Moving to Calvert City, Kentucky

Population: 2,701. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,749 (+1.8% change)
Males: 1,270 (47.0%), Females: 1,431 (53.0%)

Marshall County

Zip code: 42029

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $41,107
Median house value: $71,200

Population by Race

Races in Calvert City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (15.8%), English (15.2%), United States (13.8%), Irish (11.6%), Dutch (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Land area: 13.9 square miles

Map of Calvert City, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Calvert City

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Calvert City city

  • Never married: 14.3%
  • Now married: 64.9%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+1.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Calvert City:

  • MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 13 miles; BENTON, KY)
  • LIVINGSTON HOSP AND HEALTHCARE SER INC (about 19 miles; SALEM, KY)
  • LOURDES HOSP (about 22 miles; PADUCAH, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Calvert City:

  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 29 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 65 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 67 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Calvert City:

  • KENTUCKY DAM STATE PARK (about 6 miles; GILBERTSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: M34)
  • WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 15 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: FIO)
  • KUTTAWA HARBOR (about 19 miles; KUTTAWA, KY; Abbreviation: K45)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calvert City:

  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 59 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 72 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 75 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 81 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 86 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)

Public primary/middle schools in Calvert City:

  • NORTH MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 566; Location: 3111 U. S. HWY 95; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CALVERT CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 623 FIFTH AVE; Grades: PK – 05)