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Population: 5,914
Males: 2,776 (46.9%), Females: 3,138 (53.1%)

Zip code: 40351

Demographics

Median resident age: 24.9 years
Median household income: $24,014
Median house value: $88,800

Population by Race

Races in Morehead:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • Black (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (16.0%), German (14.4%), English (12.0%), Irish (9.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Scottish (2.1%).

Land area: 9.2 square miles

Map of Morehead, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Morehead

  • High school or higher: 77.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morehead city

  • Never married: 44.3%
  • Now married: 37.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

1.7% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Morehead:

  • ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER (222 MEDICAL CIRCLE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Morehead:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Morehead:

  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 63 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 81 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
  • AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 88 miles; WILMINGTON, OH; Abbreviation: ILN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Morehead:

  • MOREHEAD-ROWAN COUNTY (about 8 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Abbreviation: I32)
  • OLIVE HILL-SELLERS’ FIELD (about 22 miles; OLIVE HILL, KY; Abbreviation: 2I2)
  • WEST LIBERTY (about 24 miles; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Abbreviation: 9I3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Morehead:

  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 6,866; Location: UNIVERSITY BLVD; Public; Website: www.moreheadstate.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • ROWAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 385; Location: 609 VIKING DR; Public)
  • TRI-STATE BEAUTY ACADEMY INC (Full-time enrollment: 43; Location: 219 W MAIN ST; Private, for-profit; Website: webmail.yesconnect.net)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Morehead:

  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 75 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 97 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)

Schools

Public high schools in Morehead:

  • ROWAN COUNTY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 876; Location: 499 VIKING DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MOREHEAD YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CTR ALT SCH (Students: 23; Location: 495 FOREST HILLS DRIVE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Morehead:

  • ROWAN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 792; Location: 415 W SUN ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RODBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 91 CHRISTY CREEK RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MOREHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 374; Location: 455 W SUN ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • TILDEN HOGGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 5955 CRANSTON RD; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Morehead:

  • ROWAN COUNTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 215; Location: 576 SUNSET DR; Grades: PK – 6)
  • MOREHEAD MONTESSORI (Students: 41; Location: 330 TRIPLETT ST; Grades: PK – 2)

Libraries

Library in Morehead:

  • ROWAN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $286,287; Location: 185 EAST FIRST STREET; 34,758 books; 1,125 audio materials; 1,332 video materials; 97 serial subscriptions)

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