Salt Lick, Kentucky Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 342. Estimated population in July 2024: 355 (+3.8% change)
Males: 173 (50.6%), Females: 169 (49.4%)

Bath County

Zip code: 40371

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $26,042
Median house value: $39,400

Population by Race

Races in Salt Lick:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: United States (32.5%), Irish (9.6%), German (7.9%), English (4.1%), Dutch (1.5%), Scottish (1.2%).

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Map of Salt Lick, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Salt Lick

  • High school or higher: 60.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salt Lick city

  • Never married: 13.1%
  • Now married: 70.7%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Salt Lick:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Salt Lick:

  • BLUE GRASS (about 69 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 76 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
  • CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 88 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Abbreviation: LUK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Salt Lick:

  • MOREHEAD-ROWAN COUNTY (about 6 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Abbreviation: I32)
  • STANTON (about 24 miles; STANTON, KY; Abbreviation: I50)
  • MOUNT STERLING-MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 25 miles; MOUNT STERLING, KY; Abbreviation: IOB)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salt Lick:

  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 62 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)

Public primary/middle school in Salt Lick:

  • SALT LICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 111; Location: 381 S HWY 211; Grades: PK – 04)