Seco, KY Demographics

Population 427 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Seco

Household size in Seco

Household size, people per household
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.662.512.68
2010–142.622.532.73
2015–192.052.522.71
2020–242.562.512.65
Change−0.10−0.00−0.03
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The average household in Seco has 2.56 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Kentucky. Household size has dropped from 2.66 in 2006–10, 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 Seco

Median age, years
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–1045.938.537.7
2010–1432.839.338.6
2015–1944.340.039.6
2020–2441.639.940.1
Change−4.3+1.5+2.3
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The median resident of Seco is 41.6 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1.

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 Seco

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–108.1%11.7%12.3%
2010–148.7%11.9%12.3%
2015–1920.8%11.8%11.6%
2020–247.9%11.9%11.6%
Change−0.2 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Seco: 7.9% 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 Seco

Renters in Seco

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–1016.6%30.1%33.3%
2010–1426.6%32.3%35.6%
2015–1932.9%32.8%36.0%
2020–2433.3%31.7%34.8%
Change+16.7 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Renting in Seco is about as common as it is nationally: 33.3% of households rent, against 34.8%. Among homeowners, 68.0% 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 Seco

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–1016.5%12.2%11.4%
2010–1427.5%11.9%11.4%
2015–1926.1%12.3%11.1%
2020–2412.1%10.6%9.6%
Change−4.4 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy runs a little high in Seco: 12.1% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Kentucky as a whole looks much the same.

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 Seco

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–10196619771974
2010–14197319791975
2015–19198219801977
2020–24198619821980
Change+19+5+6
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Homes in Seco are a bit newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1986, versus 1980 across the U.S. Kentucky as a whole looks much the same.

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 Seco

Rent, per month
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$509$657$965
2010–14$468$728$1,040
2015–19$527$814$1,213
2020–24$1,015$1,024$1,571
Change+$506+$367+$606
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Rent in Seco runs $1,015 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 16.9% of the typical renter's income, comfortably 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 Seco

Bachelor's degrees in Seco

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–1012.4%21.3%28.4%
2010–1411.4%22.5%29.6%
2015–1912.9%24.5%32.1%
2020–2415.0%27.6%35.6%
Change+2.6 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Seco have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 15.0%, 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 Seco

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–1069.3%81.7%84.9%
2010–1477.2%83.9%86.1%
2015–1967.2%86.4%87.7%
2020–2463.5%88.8%89.3%
Change−5.9 pts+7.2 pts+4.3 pts
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More than a third of adults in Seco never finished high school, well above the national share: only 63.5% 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 Seco

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSecoKentuckyU.S.
2006–108.4%8.4%8.1%
2010–144.7%9.5%9.4%
2015–1911.2%5.8%5.6%
2020–242.6%5.1%5.4%
Change−5.8 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Seco has been low: just 2.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. 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).

Seco compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Seco2.5641.67.9%33.3%12.1%1986$1,01515.0%63.5%2.6%
Neon2.6241.15.6%39.4%10.4%1982$86913.2%56.3%2.0%
Millstone2.7535.913.7%42.0%6.8%1976$70311.8%79.5%13.7%
Fleming-Neon2.6540.68.6%29.3%20.3%1973$1,01710.6%66.4%1.4%
Cromona2.5445.315.4%19.3%18.9%1985$1,54611.4%73.6%0.0%
Mayking2.5743.611.0%21.2%15.5%1980$84515.4%84.3%10.1%
Ermine2.0840.05.1%58.2%18.9%1976$6656.1%80.5%2.3%
Jackhorn2.7934.914.5%32.9%19.2%1962$7047.8%86.2%11.3%
Payne Gap2.0549.09.7%26.7%25.4%1964$63712.5%87.0%4.0%
Thornton2.4443.714.3%15.7%15.8%1979$8639.6%84.0%1.4%
Deane2.3339.614.1%19.2%14.6%1987$6799.7%91.3%3.5%

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 Seco. 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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