Water Valley, KY Housing Market & City Data

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187
Population Estimate
$95,360
Median Home Value
84.7%
Employment Rate
10.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$100
Median Listing Price$195,000
Median Days on Market55
Active Listings5
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)5
Avg Listing Price$164,960
Avg Listing Price Change MoM25%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.63
Family Dual Income20
Median Household Income$49,896
Median Individual Income$26,513
Home Ownership82.4%
Home Value$95,360
Median Rent$638
Rent Burden16.9%
Poverty24.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED20.4%
  • Highschool Education52.9%
  • Some College16.6%
  • Bachelors Degree8.9%
  • Graduate Degree1.3%
  • Total College or Above10.2%
  • Stem Degree37.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.8%
  • Female49.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married64.5%
  • Divorced19.3%
  • Never Married7.2%
  • Widowed9.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWater Valley
State IDKY
Population187

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1812.2%
19–298.0%
30–3916.1%
40–498.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.4%
60–6910.7%
70–7927.2%
80+3.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.0%
Unemployment Rate15.3%
Disabled26.2%

ETHNICITY

White88.8%
Black0.0%
Asian7.0%
Native American3.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.1%

OTHER

Hispanic0.5%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured8.6%
Veteran11.4%

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Neighborhoods in Water Valley, KY

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