Paintsville, KY Housing Market & City Data

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3,990
Population Estimate
$151,641
Median Home Value
86.5%
Employment Rate
18.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$122
Median Listing Price$233,450
Median Days on Market57
Active Listings20
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)27
Avg Listing Price$231,735
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.02
Family Dual Income18.8
Median Household Income$31,550
Median Individual Income$16,486
Home Ownership41.7%
Home Value$151,641
Median Rent$571
Rent Burden37.0%
Poverty24.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED17.9%
  • Highschool Education36.1%
  • Some College27.7%
  • Bachelors Degree8.3%
  • Graduate Degree10.0%
  • Total College or Above18.3%
  • Stem Degree37.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.5%
  • Female51.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married41.4%
  • Divorced23.3%
  • Never Married25.0%
  • Widowed10.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityPaintsville
State IDKY
Population3,990

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.8%
19–2910.4%
30–3914.3%
40–4912.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.6%
60–6913.4%
70–798.5%
80+4.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation35.1%
Unemployment Rate13.5%
Disabled27.7%

ETHNICITY

White94.3%
Black1.5%
Asian2.3%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.6%
Multiple0.9%

OTHER

Hispanic1.3%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured3.8%
Veteran6.1%

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