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Floyd County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 35,854 (16% urban, 84% rural); it was 42,441 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,867
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,925
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,863
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,268 (it was 4,018 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

31%

Land area: 394 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 91 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Floyd County: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.8%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Floyd County, KY (2022)
    • 34,14895.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,0623.0%Two or more races
    • 2820.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1190.3%Asian alone
    • 700.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 490.1%Some other race alone
    • 40.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

43.2 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 17,527  (48.9%)
Females: 18,327  (51.1%)
Average household size:
Floyd County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $38,181 ($21,168 in 1999)
This county:

$38,181
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $483 (lower quartile is $303, upper quartile is $614)
This county:

$483
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $99,703 (it was $43,300 in 2000)
Floyd:

$99,703
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,996 - $168,134

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $173,424
Here:

$173,424
State:

$256,452

Townhouses or other attached units: $250,207
Here:

$250,207
State:

$264,090

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $147,697
Here:

$147,697
State:

$169,074

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,589
Here:

$113,589
State:

$245,174

Mobile homes: $78,084
Here:

$78,084
State:

$84,635

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,120
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $389

Institutionalized population: 525

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 11
  • Thefts: 17
  • Auto thefts: 25

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 19
  • Thefts: 24
  • Auto thefts: 13
Floyd County, KY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $741,700
  • 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $700,000
  • 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $375,000
  • 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $183,300
  • 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $190,000
  • 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $387,500
  • 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $187,500
  • 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $135,900
  • 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $66,800
  • 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $54,600
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $115,800
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $61,800
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $42,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $138,200
Number of permits per 10,000 Floyd, KY residents
Average permit cost in Floyd, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $976 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $537 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Floyd, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Floyd, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Floyd, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 29.9%
Floyd County:

29.9%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(29.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.2% for Black residents, 6.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 57.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.2 years old
(Males: 41.9 years old, Females: 44.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.4 years old, Black residents: 30.3 years old, Asian residents: 34.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 18.0 years old, Other race residents: 17.1 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Floyd County is $364 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mud Creek, Mare Creek, Wheelwright-Weeksbury, Prestonsburg, McDowell, Risner-Bull Creek, Wheelwright, Betsy Layne, Auxier, Martin.

Floyd County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Craig County, Virginia , Lancaster County, Virginia , Pulaski County, Missouri , Muhlenberg County , Nicholas County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.5%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Floyd, KY
County total employment by year in Floyd, KY
County average yearly wages by year in Floyd, KY

Current college students: 1,534
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 167 (27.2% naturalized citizens)

Floyd County:

0.5%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 662010 or later
  • 642000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 511980 to 1989
  • 521970 to 1979
  • 26Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.4%

Floyd County marital status for males Floyd County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,597
  • One, attached: 48
  • Two: 321
  • 3 or 4: 406
  • 5 to 9: 382
  • 10 to 19: 277
  • 20 to 49: 23
  • 50 or more: 146
  • Mobile homes: 5,325
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 97

Housing units in Floyd County with a mortgage: 4,067 (352 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 330 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53

Here:

7.0% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Floyd County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant8,91162
Mainline Protestant2,61416
Other6992
Catholic2291
None26,998-
Floyd County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 21
Floyd County:

5.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.48 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
Floyd County:

5.00 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 15
This county:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Floyd County:

14.4%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Floyd County:

35.3%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.3%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Floyd County:

Average size of farms: 99 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7,497
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $442.41
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,925
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.92%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $15,433
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.41
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.20%
Vegetables: 3 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Floyd County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from Floyd County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 118.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 264.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 51.3 miles away from Floyd County center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 52.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 9, 2018 - February 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4358, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 11, 2015 to July 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4239: August 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4239, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: August 18, 2014 to August 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4196: September 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4196, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 03, 2009 to May 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1841: May 29, 2009, FEMA Id: 1841, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
  • 26 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Floyd County (36) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 25, Storms: 22, Mudslides: 11, Tornadoes: 10, Landslides: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Fires: 3, Winds: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Floyd

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,864 (81.7%)
  • Carpooled: 993 (10.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 37 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 220 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 354 (3.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (30%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Manufacturing (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • India (34%)
  • Algeria (23%)
  • Japan (16%)
  • Burma (Myanmar) (15%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Korea (2%)
  • Philippines (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Floyd County


  • American (44%)
  • English (19%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • German (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Floyd County, Kentucky in 2010:

  • 223 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 209 people in state prisons
  • 162 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 154 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 25 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 17 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Floyd County, Kentucky in 2000:

  • 528 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 176 people in nursing homes
  • 137 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 120 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 24 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 12 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 9 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 7 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 7 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 6 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $48,243.

5.22% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,138 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.22%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.97% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($26,851 average AGI)
1.26% relocated from other states ($9,287 average AGI)
Floyd County:

1.26%
Kentucky average:

2.87%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Pike County, KY  1.17% ($46,937 average AGI)
from Johnson County, KY  0.59% ($45,172)
from Knott County, KY  0.30% ($32,156)
from Fayette County, KY  0.20% ($37,136)
from Magoffin County, KY  0.19% ($20,333)


5.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.58%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.49% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($32,249 average AGI)
1.10% relocated to other states ($7,757 average AGI)
Floyd County:

1.10%
Kentucky average:

2.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Pike County, KY  1.17% ($43,724 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KY  0.80% ($47,218)
to Fayette County, KY  0.36% ($43,000)
to Magoffin County, KY  0.25% ($27,148)
to Knott County, KY  0.24% ($37,692)
to Scott County, KY  0.20% ($55,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Births per 1000 population in Floyd County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Floyd County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Floyd County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Floyd County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Floyd County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Floyd County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Floyd County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Floyd County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Floyd County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,064 (4,972 aged, 4,092 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,338 (15%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Floyd County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (969)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (768)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (765)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (736)
  • Congestive heart failure (336)
  • Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (258)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (204)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (170)
  • Unspecified dementia (154)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (138)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 7.08
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 22,462
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 496
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 137,920

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,234
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,092
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 53
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 52

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 159.4. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 139.0
  • Other - 20.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 35,854
  • Male householders: 6,509 (1,756 living alone), Female householders: 8,282 (2,034 living alone)
  • 7,239 spouses (7,235 opposite-sex spouses), 1,205 unmarried partners, (1,193 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,684 children (7,709 natural, 229 adopted, 740 stepchildren), 1,455 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 337 parents, 36 foster children, 615 other relatives, 584 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 852

Size of family households: 4,714 2-persons, 2,419 3-persons, 2,092 4-persons, 640 5-persons, 237 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,790 1-person, 633 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

3,856 married couples with children.
2,234 single-parent households (435 men, 1,799 women).

99.2% of residents of Floyd speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 49% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $322,775,000 ($7,616 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,507,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $146,381,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $71,588,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,203,000
Federal grants: $77,621,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,438,000 ($5,568,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,545,000 ($1,710,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,604,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,246,000
Federal Government insurance: $108,062,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,877
Here:

68 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,627
Here:

62 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +18
Here:

+0 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -439
Here -10 per 1000 residents
State +8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Floyd County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.85 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4

Year house built in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • 1392020 or later
  • 1,4632010 to 2019
  • 1,6372000 to 2009
  • 2,6921990 to 1999
  • 3,0721980 to 1989
  • 3,6731970 to 1979
  • 1,0311960 to 1969
  • 1,1161950 to 1959
  • 9811940 to 1949
  • 1,5171939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Floyd County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • 971 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 3933 rooms
  • 1,3584 rooms
  • 2,2715 rooms
  • 2,1646 rooms
  • 1,9937 rooms
  • 1,3378 rooms
  • 1,0279+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • 981 room
  • 862 rooms
  • 4633 rooms
  • 1,0754 rooms
  • 9465 rooms
  • 7546 rooms
  • 4807 rooms
  • 1088 rooms
  • 889+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Floyd County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • 96no bedroom
  • 1251 bedroom
  • 2,2002 bedrooms
  • 6,3353 bedrooms
  • 1,4884 bedrooms
  • 3975+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Floyd County, Kentucky
  • 103no bedroom
  • 3791 bedroom
  • 1,9302 bedrooms
  • 1,3443 bedrooms
  • 2674 bedrooms
  • 705+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Floyd County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Floyd County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Floyd County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 473no vehicle
  • 3,2871 vehicle
  • 4,1962 vehicles
  • 1,9283 vehicles
  • 5984 vehicles
  • 1635+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Floyd County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Floyd County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 734no vehicle
  • 2,0731 vehicle
  • 1,0172 vehicles
  • 3113 vehicles
  • 154 vehicles
  • 85+ vehicles

90.6% of Floyd County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Kentucky.

Floyd County:

90.6%
State average:

87.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 30,008
  • Other state: 5,350
  • Northeast: 336
  • Midwest: 2,710
  • South: 2,114
  • West: 146
Year householders moved into unit in Floyd County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Floyd County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 62.7%Electricity
  • 32.1%Utility gas
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Wood
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 68.1%Electricity
  • 19.9%Utility gas
  • 5.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.1%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 239
Here:

7.1%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 128
Here:

7.1%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 131
Here:

12.4%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Floyd County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,230,000
    Hospital Public: $1,121,000
    Other: $204,000
    Parks and Recreation: $39,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $109,000
    Regular Highways: $102,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,963,000
    Health - Other: $2,990,000
    General - Other: $2,733,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,953,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $572,000
    Parks and Recreation: $447,000
    Police Protection: $427,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Financial Administration: $186,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,080,000
    Other: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,092,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $141,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $60,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $397,000
    Highways: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,293,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,921,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,372,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $232,000
    Rents: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $34,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $126,000
    General - Other: $59,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,655,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,148,000
    Highways: $1,754,000
    Health and Hospitals: $469,000
    General Local Government Support: $392,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,344,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,546,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $181,000
    Other Selective Sales: $126,000
    Corporation License: $103,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $34,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,729,000

Floyd County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,230,000
    Hospital Public: $1,121,000
    Other: $204,000
    Parks and Recreation: $39,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $109,000
    Regular Highways: $102,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,963,000
    Health - Other: $2,990,000
    General - Other: $2,733,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,953,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $572,000
    Parks and Recreation: $447,000
    Police Protection: $427,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Financial Administration: $186,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,080,000
    Other: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,092,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $141,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $60,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $397,000
    Highways: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,293,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,921,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,372,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $232,000
    Rents: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $34,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $126,000
    General - Other: $59,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,655,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,148,000
    Highways: $1,754,000
    Health and Hospitals: $469,000
    General Local Government Support: $392,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,344,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,546,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $181,000
    Other Selective Sales: $126,000
    Corporation License: $103,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $34,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,729,000

Floyd County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,230,000
    Hospital Public: $1,121,000
    Other: $204,000
    Parks and Recreation: $39,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $109,000
    Regular Highways: $102,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,963,000
    Health - Other: $2,990,000
    General - Other: $2,733,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,953,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $572,000
    Parks and Recreation: $447,000
    Police Protection: $427,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Financial Administration: $186,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,080,000
    Other: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,092,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $141,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $60,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $397,000
    Highways: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,293,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,921,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,372,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $232,000
    Rents: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $34,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $126,000
    General - Other: $59,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,655,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,148,000
    Highways: $1,754,000
    Health and Hospitals: $469,000
    General Local Government Support: $392,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,344,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,546,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $181,000
    Other Selective Sales: $126,000
    Corporation License: $103,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $34,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,729,000

Floyd County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,230,000
    Hospital Public: $1,121,000
    Other: $204,000
    Parks and Recreation: $39,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $109,000
    Regular Highways: $102,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,963,000
    Health - Other: $2,990,000
    General - Other: $2,733,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,953,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $572,000
    Parks and Recreation: $447,000
    Police Protection: $427,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Financial Administration: $186,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,080,000
    Other: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,092,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $141,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $60,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $397,000
    Highways: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,293,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,921,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,372,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $232,000
    Rents: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $34,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $126,000
    General - Other: $59,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,655,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,148,000
    Highways: $1,754,000
    Health and Hospitals: $469,000
    General Local Government Support: $392,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,344,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,546,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $181,000
    Other Selective Sales: $126,000
    Corporation License: $103,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $34,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,729,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 4,339
  • Number of aged recipients: 111
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,228
  • Number of recipients under 18: 567
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,318
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 454
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,167
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,142
Most common first names in Floyd County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James11069.6 years
John10173.8 years
William8171.3 years
Mary8078.0 years
Charles4667.5 years
Willie4175.3 years
Robert4169.0 years
George3974.4 years
Henry3972.6 years
Anna3879.1 years
Most common last names in Floyd County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Hall12270.0 years
Collins7074.6 years
Goble6974.3 years
Allen6674.7 years
Burchett6074.9 years
Crum5969.6 years
Ousley5970.7 years
Johnson5868.7 years
Slone5570.4 years
Branham5376.9 years
Businesses in Floyd County, KY
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1Little Caesars Pizza1
Advance Auto Parts1Long John Silver's2
Arby's1McDonald's3
Chevrolet1Papa John's Pizza1
Comfort Suites1Pizza Hut1
Dairy Queen2Rite Aid3
FedEx3Subway3
GameStop1Super 81
Goodwill4U-Haul3
H&R Block2UPS5
Hardee's1Walmart1
KFC1Wendy's1
La-Z-Boy1

Floyd County on our top lists:

  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
  • #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"