Moving to Kevil, Kentucky

Population: 574. Estimated population in July 2024: 572 (-0.3% change)
Males: 277 (48.3%), Females: 297 (51.7%)

Ballard County

Zip code: 42053

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $32,417
Median house value: $62,300

Population by Race

Races in Kevil:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (23.7%), English (12.0%), German (10.3%), Irish (10.1%), Scottish (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Kevil, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kevil

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kevil city

  • Never married: 10.3%
  • Now married: 65.6%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 13.4%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +160 (+38.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kevil:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kevil:

  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 9 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 47 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 49 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kevil:

  • METROPOLIS MUNI (about 12 miles; METROPOLIS, IL; Abbreviation: M30)
  • CAIRO RGNL (about 24 miles; CAIRO, IL; Abbreviation: CIR)
  • WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 25 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: FIO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kevil:

  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 48 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 56 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)