Moving to Crab Orchard, Kentucky
Population: 842. Estimated population in July 2024: 866 (+2.9% change)
Males: 397 (47.1%), Females: 445 (52.9%)
Lincoln County
Zip code: 40419
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $21,184
Median house value: $46,500
Population by Race
Races in Crab Orchard:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (24.2%), Irish (7.8%), English (7.4%), German (6.3%), Italian (1.4%), Dutch (1.1%).
Elevation: 952 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Crab Orchard
- High school or higher: 58.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Crab Orchard city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 16.5%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +30 (+3.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Crab Orchard:
- FORT LOGAN HOSP (about 13 miles; STANFORD, KY)
- ROCKCASTLE HOSP (about 14 miles; MOUNT VERNON, KY)
- GARRARD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LANCASTER, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crab Orchard:
- BLUE GRASS (about 40 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
- LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 98 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)
- CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 109 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; Abbreviation: CVG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Crab Orchard:
- MADISON (about 17 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Abbreviation: I39)
- STUART POWELL FIELD (about 20 miles; DANVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: DVK)
- SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY-J.T. WILSON FIELD (about 30 miles; SOMERSET, KY; Abbreviation: SME)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crab Orchard:
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 96 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 15,514)
- ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
- SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
Public primary/middle school in Crab Orchard:
- CRAB ORCHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 364; Location: 137 LANCASTER ST; Grades: PK – 06)