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

Map of Flatwoods, KY

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)