Population 812 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Volga
Household size in Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.60 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.50 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.79 | 2.52 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.67 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.07 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
At 2.67 people per household, Volga sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is bigger than in Kentucky as a whole, where it has 2.51 people.
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 Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.3 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.5 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.4 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.8 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.4 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Volga are younger than 38.8 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 40.3, 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 Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.8% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.7% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.0% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.5 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Volga (11.0%), close to the national share of 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 Volga
Renters in Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.6% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.9% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.7% | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.7% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.0 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Volga rent their homes (29.7%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. The picture is much the same across Kentucky. Among homeowners, 55.6% 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 Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.2% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.5% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.6% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −12.6 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Just as many homes sit empty in Volga as nationally: 9.6%.
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 Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1982 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1978 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | −4 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Volga was built around 1978, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Kentucky overall, 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 Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $363 | $657 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $538 | $728 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $617 | $814 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $750 | $1,024 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$386 | +$367 | +$606 |
Rent in Volga runs $750 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Volga
Bachelor's degrees in Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.0% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.9% | 22.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.7% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.9% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +9.8 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Volga: 18.9% 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 Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.4% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 73.1% | 83.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.6% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 77.4% | 88.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.0 pts | +7.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Volga never finished high school, well above the national share: only 77.4% 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 Volga
| Period | Volga | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.9% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.3% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.7% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.0% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.0 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been harder to find in Volga than nationally: unemployment was 7.0%, against 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).
Volga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volga | 2.67 | 38.8 | 11.0% | 29.7% | 9.6% | 1978 | $750 | 18.9% | 77.4% | 7.0% |
| Wittensville | 2.39 | 46.7 | 13.7% | 40.7% | 9.4% | 1987 | $764 | 14.7% | 84.0% | 6.7% |
| Sitka | 2.44 | 47.2 | 5.7% | 20.9% | 16.9% | 1996 | $809 | 26.2% | 77.1% | 1.8% |
| Staffordsville | 2.39 | 43.3 | 15.3% | 34.7% | 14.3% | 1979 | $662 | 18.2% | 78.4% | 10.0% |
| Fuget | 2.79 | 35.2 | 5.9% | 22.4% | 13.8% | 1980 | $833 | 15.3% | 75.1% | 1.6% |
| Flatgap | 2.74 | 37.2 | 5.1% | 30.0% | 10.3% | 1985 | $811 | 11.4% | 75.2% | 1.1% |
| Oil Springs | 2.48 | 39.1 | 8.3% | 26.2% | 18.5% | 1985 | $735 | 14.4% | 74.1% | 6.7% |
| Paintsville | 2.30 | 45.0 | 13.0% | 46.6% | 20.1% | 1976 | $728 | 18.0% | 85.9% | 3.9% |
| Stambaugh | 2.36 | 43.4 | 15.9% | 34.5% | 15.5% | 1994 | $807 | 16.7% | 79.0% | 6.0% |
| Collista | 2.23 | 46.5 | 23.5% | 43.0% | 27.2% | 1971 | $680 | 14.9% | 81.0% | 2.3% |
| Tutor Key | 2.76 | 28.4 | 15.6% | 33.3% | 15.5% | 1993 | $741 | 22.1% | 84.1% | 6.5% |
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 Volga. 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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