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Morehead is 4th in Kentucky out of 84 other cities in Income below poverty line

Morehead is 10th in Kentucky out of 84 other cities in Female residents

Morehead is 15th in Kentucky out of 84 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Morehead is 18th in Kentucky out of 84 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Morehead Rank Kentucky US
Current population (2012) 6,860 60th 4,380,415 313,914,040
Size in square miles 9.4 35th 39,486.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 726.2 77th 109.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Morehead Rank Kentucky US
Residents younger than 5 3.8% 83rd 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 11.7% 84th 23.2% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.4% 57th 14.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Morehead Rank Kentucky US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 82.8% 47th 81.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 36.8% 15th 20.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Morehead Rank Kentucky US
Race - White 93.2% 22nd 88.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 3.2% 56th 8.1% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 52nd 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.3% 26th 1.3% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 58th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 72nd 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.9% 61st 3.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 92.1% 23rd 85.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Morehead Rank Kentucky US
Female residents 53.8% 10th 50.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.1% 72nd 3.1% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Morehead Rank Kentucky US
Housing units 2,356 77th 1,932,599 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 36.8% 18th 17.8% 25.9%
Households 1,921 79th 1,681,085 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 45.6% 78th 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $114,200 48th $118,700 $186,200
People per household 2.1 83rd 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Morehead Rank Kentucky US
Income per capita $12,154 84th $23,033 $27,915
Income per household $21,670 83rd $42,248 $52,762
Income below poverty line 36.2% 4th 18.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Morehead Rank Kentucky US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 984 47th 337,600 27,092,908
Retail sales $187,995 46th $50,405,925 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $24,613 30th $11,843 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $34,814 32nd $6,300,866 $613,795,732

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