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Estill County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 14,167 (24% urban, 76% rural); it was 15,307 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,020
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,216
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,515
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,748 (it was 1,593 in 2000)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

31%

Land area: 254 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 56 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Estill County: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.9%), Educational, health and social services (21.4%), Retail trade (12.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
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  • Races in Estill County, KY (2022)
    • 13,44295.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4443.1%Two or more races
    • 1220.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 930.7%Asian alone
    • 190.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 50.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

44.0 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 7,154  (50.5%)
Females: 7,013  (49.5%)
Average household size:
Estill County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $39,420 ($23,318 in 1999)
This county:

$39,420
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $448 (lower quartile is $332, upper quartile is $563)
This county:

$448
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $111,569 (it was $44,900 in 2000)
Estill:

$111,569
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,261 - $166,806
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,020
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $382

Institutionalized population: 117

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 7
  • Burglaries: 13
  • Thefts: 22
  • Auto thefts: 7

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 9
  • Thefts: 17
  • Auto thefts: 9
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1 building, cost: $253,200
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 0 buildings
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $120,000
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Estill, KY residents
Average permit cost in Estill, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,082 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $552 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Estill, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Estill, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Estill, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 24.5%
Estill County:

24.5%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(25.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 80.0% for Black residents, 15.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 44.0 years old
(Males: 43.3 years old, Females: 47.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.9 years old, Black residents: 12.1 years old, Asian residents: 51.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 54.5 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Estill County is $357 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.

Cities in this county include: Red Lick, Irvine, Station Camp, Ravenna.

Estill 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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Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.7%
Kentucky:

3.8%

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

Current college students: 385
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 180 (39.4% naturalized citizens)

Estill County:

1.3%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1582010 or later
  • 172000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 91980 to 1989
  • 111970 to 1979
  • 11Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): " minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.6%

Estill County marital status for males Estill County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,557
  • One, attached: 105
  • Two: 280
  • 3 or 4: 127
  • 5 to 9: 295
  • 10 to 19: 161
  • 20 to 49: 9
  • 50 or more: 8
  • Mobile homes: 1,291
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 97

Housing units in Estill County with a mortgage: 1,831 (121 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 119 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70

Here:

1.4% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Estill County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant5,42333
Mainline Protestant8977
Catholic731
Other31
None8,276-
Estill 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: 3
Estill County:

2.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
Estill County:

3.34 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:

3.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Estill County:

12.4%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Estill County:

29.1%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.4%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Estill County:

Average size of farms: 140 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8,444
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $139.64
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.22%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9,461
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.01%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46,673
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.99
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.58%
Corn for grain: 768 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 661 harvested acres
Vegetables: 62 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 44 acres

Earthquake activity:

Estill County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 60% 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 35.4 miles away from Estill 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 31.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 219.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 179.7 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 330.1 miles away from Estill County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 219.5 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, 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, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, 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
  • 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Estill County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 18, Storms: 15, Mudslides: 9, Tornadoes: 9, Winter Storms: 7, Landslides: 6, Winds: 4, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 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 - Estill

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,027 (74.6%)
  • Carpooled: 212 (7.8%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 29 (1.1%)
  • Walked: 153 (5.6%)
  • Worked at home: 304 (11.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Manufacturing (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

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


  • Production occupations (23%)
  • Material moving occupations (14%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Cuba (52%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (37%)
  • Russia (9%)
  • Ireland (0%)
  • Norway (0%)
  • Sweden (0%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Estill County


  • American (32%)
  • English (20%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • German (8%)
  • European (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
85 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
32 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

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

  • 93 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $47,200.

5.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($40,421 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.72%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.60% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($30,921 average AGI)
1.12% relocated from other states ($9,500 average AGI)
Estill County:

1.12%
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 Madison County, KY  1.81% ($41,464 average AGI)
from Powell County, KY  0.47% ($32,682)
from Clark County, KY  0.43% ($43,250)
from Fayette County, KY  0.43% ($51,800)


4.65% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,346 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.65%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.65% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($39,346 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Madison County, KY  2.22% ($33,873 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY  0.50% ($33,261)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8

Births per 1000 population in Estill County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Estill County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Estill County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Estill County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Estill County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Estill County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Estill County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Estill County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Estill County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,975 (2,097 aged, 878 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 413 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (516)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (315)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (77)
  • Other lack of expected normal physiological development (36)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (35)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (35)
  • Congestive heart failure (23)
  • Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.59
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,586
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 165
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 70,146

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,385
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,027

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 53

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

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,167
  • Male householders: 2,460 (661 living alone), Female householders: 3,494 (1,010 living alone)
  • 2,689 spouses (2,658 opposite-sex spouses), 372 unmarried partners, (372 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,612 children (3,443 natural, 44 adopted, 126 stepchildren), 843 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 0 foster children, 162 other relatives, 202 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 117

Size of family households: 2,003 2-persons, 885 3-persons, 657 4-persons, 403 5-persons, 89 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,673 1-person, 220 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

1,225 married couples with children.
1,132 single-parent households (331 men, 801 women).

98.8% of residents of Estill speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (6% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well, 49% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 25% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $108,266,000 ($7,140 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,366,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,472,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,163,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $426,000
Federal grants: $29,784,000
Federal procurement contracts: $736,000 ($358,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,685,000 ($1,218,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $578,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,503,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,625,000

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

Births: 1,019
Here:

68 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 889
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +3
Here:

+0 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -323
Here -21 per 1000 residents
State +8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Estill County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.88 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4

Year house built in Estill County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Estill County, Kentucky
  • 92020 or later
  • 2372010 to 2019
  • 5572000 to 2009
  • 9081990 to 1999
  • 1,5841980 to 1989
  • 1,0621970 to 1979
  • 6481960 to 1969
  • 4751950 to 1959
  • 3291940 to 1949
  • 9271939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Estill County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Estill County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Estill County, Kentucky
  • 451 room
  • 1082 rooms
  • 913 rooms
  • 4224 rooms
  • 1,0625 rooms
  • 1,2126 rooms
  • 5657 rooms
  • 4968 rooms
  • 4359+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Estill County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Estill County, Kentucky
  • 951 room
  • 482 rooms
  • 1873 rooms
  • 2764 rooms
  • 4145 rooms
  • 2056 rooms
  • 1887 rooms
  • 498 rooms
  • 269+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Estill County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Estill County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Estill County, Kentucky
  • 44no bedroom
  • 1441 bedroom
  • 9672 bedrooms
  • 2,5083 bedrooms
  • 6484 bedrooms
  • 1245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Estill County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Estill County, Kentucky
  • 100no bedroom
  • 3201 bedroom
  • 6072 bedrooms
  • 4203 bedrooms
  • 524 bedrooms
  • 135+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Estill County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Estill County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Estill County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 198no vehicle
  • 1,1981 vehicle
  • 1,9212 vehicles
  • 6743 vehicles
  • 3844 vehicles
  • 615+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Estill County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Estill County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 251no vehicle
  • 7141 vehicle
  • 4942 vehicles
  • 363 vehicles
  • 174 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

93.0% of Estill County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Kentucky.

Estill County:

93.0%
State average:

87.2%

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

  • This state: 12,087
  • Other state: 1,784
  • Northeast: 123
  • Midwest: 1,099
  • South: 315
  • West: 249
Year householders moved into unit in Estill County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Estill County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 48.2%Electricity
  • 26.5%Utility gas
  • 15.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.4%Wood
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 55.0%Electricity
  • 27.5%Utility gas
  • 9.9%Wood
  • 4.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93
Here:

7.1%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 96
Here:

14.5%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 89
Here:

26.7%
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

Estill County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $414,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $842,000
    Other: $407,000
    Other: $197,000
    Solid Waste Management: $192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $185,000
    Hospital Public: $184,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $273,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,857,000
    Health - Other: $2,544,000
    General - Other: $2,213,000
    Regular Highways: $1,646,000
    Health - Other: $1,183,000
    Regular Highways: $1,087,000
    Correctional Institutions: $318,000
    Police Protection: $308,000
    Correctional Institutions: $298,000
    Police Protection: $248,000
    Central Staff Services: $183,000
    Central Staff Services: $181,000
    General Public Buildings: $164,000
    Local Fire Protection: $146,000
    Local Fire Protection: $116,000
    General Public Buildings: $106,000
    Solid Waste Management: $91,000
    Financial Administration: $89,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $60,000
    Financial Administration: $55,000
    Solid Waste Management: $39,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $946,000
    Health and Hospitals: $913,000
    Other: $737,000
    Health and Hospitals: $211,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $351,000
    Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $862,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $672,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $440,000
    Health and Hospitals: $407,000
    Highways: $12,000
    Other: $2,000
    Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,795,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,735,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $504,000
    General Revenue - Other: $475,000
    Sale of Property: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $223,000
    General - Other: $48,000
    Correctional Institutions: $27,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $668,000
    Cash and Securities: $349,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,748,000
    Highways: $1,092,000
    Other: $819,000
    Health and Hospitals: $577,000
    Health and Hospitals: $301,000
    Other: $229,000
    General Local Government Support: $92,000
    General Local Government Support: $68,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,849,000
    Individual Income: $1,314,000
    Property: $447,000
    Property: $429,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $311,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $182,000
    Corporation License: $42,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $24,000
    Corporation License: $24,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $22,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,000
    Other License: $5,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
    Other License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,991,000
    : $1,980,000

Estill County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $414,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $842,000
    Other: $407,000
    Other: $197,000
    Solid Waste Management: $192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $185,000
    Hospital Public: $184,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $273,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,857,000
    Health - Other: $2,544,000
    General - Other: $2,213,000
    Regular Highways: $1,646,000
    Health - Other: $1,183,000
    Regular Highways: $1,087,000
    Correctional Institutions: $318,000
    Police Protection: $308,000
    Correctional Institutions: $298,000
    Police Protection: $248,000
    Central Staff Services: $183,000
    Central Staff Services: $181,000
    General Public Buildings: $164,000
    Local Fire Protection: $146,000
    Local Fire Protection: $116,000
    General Public Buildings: $106,000
    Solid Waste Management: $91,000
    Financial Administration: $89,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $60,000
    Financial Administration: $55,000
    Solid Waste Management: $39,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $946,000
    Health and Hospitals: $913,000
    Other: $737,000
    Health and Hospitals: $211,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $351,000
    Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $862,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $672,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $440,000
    Health and Hospitals: $407,000
    Highways: $12,000
    Other: $2,000
    Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,795,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,735,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $504,000
    General Revenue - Other: $475,000
    Sale of Property: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $223,000
    General - Other: $48,000
    Correctional Institutions: $27,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $668,000
    Cash and Securities: $349,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,748,000
    Highways: $1,092,000
    Other: $819,000
    Health and Hospitals: $577,000
    Health and Hospitals: $301,000
    Other: $229,000
    General Local Government Support: $92,000
    General Local Government Support: $68,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,849,000
    Individual Income: $1,314,000
    Property: $447,000
    Property: $429,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $311,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $182,000
    Corporation License: $42,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $24,000
    Corporation License: $24,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $22,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,000
    Other License: $5,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
    Other License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,991,000
    : $1,980,000

Estill County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $414,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $842,000
    Other: $407,000
    Other: $197,000
    Solid Waste Management: $192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $185,000
    Hospital Public: $184,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $273,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,857,000
    Health - Other: $2,544,000
    General - Other: $2,213,000
    Regular Highways: $1,646,000
    Health - Other: $1,183,000
    Regular Highways: $1,087,000
    Correctional Institutions: $318,000
    Police Protection: $308,000
    Correctional Institutions: $298,000
    Police Protection: $248,000
    Central Staff Services: $183,000
    Central Staff Services: $181,000
    General Public Buildings: $164,000
    Local Fire Protection: $146,000
    Local Fire Protection: $116,000
    General Public Buildings: $106,000
    Solid Waste Management: $91,000
    Financial Administration: $89,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $60,000
    Financial Administration: $55,000
    Solid Waste Management: $39,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $946,000
    Health and Hospitals: $913,000
    Other: $737,000
    Health and Hospitals: $211,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $351,000
    Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $862,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $672,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $440,000
    Health and Hospitals: $407,000
    Highways: $12,000
    Other: $2,000
    Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,795,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,735,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $504,000
    General Revenue - Other: $475,000
    Sale of Property: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $223,000
    General - Other: $48,000
    Correctional Institutions: $27,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $668,000
    Cash and Securities: $349,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,748,000
    Highways: $1,092,000
    Other: $819,000
    Health and Hospitals: $577,000
    Health and Hospitals: $301,000
    Other: $229,000
    General Local Government Support: $92,000
    General Local Government Support: $68,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,849,000
    Individual Income: $1,314,000
    Property: $447,000
    Property: $429,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $311,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $182,000
    Corporation License: $42,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $24,000
    Corporation License: $24,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $22,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,000
    Other License: $5,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
    Other License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,991,000
    : $1,980,000

Estill County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $414,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $842,000
    Other: $407,000
    Other: $197,000
    Solid Waste Management: $192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $185,000
    Hospital Public: $184,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $273,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,857,000
    Health - Other: $2,544,000
    General - Other: $2,213,000
    Regular Highways: $1,646,000
    Health - Other: $1,183,000
    Regular Highways: $1,087,000
    Correctional Institutions: $318,000
    Police Protection: $308,000
    Correctional Institutions: $298,000
    Police Protection: $248,000
    Central Staff Services: $183,000
    Central Staff Services: $181,000
    General Public Buildings: $164,000
    Local Fire Protection: $146,000
    Local Fire Protection: $116,000
    General Public Buildings: $106,000
    Solid Waste Management: $91,000
    Financial Administration: $89,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $60,000
    Financial Administration: $55,000
    Solid Waste Management: $39,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $946,000
    Health and Hospitals: $913,000
    Other: $737,000
    Health and Hospitals: $211,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $351,000
    Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $862,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $672,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $440,000
    Health and Hospitals: $407,000
    Highways: $12,000
    Other: $2,000
    Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,795,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,735,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $504,000
    General Revenue - Other: $475,000
    Sale of Property: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $223,000
    General - Other: $48,000
    Correctional Institutions: $27,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $668,000
    Cash and Securities: $349,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,748,000
    Highways: $1,092,000
    Other: $819,000
    Health and Hospitals: $577,000
    Health and Hospitals: $301,000
    Other: $229,000
    General Local Government Support: $92,000
    General Local Government Support: $68,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,849,000
    Individual Income: $1,314,000
    Property: $447,000
    Property: $429,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $311,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $182,000
    Corporation License: $42,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $24,000
    Corporation License: $24,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $22,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,000
    Other License: $5,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
    Other License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,991,000
    : $1,980,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,231
  • Number of aged recipients: 88
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,143
  • Number of recipients under 18: 142
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 797
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 292
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 443
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 541
Most common first names in Estill County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James12673.5 years
Mary8479.4 years
William6576.2 years
Robert6473.9 years
John5876.3 years
Charles5569.7 years
Willie3478.9 years
George3274.8 years
Anna3280.7 years
Roy3170.5 years
Most common last names in Estill County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Richardson10175.7 years
Tipton8775.1 years
Hall5474.7 years
Cox5279.1 years
Horn4972.4 years
Neal4970.6 years
Witt4878.2 years
Johnson4776.5 years
Rose4476.0 years
Estes4472.0 years
Businesses in Estill County, KY
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Pizza Hut1
Advance Auto Parts1Rite Aid1
GNC1Subway1
H&R Block1True Value1
Hardee's1U-Haul1
Long John Silver's1Wendy's1
McDonald's1

Estill County on our top lists:

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