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
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:
- ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; MOREHEAD, KY)
- FLEMING COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; FLEMINGSBURG, KY)
- MARY CHILES HOSP (about 23 miles; MOUNT STERLING, KY)
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)