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Kentucky (KY)Huntington-Ashland606

Boyd County, KY

Huntington-Ashland metro * 52.5K residents

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52.5K

Population

$62.7K

Median income

per household

$141.4K

Home value

16.9%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $62.7K.
  • Median home value: $141.4K.
  • Poverty rate: 16.9%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$62.7K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$141.4K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

16.9%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

49.9%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

30.3%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

15.8%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.3×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
41.4%
$50–100k
31.0%
$100–200k
20.8%
$200k+
6.8%
See Huntington-Ashland metro economy →See KY state economy →

Health

0 of 1 available metrics better than U.S.

See Huntington-Ashland metro health data →See KY state health data →

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

97.5%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

30.8%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

83.5%

U.S.

77.4%

See Huntington-Ashland metro connectivity →See KY state connectivity →

Map

Boyd County, KY

Population

52.5K

Area

159.9 sq mi

Density

328.4/sq mi

Neighbors

Carter County, KYGreenup County, KYLawrence County, KYLawrence County, OHWayne County, WV
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.