Paducah.
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Kentucky·McCracken County
13 tracts·18K people·$165K median·904/mi²
White 70 · Black 19 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 42 · Married couple 33 · Other 25
Health 34 · Retail 23 · Professional 15 · Leisure 15 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 20 · Service 20 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 8 · Walk 5 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Paducah is $165,300 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Paducah has 26,845 residents across 7 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.5; the population is 69.7% White, 19.2% Black, 5.6% Multiracial, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 28.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.3% (Census ACS).
Clark Elementary School (64%), Concord Elementary School (63%) and Morgan Elementary School (43%) lead the elementary schools; Paducah Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (41%); Paducah Tilghman High School is the high school with reported scores (48%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $834/month, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Paducah is $49,915 a year, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Paducah, median rent is $834/month and the median home value is $165,300 (Census ACS).
Paducah reported 3.3 violent crimes and 28.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 52 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Paducah are earthquake (95), ice storm (94) and heat wave (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.79g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Paducah, 4.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).