Moving to Wallins Creek, Kentucky
Population: 257. Estimated population in July 2024: 239 (-7.0% change)
Males: 125 (48.6%), Females: 132 (51.4%)
Harlan County
Zip code: 40873
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $11,083
Median house value: $40,300
Population by Race
Races in Wallins Creek:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
Ancestries: United States (52.5%), German (5.4%), English (3.9%), Dutch (2.7%), Irish (2.7%), Norwegian (1.2%).
Elevation: 1120 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wallins Creek
- High school or higher: 40.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 25.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wallins Creek city
- Never married: 14.4%
- Now married: 53.7%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 16.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-1.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wallins Creek:
- HARLAN ARH HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HARLAN, KY)
- PINEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSP (about 22 miles; PINEVILLE, KY)
- MARY BRECKINRIDGE HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HYDEN, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wallins Creek:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 75 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 81 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 114 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wallins Creek:
- TUCKER-GUTHRIE MEMORIAL (about 5 miles; HARLAN, KY; Abbreviation: I35)
- LEE COUNTY (about 19 miles; JONESVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: 0VG)
- MIDDLESBORO-BELL COUNTY (about 28 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Abbreviation: 1A6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wallins Creek:
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 50 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 69 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)