Middlesborough.
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Kentucky·Bell County
4 tracts·3K people·$100K median·393/mi²
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The median home value in Middlesborough is $99,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Middlesborough has 9,123 residents across 1 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 42.1; the population is 88.4% White, 5.8% Black, 3.7% Multiracial, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 31.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Yellow Creek School Center (59%) and Middlesboro Elementary School (34%) lead the elementary schools; Middlesboro Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (36%); Middlesboro High School is the high school with reported scores (51%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $598/month, 62% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Middlesborough is $31,106 a year, 64% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Middlesborough, median rent is $598/month and the median home value is $99,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Middlesborough reported 2.0 violent crimes and 31.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 70 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Middlesborough are inland flooding (99), winter weather (91) and cold wave (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Middlesborough, 6.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).