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38.55° N · 82.78° W · GEOID 2185008

Wurtland

Greenup County, Kentucky · part of the Huntington, WV metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

KentuckyWurtland, KYWurtlandWurtland

The short answer

Wurtland is home to 1,154 people. Median household income is $60,972 a year and median rent is $917 a month, 18.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $95,000, about 1.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$917
33% below the median place
Median household income
$60,972
24% below the median place
Median home value
$95,000
70% below the median place
Unemployment
6.8%
38% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Wurtland

  • The median home is worth 1.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 85 Kentucky places.
  • 23% of homes stand vacant, more than in 91% of places its size. It is the highest of 67 Kentucky places.
  • Public schools here have 10.7 students per teacher, fewer than in 90% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 70 Kentucky places.
  • 24.5% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 88% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $208 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to Wurtland

Greenup County gains about 3.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,630
Moved out1,528
Net+102

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Boyd County, KY496494+2
Scioto County, OH156125+31
Lawrence County, OH120112+8
Carter County, KY113109+4
Cabell County, WV38
Fayette County, KY38

Within Kentucky, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within KentuckyOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$51K
Leavers$50K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Greenup County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Greenup County report $51,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $50,300.
Income you would need
$36,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $917 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,125 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $95,000.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 5.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Gas City, IN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.5%
12% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$50,330
28% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$51,332
27% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWurtlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.5%12% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%5% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure3.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$51,33227% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$50,33028% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.6x, 59% below the median place.

Wurtland18.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$36,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.0%
12% below the median place
Home price to income
1.6x
59% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$52,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$95,000
70% below the median place
Vacant homes1
22.8%
223% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,125
40% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWurtlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$91733% below
Rent to income118.0%12% below
Property tax rate11.3%42% above
Home price to income11.6x59% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure88.412% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,00638% below
HUD area median income4County figure$83,30022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,22962% below
Median home value1$95,00070% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.8%45% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure37.7%27% below
Homeownership177.8%17% above
Renters paying 30%+159.1%17% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,12540% below
Vacant homes122.8%223% above
Median year built119631% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
24.5%
127% above the median place
Income per person1
$27,868
30% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWurtlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$60,97224% below
Income per person1$27,86830% below
Unemployment1County figure6.8%38% above
Average annual pay6County figure$48,15627% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure0.5%86% below
Jobs6County figure7,00695% below
Poverty rate124.5%127% above
Mean commute124 min6% below
Works from home1County figure5.0%60% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 82.7%, 10% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
82.7%
10% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
16.3%
49% below the median place
Median age1
44.0
13% above the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureWurtlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1546646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.7%below (median 1.1%)
Median age144.013% above
Bachelor's or higher116.3%49% below
High school or higher190.9%2% below
Household size12.77% above
Born abroad1County figure0.9%90% below
No health insurance1County figure5.5%14% below
Homes with broadband182.7%10% below
05

Life in Wurtland

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • McConnell House, Law Office, and Slave Quarters listed 1975
  • Wurtland Union Church listed 2008

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars11.0 −47%
Shops28.2 −7%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.0 −51%
Doctors' offices and clinics11.8 −42%
Child care centers1.1 −52%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students12
405
92% below the median place
Public schools12
2
78% below the median place
Students per teacher12
10.7
31% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWurtlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12278% below
Public school students1240592% below
Students per teacher1210.731% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure11.047% below
Shops per 10k9County figure28.27% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.051% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure11.842% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.152% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 96.9%, 41% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Wurtland. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
96.9%
41% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
52.6
43% below the median place
Median air quality index15
36
16% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWurtlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure87°F0% below
January average low13County figure24°F7% below
Average temperature13County figure55°F0% below
Annual precipitation13County figure42.8 in2% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure52.643% below
Hurricane risk14County figure39.644% below
Tornado risk14County figure41.549% below
Wildfire risk14County figure40.234% below
Heat wave risk14County figure88.02% below
Median air quality index15County figure3616% below
Good air days15County figure96.9%41% above
08

Wurtland in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$917/mo (2024)$1,200/mo$990 to $1,460/mo+4.6%
Median household income$60,972 (2024)$79,000$67,000 to $93,500+4.4%
Median home value$95,000 (2024)$131,000$95,000 to $180,000+5.5%
Population968 (2025)970930 to 1,010−0.0%

The median home would be worth 1.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Wurtland

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Gas City, IN$901$55,982Compare
Dunkirk, NY$866$53,299Compare
Burton, MI$1,009$60,052Compare
Pontiac, IL$842$61,279Compare
Pontiac, ILBurton, MIDunkirk, NYGas City, INWurtland, KYWurtlandGas CityDunkirkBurtonPontiacWurtlandGas CityDunkirkBurtonPontiac

Common questions

Is Wurtland a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 85 Kentucky places. 23% of homes stand vacant, more than in 91% of places its size. It is the highest of 67 Kentucky places. On cost, space and class size it scores 86 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Wurtland expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $95,000.

What salary do you need to live in Wurtland?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $36,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Wurtland?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Gas City, IN, Dunkirk, NY, Burton, MI and Pontiac, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Wurtland with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Wurtland itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/wurtland-kentucky

Citytistics. “Wurtland, Kentucky.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/wurtland-kentucky/

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