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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Morehead is $13,768, which is much lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Morehead median household income is $37,036, which has grown by 54.23% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Morehead residents spend 17.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #474

Morehead, KY	13,768 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Morehead, KY	11,236 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Morehead, KY	18,048 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Morehead, KY	8,265 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #260

Morehead, KY	37,036 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Morehead, KY	43,707 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #43

Morehead, KY	54.23%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Morehead, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.73%	$6,443, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.05%	$13,597, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.36%	$1,014, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.62%	$30,443, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Morehead, KY	48,611 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Morehead, KY	62,838 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Morehead, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$38,144, see rank	$44,895	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Morehead, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$8,242, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$14,912, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,715, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$46,122, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Morehead, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,344, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	2,842, 44.80%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,233, 43.38%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,233, 43.38%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,128, 91.48%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	105, 8.52%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,609, 56.62%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	3,502, 55.20%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,221, 34.87%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,221, 34.87%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,150, 94.19%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	71, 5.81%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,281, 65.13%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Morehead, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,250, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,658, 73.69%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	242, 10.76%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	68, 3.02%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	228, 10.13%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 0.36%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	46, 2.04%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Morehead, KY	17.8 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Morehead, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,278	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	1,128, 49.52%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	303, 26.86%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	385, 34.13%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	147, 13.03%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 2.30%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	165, 14.63%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	101, 8.95%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,150, 50.48%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	439, 38.17%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	246, 21.39%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	398, 34.61%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	67, 5.83%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Morehead, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,278, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	57, 2.50%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	157, 6.89%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	60, 2.63%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	29, 1.27%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	431, 18.92%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	40, 1.76%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	1, 0.04%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	94, 4.13%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	103, 4.52%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	780, 34.24%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	313, 13.74%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	120, 5.27%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	93, 4.08%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Morehead, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,374	33.59%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	207	21.21%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.