Elkhorn City, Kentucky Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,060. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,030 (-2.8% change)
Males: 475 (44.8%), Females: 585 (55.2%)
Pike County
Zip code: 41522
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $22,963
Median house value: $72,800
Population by Race
Races in Elkhorn City:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (34.7%), English (9.0%), German (5.5%), Irish (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.0%).
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elkhorn City
- High school or higher: 57.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elkhorn City city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 50.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 20.4%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+1.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elkhorn City:
- DICKENSON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; CLINTWOOD, VA)
- PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; GRUNDY, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elkhorn City:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 58 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 75 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
- YEAGER (about 91 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elkhorn City:
- GRUNDY MUNI (about 18 miles; GRUNDY, VA; Abbreviation: GDY)
- PIKE COUNTY-HATCHER FIELD (about 22 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: PBX)
- LONESOME PINE (about 25 miles; WISE, VA; Abbreviation: LNP)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkhorn City:
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 87 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
Public primary/middle school in Elkhorn City:
- ELKHORN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 638; Location: 180 COUGAR DR; Grades: PK – 08)