Demographics of Morehead city, Kentucky

Morehead city, Kentucky had 6,776 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −366 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Morehead city, in four figures

6,776
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,870 ±20.; −5.1%
Change since July 2020: −366 people.; 22.0 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,741 ±$8,053
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Morehead city, Kentucky's population shrank 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Morehead city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Morehead city, Kentucky's population shrank 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Morehead city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,142	100.0	100.0
2021	6,884	96.4	100.2
2022	6,730	94.2	100.7
2023	6,737	94.3	101.6
2024	6,751	94.5	102.5
2025	6,776	94.9	103.1

Population of Morehead city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,142	—
2021	6,884	−258
2022	6,730	−154
2023	6,737	+7
2024	6,751	+14
2025	6,776	+25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 22.0 ±0.3: for men 22.3 ±0.4 and for women 21.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Morehead city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	188 ±91	2.7% ±1.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	672 ±173	9.8% ±2.5	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,499 ±358	50.9% ±5.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,240 ±231	18.0% ±3.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	742 ±175	10.8% ±2.5	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	529 ±132	7.7% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,741 ±$8,053, and income per person $23,475 ±$8,437, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Morehead city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	768 ±216	41.4% ±10.7	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	331 ±122	17.9% ±6.3	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	91 to 277	5.0% to 14.8%	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	61 to 185	6.6% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	319 ±115	17.2% ±5.9	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	24 to 102	1.3% to 5.5%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19 to 113	1.1% to 6.1%	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Morehead city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	1,527 ±331	38.0% ±8.2	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	385 ±160	54.8% ±16.0	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,018 ±238	37.2% ±7.0	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	50 to 198	9.7% to 33.0%	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Morehead city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Morehead city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	2,042 ±216	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.8% ±2.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.1% to 15.3%	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	33.0% ±7.0	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	67.0% ±8.7	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$184,900 ±$14,505	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$800 ±$82	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±5	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Morehead city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	57 to 249	0.8% to 3.6%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,205 ±153	90.3% ±2.2	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	222 ±75	3.2% ±1.1	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	137 ±57	2.0% ±0.8	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	142 ±67	2.1% ±1.0	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Morehead city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	4,929 ±291	71.7% ±4.2	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,740 ±287	25.3% ±4.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 34	0% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	186 ±84	2.7% ±1.2	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	40 to 150	0.6% to 2.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20 to 162	0.3% to 2.4%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Morehead city among the places of Kentucky

66th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Morehead city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pikeville city	7,490 ±23
Villa Hills city	7,480 ±23
Russellville city	7,316 ±19
Flatwoods city	7,269 ±48
Taylor Mill city	6,937 ±19
Morehead city	6,870 ±20
Vine Grove city	6,830 ±34
Leitchfield city	6,819 ±21
Cynthiana city	6,458 ±24
Highland Heights city	6,444 ±26
Lebanon city	6,430 ±18

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Kentucky by poverty rate
No. 6 Places by poverty rate
No. 20 Places in Kentucky by foreign-born share
No. 36 Places in Kentucky by median home value
No. 36 Places in Kentucky by per capita income
No. 47 Places in Kentucky by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026