Population 199 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Gabe
Household size in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.53 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.30 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.45 | 2.52 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.56 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.03 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Gabe run a little small, averaging 2.56 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. That is in line with the rest of Kentucky.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.1 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.0 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.9 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.4 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.7 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Gabe are younger than 41.4 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The median age has dropped from 43.1 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.4% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.4% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.9% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.5 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are less common in Gabe than nationally: 8.9%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Gabe
Renters in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.4% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 27.3% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.0% | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 23.4% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +5.0 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Gabe is largely a place of homeowners: only 23.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 64.4% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.9% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.4% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.2% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.4% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.5 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Gabe: 13.4% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1974 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1976 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1978 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Gabe was built around 1978, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Kentucky as a whole, where the median home dates to 1982.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $579 | $657 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $629 | $728 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $588 | $814 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $713 | $1,024 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$134 | +$367 | +$606 |
Rent in Gabe runs $713 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 28.5% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Gabe
Bachelor's degrees in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.9% | 22.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.9% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.9% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.9 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Gabe have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 15.9%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.7% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 70.0% | 83.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 72.2% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.0% | 88.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.3 pts | +7.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in Gabe never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Gabe
| Period | Gabe | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.3% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.7% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.4% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs a little high in Gabe: 6.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Gabe compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe | 2.56 | 41.4 | 8.9% | 23.4% | 13.4% | 1978 | $713 | 15.9% | 82.0% | 6.2% |
| Summersville | 2.64 | 37.2 | 11.9% | 18.7% | 25.1% | 1987 | $801 | 17.5% | 86.4% | 6.0% |
| Webbs | 2.40 | 50.5 | 8.1% | 24.8% | 13.9% | 1977 | $523 | 14.9% | 85.5% | 9.7% |
| Coakley | 2.56 | 39.1 | 7.9% | 14.5% | 31.0% | 1990 | $735 | 16.0% | 85.5% | 0.5% |
| Coburg | 2.57 | 45.1 | 16.7% | 26.6% | 15.4% | 1971 | $610 | 14.7% | 85.8% | 9.0% |
| Bengal | 3.33 | 36.1 | 6.2% | 12.2% | 38.5% | 1979 | $772 | 16.9% | 92.3% | 3.4% |
| Greensburg | 2.55 | 45.4 | 12.3% | 24.4% | 15.2% | 1975 | $653 | 17.5% | 86.5% | 8.7% |
| Mac | 3.11 | 38.0 | 5.8% | 10.3% | 31.0% | 1977 | $767 | 18.4% | 89.8% | 3.1% |
| Defries | 3.37 | 25.1 | 26.0% | 42.8% | 5.9% | 1995 | $521 | 5.5% | 81.9% | 9.4% |
| Whitewood | 2.52 | 38.0 | 34.7% | 10.3% | 11.6% | 1983 | $516 | 21.1% | 98.4% | 0.0% |
| Linwood | 2.61 | 42.7 | 7.3% | 19.1% | 20.2% | 1979 | $811 | 11.5% | 85.8% | 5.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Gabe. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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