Water Valley, Kentucky Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 316. Estimated population in July 2024: 322 (+1.9% change)
Males: 149 (47.2%), Females: 167 (52.8%)
Graves County
Zip code: 42085
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $26,071
Median house value: $42,900
Population by Race
Races in Water Valley:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
- Black (4.7%)
Ancestries: United States (12.3%), Irish (10.1%), German (7.6%), English (5.7%), Polish (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).
Elevation: 387 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Water Valley
- High school or higher: 72.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Water Valley city
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 7.9%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-1.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Water Valley:
- PARKWAY REGIONAL HOSP (about 7 miles; FULTON, KY)
- HEALTHSOUTH CANE CREEK REHAB HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MARTIN, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-VOLUNTEER HOSPITL (about 15 miles; MARTIN, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Water Valley:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 34 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 68 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 69 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Water Valley:
- FULTON (about 8 miles; FULTON, KY; Abbreviation: 1M7)
- EVERETT-STEWART (about 19 miles; UNION CITY, TN; Abbreviation: UCY)
- MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY (about 21 miles; MAYFIELD, KY; Abbreviation: M25)
Amtrak station near Water Valley:
- 7 miles: FULTON (HWY. 51 NORTH). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Water Valley:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 21 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 83 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 85 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)