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SheetKY-FLEMINGSBURG-KY · Flemingsburg, KY 2,967 pop · income 3rd pct · 4 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Flemingsburg
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Flemingsburg on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Alfred · lowest
32,476
Alfred · lowest
32,476 median HH income
15.3% of the leader · rank #1
Flemingsburg · this city
32,500
Flemingsburg · this city
32,500 median HH income
15.3% of the leader · rank #2
Grimes · near
32,500
Grimes · near
32,500 median HH income
15.3% of the leader · rank #3
Viola · near
32,500
Viola · near
32,500 median HH income
15.3% of the leader · rank #4
Montegut · near
32,500
Montegut · near
32,500 median HH income
15.3% of the leader · rank #5
Bull Creek · near
32,500
Bull Creek · near
32,500 median HH income
15.3% of the leader · rank #6
Great Neck Es… · highest
211,875
Great Neck Es… · highest
211,875 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Flemingsburg on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 2,967.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Flemingsburg - the verdict
Nationally, Flemingsburg sits in the 3rd percentile for household income and the 64th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
3rd
percentile, household income
19th
percentile, home value
10th
percentile, median rent
64th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Flemingsburg, KY
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 2,967 residents in Flemingsburg, a small town within Kentucky. Median household income here is $32,500 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 36.7%. Home values in Flemingsburg run a median of $123,200, and the median resident age is 32.1 years. 20.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 43.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 0 residential units authorized here in 2024 (No Permits). Flemingsburg reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1000.3 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 54.6°F with 49.8 inches of precipitation per year and 8.8 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Kentucky run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Kentucky at 90.2 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $984 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Kentucky's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 44.2 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Flemingsburg's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from climate and hazard context to comparison shortlist to schools and households to population change to housing and income to within-city variation to reported crime to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Flemingsburg, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
What physical conditions frame life in Flemingsburg?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 54.6°F, with 49.8 inches of precipitation and 8.8 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Kentucky is 44.2 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Which cities make useful reference points for Flemingsburg?
Within Kentucky, the closest population matches are Eddyville (2,945 residents, $58,527 income); Simpsonville (3,006 residents, $91,221 income); Sorgho (2,928 residents, $118,688 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Genoa City, WI (2,967 residents); Williams Bay, WI (2,967 residents); Piedra Aguza comunidad, PR (2,967 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What does the education layer cover for Flemingsburg?
The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 20.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
What can 4 Census tracts reveal inside Flemingsburg?
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Flemingsburg growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +62 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 0 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+2.1%
2025 estimate
3,005
2020 estimate
2,943
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
How far does income reach against housing in Flemingsburg?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 36.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$32,500
Home value
$123,200
Value / income
3.8×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Flemingsburg?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1000.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 56% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
967.0
Violent rate
33.3
Total reported rate
1000.3
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the journey to work look like in Flemingsburg?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 77.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
3.7%
Drive alone
77.3%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 922 workers age 16+.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 36.7% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.2 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Kentucky average
D
City profile score · Flemingsburg, KY
40/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A
33 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living A
90.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share F
20.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$32,500
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
36.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Flemingsburg profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 88/100 (A) · 33 /100k
Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.2 index
Bachelor's+ share: 36/100 (F) · 20.6%
Household income: 0/100 (F) · $32,500
Poverty rate: 0/100 (F) · 36.7%
Where Flemingsburg sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Flemingsburg's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Flemingsburg highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Flemingsburg, KY (this city): home $123,200, crime 1,000/100k
Genoa City, WI : home $230,900, crime 170/100k
Buena Vista, CO : home $495,800, crime 444/100k
Eddyville, KY : home $188,500, crime 40/100k
Simpsonville, KY : home $255,400, crime 3,682/100k
Marion, KY : home $104,100, crime 1,212/100k
Brandenburg, KY : home $208,100, crime 642/100k
Springfield, KY : home $154,800, crime 371/100k
How does Flemingsburg compare to other US cities?
Where Flemingsburg sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income3% higher than other cities
Home value19% pricier than other cities
Median rent10% pricier than other cities
Safety64% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Kentucky and the picture shifts: Flemingsburg ranks #112 of 181 Kentucky cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Flemingsburg against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Kentucky only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Kentucky-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Flemingsburg near the bottom of Kentucky's cities
Among the 520 Kentucky cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Flemingsburg ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Flemingsburg only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#433 of 485
11th percentile in Kentucky
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 520
0th percentile in Kentucky
Median Home Value
#294 of 484
39th percentile in Kentucky
Poverty Rate
#29 of 519
94th percentile in Kentucky
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#225 of 520
57th percentile in Kentucky
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Kentucky only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
3rd percentile nationally for median household income · 64th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Flemingsburg's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Flemingsburg's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Flemingsburg's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$123,200Among the most affordablemore affordable than 81% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Flemingsburg's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#10,029 of 15,516
More affordable than 35% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#7,929 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.8×, Flemingsburg sits in the moderate band:
national rank #10,029 of 15,516 and #7,929 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$32,500Flemingsburg, KY median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Flemingsburg, KY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Flemingsburg, KY.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)36.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)43.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,967
Median Income
$32,500
Median Home Value
$123,200
Median Age
32.1
Poverty Rate
36.7%
Labor force participation
43.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
20.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1000.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
33.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
967.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
54.6°F
Annual Precipitation
49.8"
Annual Snowfall
8.8"
Schools
Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Flemingsburg's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
2,943 residents
2021
2,955 residents
2022
2,925 residents
2023
2,959 residents
2024
2,993 residents
2025
3,005 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
0
0
0
-
2021
0
0
0
-
2022
0
0
0
-
2023
1
1
0
$0.2M
2024
0
0
0
-
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
77.3%
Carpool
14.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.0%
Work from Home
3.7%
Other
2.1%
Based on 922 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Kentucky statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Kentucky at $225 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Kentucky statewide averages, not a meter reading for Flemingsburg. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Kentucky's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.2 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Flemingsburg is $984/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Kentucky statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 44.2 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Kentucky statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Flemingsburg sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Flemingsburg compares to similar-size Kentucky cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.