family Dual Income45.3
Median Household Income$29,838
Median Individual Income$12,507
Home Ownership32.6%
Home Value$181,165
Median Rent$546
Rent Burden28.9%
Poverty31.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.9%
  • Highschool Education21.6%
  • Some College33.0%
  • Bachelors Degree13.6%
  • Graduate Degree19.0%
  • Total College or Above32.6%
  • Stem Degree44.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.3%
  • Female54.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married25.0%
  • Divorced9.2%
  • Never Married61.0%
  • Widowed4.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMorehead
State IDKY
Population7,562

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1832.9%
19–2931.7%
30–396.7%
40–495.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.2%
60–698.2%
70–794.0%
80+2.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation49.4%
Unemployment Rate5.0%
Disabled13.9%

ETHNICITY

White92.4%
Black3.2%
Asian1.7%
Native American0.7%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.1%
Multiple1.8%

OTHER

Hispanic3.0%
Limited English1.3%
Health Uninsured6.2%
Veteran3.5%

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