Paintsville

Population

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Paintsville	4,208	4,264	4,282	4,237

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Age

Population	2026
0-4	182
5-9	215
10-14	226
15-19	197
20-24	255
25-29	287
30-34	273
35-39	319
40-44	316
45-49	277
50-54	267
55-59	258
60-64	241
65-69	271
70-74	226
75-79	221
80-84	129
85+	122
18+	3,537
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Race

Paintsville	2026
Total	4,282.00
White Alone	93.65%
Black Alone	0.98%
American Indian Alone	0.09%
Asian Alone	2.17%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.07%
Some Other Race	0.65%
Two or More Races	2.38%
Hispanic Origin	1.63%
Diversity Index	15.00

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Growth Rate

Paintsville	2026 - 2031
Population	-0.21%
Households	-0.27%
Families	-0.76%
Median Household Income	1%
Per Capita Income	1%

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Households	1,707	1,856	1,809	1,785
Housing Units	1,936	2,113	2,122	2,098
Owner Occupied Units			844	865
Renter Occupied Units			965	920
Vacant Units			313	313

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Home Value

Paintsville	2026	2031
Median Home Value	$209,677	$225,667
Average Home Value	$242,322	$250,916
<$50,000	61	71
$50,000 - $99,999	61	56
$100,000 - $149,999	40	25
$150,000 - $199,999	248	242
$200,000 - $249,999	62	75
$250,000 - $299,999	174	175
$300,000 - $399,999	125	134
$400,000 - $499,999	22	22
$500,000 - $749,999	42	55
$1,000,000 +	3	3

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	204
2000-2009	170
1990-1999	133
1980-1989	462
1970-1979	339
1960-1969	211
1950-1959	144
1940-1949	369
1939 or Before	268

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Income

Paintsville	2026	2031
Median Household	$47,650	$50,849
Average Household	$60,386	$64,316
Per Capita	$26,027	$27,630

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Household Income

Paintsville	2026
<$15,000	468
$15,000 - $24,999	225
$25,000 - $34,999	111
$35,000 - $49,999	123
$50,000 - $74,999	230
$75,000 - $99,999	223
$100,000 - $149,999	299
$150,000 - $199,999	112
$200,000+	18

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	1,485
In-County Residents	1,090
Out-of-County Residents	395
Drive Alone	1,210
Carpooled	112
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	145
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	18
Other	0
Less than 5 minutes	204
5-9 minutes	461
10-14 minutes	144
15-19 minutes	163
20-24 minutes	102
25-29 minutes	94
30-34 minutes	52
35-39 minutes	39
40-44 minutes	9
45-59 minutes	23
60-89 minutes	9
90+ minutes	40
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	4,967
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	3
Mining	15
Utilities	35
Construction	111
Manufacturing	33
Wholesale Trade	106

Retail Trade	1,190
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	137
Furn & Home Furnish Str	6
Electronics & Appl Store	5
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	152
Food & Beverage Stores	206
Health/Pers Care Stores	88
Gasoline Stations	33
Clothing/Accessory Store	30
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	37
General Merchandise Str	496

Transportation/Warehouse	46
Information	50

Finance & Insurance	179
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	170
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	2
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	7

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	50
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	148
Legal Services	89
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	67
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	15
Educational Services	457
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,422
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	12

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	513
Accommodation	43
Food Srv/Drinking Places	470

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	231
Auto Repair/Maintenance	20
Public Administration Emp	279

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Educational Attainment (25+)

Paintsville	2026
<9th Grade	152
Some High School	290
GED	247
Graduated High School	1,101
Some College/No Degree	645
Associates Degree	176
Bachelor's Degree	338
Graduate Degree	258

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	431
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	1
Mining Bus	3
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	7
Manufacturing Bus	10
Wholesale Trade Bus	7

Retail Trade Bus	77
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	9
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	5
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	13
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	14
Gasoline Stations Bus	6
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	10
General Merchandise Str Bus	11

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	5
Information Bus	11

Finance & Insurance Bus	24
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	20
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	1
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	3

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	17
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	26
Legal Services Bus	13
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	2
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	4
Educational Services Bus	16
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	76
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	3

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	34
Accommodation Bus	3
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	31

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	60
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	4
Public Administration Bus	36

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers