Household income
$56,996 tract average vs. $45,850 citywide (+24%)
A 24% premium over the citywide median makes this one of the clearer local contrasts on the page. The row-level values show whether it is broad or driven by a few tracts.
Neighborhoods
Among 16 census tracts, Tract 9711.01 leads at $75,341 median income - about 2× Tract 9705 at $41,677.
16 census tracts · Kentucky · Census ACS 2023
These comparisons use the average of the tract medians listed on this page and the ACS citywide median. They are two different geographic summaries, so the gap is a reading aid rather than an estimate of a typical household.
$56,996 tract average vs. $45,850 citywide (+24%)
A 24% premium over the citywide median makes this one of the clearer local contrasts on the page. The row-level values show whether it is broad or driven by a few tracts.
$824 tract average vs. $984 citywide (-16%)
A 16% discount to the citywide median is a material local contrast. Read the individual tract values before treating that gap as typical across the city.
$144,094 tract average vs. $155,500 citywide (-7%)
The tract average runs 7% below the citywide median. That modest difference shows why the tract table can refine a city-level starting point.
PlainCities uses U.S. Census tracts as neighborhood units, small, stable areas of a few thousand residents each. The table below lists this city's tracts, sorted by median household income.
Showing 16 of 16 tracts, sorted by median household income - Tract 9711.01 highest at $75,341 ; Tract 9705 lowest at $41,677.
| Tract | Population | |
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Tract 9707 Laurel Co. | 5,911 | View › |
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Tract 9708 Laurel Co. | 5,621 | View › |
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Tract 9703 Laurel Co. | 4,813 | View › |
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Tract 9702.01 Laurel Co. | 4,577 | View › |
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Tract 9710.01 Laurel Co. | 4,360 | View › |
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Tract 9704 Laurel Co. | 4,291 | View › |
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Tract 9705 Laurel Co. | 4,148 | View › |
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Tract 9709 Laurel Co. | 4,003 | View › |
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Tract 9711.03 Laurel Co. | 3,819 | View › |
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Tract 9711.04 Laurel Co. | 3,502 | View › |
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Tract 9710.03 Laurel Co. | 3,332 | View › |
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Tract 9706 Laurel Co. | 3,275 | View › |
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Tract 9701 Laurel Co. | 3,102 | View › |
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Tract 9710.04 Laurel Co. | 2,741 | View › |
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Tract 9711.01 Laurel Co. | 2,698 | View › |
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Tract 9702.02 Laurel Co. | 2,538 | View › |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023. Census tracts are small, stable geographic units used for statistical analysis. Each tract typically contains 1,200–8,000 people. Last updated: 2026