Jonancy, KY Demographics

Population 576 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Jonancy

Household size in Jonancy

Household size, people per household
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.902.512.68
2010–142.862.532.73
2015–192.632.522.71
2020–241.942.512.65
Change−0.96−0.00−0.03
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Households in Jonancy are small: just 1.94 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.90, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

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 Jonancy

Median age, years
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–1037.538.537.7
2010–1445.439.338.6
2015–1951.640.039.6
2020–2461.039.940.1
Change+23.5+1.5+2.3
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Jonancy skews older: half of its residents are older than 61.0, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

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 Jonancy

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–1017.7%11.7%12.3%
2010–1412.8%11.9%12.3%
2015–198.8%11.8%11.6%
2020–246.6%11.9%11.6%
Change−11.1 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Jonancy: 6.6% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

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 Jonancy

Renters in Jonancy

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–1011.6%30.1%33.3%
2010–1423.5%32.3%35.6%
2015–197.6%32.8%36.0%
2020–2412.9%31.7%34.8%
Change+1.3 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Jonancy is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 12.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About three-quarters of owners (77.1%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Jonancy

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–107.1%12.2%11.4%
2010–1414.7%11.9%11.4%
2015–1934.0%12.3%11.1%
2020–2433.5%10.6%9.6%
Change+26.4 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Jonancy: 33.5% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

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 Jonancy

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–10198119771974
2010–14198419791975
2015–19197719801977
2020–24197919821980
Change−2+5+6
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Homes in Jonancy are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally.

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 Jonancy

Rent, per month
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$466$657$965
2010–14$523$728$1,040
2015–19$485$814$1,213
2020–24$1,034$1,024$1,571
Change+$569+$367+$606
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Rent in Jonancy runs $1,034 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Kentucky as a whole looks much the same. Rent takes 42.5% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

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 Jonancy

Bachelor's degrees in Jonancy

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–105.2%21.3%28.4%
2010–148.8%22.5%29.6%
2015–193.2%24.5%32.1%
2020–247.7%27.6%35.6%
Change+2.5 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Jonancy: 7.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

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 Jonancy

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–1055.1%81.7%84.9%
2010–1456.5%83.9%86.1%
2015–1969.3%86.4%87.7%
2020–2462.5%88.8%89.3%
Change+7.4 pts+7.2 pts+4.3 pts
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Nearly four in ten adults in Jonancy never finished high school, well above the national share: only 62.5% 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 Jonancy

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodJonancyKentuckyU.S.
2006–1010.8%8.4%8.1%
2010–1413.4%9.5%9.4%
2015–194.4%5.8%5.6%
2020–247.1%5.1%5.4%
Change−3.7 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment runs high in Jonancy: 7.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).

Jonancy compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Jonancy1.9461.06.6%12.9%33.5%1979$1,0347.7%62.5%7.1%
Virgie2.4245.89.3%12.5%19.4%1987$87011.2%71.4%0.9%
Dorton2.3239.611.1%16.4%5.9%1982$1,03620.4%81.0%0.5%
Potters Fork2.7646.012.1%15.5%8.9%1979$92112.4%82.6%11.4%
Shelby Gap2.3651.07.6%19.6%33.1%1983$1,01412.1%86.0%3.7%
Weeksbury2.7939.29.2%18.1%22.1%1972$75913.5%81.7%8.0%
Mc Roberts2.6237.28.3%18.7%25.1%1962$7278.3%82.0%0.9%
Speight2.3940.08.8%19.3%6.9%1985$76412.5%84.2%0.0%
Lookout1.9852.98.1%26.9%22.7%1985$53211.2%70.5%6.1%
Hellier2.0560.46.9%25.4%35.8%1979$6061.7%61.6%2.1%
Robinson Creek3.0634.86.2%6.2%9.7%1987$56314.0%80.6%10.3%

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 Jonancy. 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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