Moving to Salyersville, Kentucky
Population: 1,604. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,604 (0.0% change)
Males: 755 (47.1%), Females: 849 (52.9%)
Magoffin County
Zip code: 41465
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $16,042
Median house value: $63,300
Population by Race
Races in Salyersville:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
Ancestries: United States (50.0%), English (4.2%), Irish (2.1%), German (1.6%).
Elevation: 854 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Salyersville
- High school or higher: 55.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 12.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Salyersville city
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 13.6%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -333 (-17.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Salyersville:
- MORGAN COUNTY ARH CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (about 18 miles; WEST LIBERTY, KY)
- PAUL B HALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY)
- HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Salyersville:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 56 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 100 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- BLUE GRASS (about 109 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Salyersville:
- WEST LIBERTY (about 17 miles; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Abbreviation: 9I3)
- PAINTSVILLE-PRESTONSBURG-COMBS FIELD (about 21 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: 3I6)
- JULIAN CARROLL (about 21 miles; JACKSON, KY; Abbreviation: JKL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salyersville:
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 102 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
Schools
Public high school in Salyersville:
- MAGOFFIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 659; Location: 201 HORNET DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Salyersville:
- SALYERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 516; Location: 204 HORNET DRIVE; Grades: PK – 06)
- HERALD WHITAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 399; Location: 221 HORNET DR; Grades: 07 – 08)
- SALYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location: 5781 ROYALTON RD.; Grades: PK – 06)
- MILLARD HENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 209; Location: HC 62 BOX 1590; Grades: PK – 06)
- MIDDLE FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location: HC 61 BOX 86; Grades: PK – 06)
- PRATER BORDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: 2101 MINE FORK RD; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Salyersville:
- MAGOFFIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $119,331; Location: 141 CHURCH STREET; 50,505 books; 700 audio materials; 1,500 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)