Population 12,494
State Kentucky
Current Time
Area 178.98 mi²
Per capita income $15,131

Cities in Powell County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 98.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 28.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$94,985
Total number of firms, 2007 1,151
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Population, 2013 estimate 12,494
Households, 2008-2012 4,678
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 893
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $15,131
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 1.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 5.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 1,551
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 29.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 178.98 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 12,613
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $79,200
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 174
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $27,555
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$9,333
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 713
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 71.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 0.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.67
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 12.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.0 %
Population, 2010 12,613
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 9.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 70.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 96.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 66.0 %
Housing units, 2013 5,554
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,967
Building permits, 2012 0
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,894
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %