Moving to Flatwoods, Kentucky
Population: 7,605. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,621 (+0.2% change)
Males: 3,549 (46.7%), Females: 4,056 (53.3%)
Greenup County
Zip code: 41139
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $31,115
Median house value: $61,500
Population by Race
Races in Flatwoods:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (22.2%), German (10.6%), English (10.4%), Irish (8.5%), Dutch (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Elevation: 689 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Flatwoods
- High school or higher: 77.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Flatwoods city
- Never married: 16.8%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 10.1%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -408 (-5.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Flatwoods:
- RIVER VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM-IRONTON CPS (about 4 miles; IRONTON, OH)
- KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; ASHLAND, KY)
- OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ASHLAND, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Flatwoods:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 16 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
- YEAGER (about 80 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 89 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: LCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Flatwoods:
- ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY (about 3 miles; ASHLAND, KY; Abbreviation: DWU)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY AIRPARK (about 18 miles; CHESAPEAKE/HUNTINGTON WVA, OH; Abbreviation: HTW)
- GREATER PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL (about 23 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Abbreviation: PMH)
Amtrak station near Flatwoods:
- 7 miles: ASHLAND (99 15TH ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flatwoods:
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 70 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 97 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
Public primary/middle school in Flatwoods:
- RUSSELL-MCDOWELL INTERMEDIATE (Students: 318; Location: 1900 LONG STREET; Grades: 04 – 05)