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Kuttawa, KY

Kuttawa's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

594
Residents
$63,750
Median income
$268,900
Median home
$984
Median rent (state)
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Sheet KY-KUTTAWA-KY · Kuttawa, KY 594 pop · income 41st pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-MID · COL-BELOW · SAFE-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-MID · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 594
  • INC-MID $63,750
  • COL-BELOW 90.2
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-MID 41st
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kellyton
  • HOME-MID $268,900
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Kellyton, AL (+ $0 income $)

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 Kuttawa

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Kuttawa on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Kuttawa on ACS population and median household income . 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: 594.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $63,750. Population peers are excluded.

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Kuttawa - the verdict

Kuttawa ranks in the 41st percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

41st
percentile, household income
59th
percentile, home value
10th
percentile, median rent
📝 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: Kuttawa, KY

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 594 residents in Kuttawa, a small town within Kentucky. The typical household in Kuttawa brings in $63,750 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 1.6%. Typical homes in Kuttawa are valued around $268,900, and the median resident age is 65.4 years. About 24.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 27.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 2 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 71% from five years earlier.

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). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $984 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Kentucky's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). Commute times here average 24.7 minutes, with 81.5% driving alone and 2.5% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 44.2 out of 100 (Low).

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Useful questions to ask of Kuttawa'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 population change to work and mobility to housing and income to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Kuttawa, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, local building permits, commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

1. Population change

Is Kuttawa 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 +47 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +7.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 2 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.

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2. Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in Kuttawa?

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 81.5%. The reported mean trip to work is 24.7 minutes.

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Question 3

How far does income reach against housing in Kuttawa?

The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.6%, 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. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.

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Question 4

Which cities make useful reference points for Kuttawa?

Within Kentucky, the closest population matches are Sonora (597 residents, $50,417 income); Murray Hill (589 residents, $115,625 income); Hustonville (600 residents, $40,625 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Bedford Park, IL (594 residents); Sunfish Lake, MN (594 residents); Green Ridge, MO (594 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.

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Population

594 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$63,750 /yr

Below median income · poverty 1.6% (Low poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

90.2 (US=100)

Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Kentucky average

City profile score · Kuttawa, KY

65/100

4 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.

Poverty rate A
1.6%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better 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 D
24.2%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Household income D
$63,750

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Kuttawa profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Poverty rate, Cost of living, Bachelor's+ share, Household income. Poverty rateCost of livingBachelor's+ shareHousehold income 65 B-
Kuttawa profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Poverty rate: 89/100 (A) · 1.6%
  • Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.2 index
  • Bachelor's+ share: 47/100 (D) · 24.2%
  • Household income: 40/100 (D) · $63,750

How does Kuttawa compare to other US cities?

Here's how Kuttawa stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 41% higher than other cities
Home value 59% pricier than other cities
Median rent 10% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Kuttawa 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 Kuttawa near the bottom of Kentucky's cities

Among the 520 Kentucky cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Kuttawa ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Kuttawa only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#185 of 485
62nd percentile in Kentucky
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 520
0th percentile in Kentucky
Median Home Value
#82 of 484
83rd percentile in Kentucky
Poverty Rate
#428 of 519
17th percentile in Kentucky
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#197 of 520
62nd 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.

41stIncome percentile
Gauge source note

41st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Kuttawa's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$268,900 41st percentile more affordable than 41% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). This entry sits in this band. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Kuttawa $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

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

Kuttawa's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.2×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,292 of 15,516
More affordable than 27% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#8,745 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 4.2×, Kuttawa sits in the moderate band: national rank #11,292 of 15,516 and #8,745 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

$63,750 Kuttawa, KY median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Kuttawa, KY Kuttawa, KY's median household income ($63,750) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Kuttawa, KY-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Kuttawa, KY median $63,750/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Kuttawa, 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 Kuttawa, KY.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 24.2%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 1.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 27.7%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
594
Median Income
$63,750
Median Home Value
$268,900
Median Age
65.4
Poverty Rate
1.6%
Labor force participation
27.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
24.2%

Population Change

PEP vintage

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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600 residents620 residents640 residents660 residents680 residents 202020212022202320242025 616 residents 663 residents ▲ +7.6%
Kuttawa's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
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Period Population
2020 616 residents
2021 630 residents
2022 639 residents
2023 650 residents
2024 659 residents
2025 663 residents

Housing Supply

BPS source

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
2
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.4
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 7
2020 7
2021 8
2022 5
2023 3
2024 2

Permit volume decreased 71% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
24.7 minutes
Drive Alone
81.5%
Carpool
5.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
10.2%
Work from Home
2.5%

Based on 157 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 Kuttawa. 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 Kuttawa 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 Kuttawa sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Kuttawa 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.

City Population Median Household Income
Kuttawa (this city) 594 $63,750
Sonora 597 $50,417
Murray Hill 589 $115,625
Hustonville 600 $40,625
Census BPS 2024
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, 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.

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