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37.85° N · 86.98° W · GEOID 2185224

Yelvington

Daviess County, Kentucky · part of the Owensboro, KY metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

KentuckyYelvington, KYYelvingtonYelvington

The short answer

Yelvington is home to 594 people. Median household income is $68,176 a year and median rent is $918 a month, 16.2% 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 $137,500, about 2.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$918
33% below the median place
Median household income
$68,176
15% below the median place
Median home value
$137,500
57% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
9% below 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 Yelvington

  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 78 Kentucky places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 62 Kentucky places.
  • The median home is worth 2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 94% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 85 Kentucky places.
  • 86% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 84% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 88 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Yelvington

Daviess County gains about 1.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,108
Moved out3,019
Net+89

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ohio County, KY277279−2
Hancock County, KY198175+23
McLean County, KY166171−5
Spencer County, IN126108+18

Within Kentucky, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within KentuckyOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$54K
Leavers$57K

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

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Daviess County report $54,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
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 $918 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,298 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $137,500.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Nebraska City, NE matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in7
$54,125
23% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureYelvingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$54,12523% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,34418% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.0x, 47% below the median place.

Yelvington16.2%
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
$36,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.2%
21% below the median place
Home price to income
2.0x
47% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$59,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$137,500
57% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,177
64% below the median place
Homeownership1
86.4%
30% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureYelvingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$91833% below
Rent to income116.2%21% below
Property tax rate10.9%5% below
Home price to income12.0x47% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure88.612% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,13830% below
HUD area median income4County figure$92,10014% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,17764% below
Median home value1$137,50057% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure44.5%14% below
Homeownership186.4%30% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure41.8%17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,29831% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.3%11% below
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$29,419
27% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureYelvingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$68,17615% below
Income per person1$29,41927% below
Unemployment1County figure4.5%9% below
Average annual pay6County figure$56,46614% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs6County figure47,80468% below
Poverty rate1County figure14.7%37% above
Mean commute1County figure19 min22% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Household size1
2.7
8% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.1%
2% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureYelvingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15946646th largest
Median age138.51% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure26.2%18% below
High school or higher1County figure91.9%0% below
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure5.5%14% below
Homes with broadband194.1%2% above
05

Life in Yelvington

39 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.2 −17%
Shops38.2 +26%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.5 +21%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

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

Shops per 10k8
38.2
26% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.8
22% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
17.2
17% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureYelvingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure37311% above
Public school students10County figure15,983226% above
Students per teacher10County figure15.83% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.217% below
Shops per 10k8County figure38.226% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.521% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
National Register listings9County figure39200% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 17.9, 71% below 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 Yelvington. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
17.9
71% below the median place
Hurricane risk12
35.0
50% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
48.6 in
11% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureYelvingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure88°F2% above
January average low11County figure25°F1% above
Average temperature11County figure57°F4% above
Annual precipitation11County figure48.6 in11% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure88.15% below
Hurricane risk12County figure35.050% below
Tornado risk12County figure88.99% above
Wildfire risk12County figure17.971% below
Heat wave risk12County figure90.81% above
Median air quality index13County figure430% above
Good air days13County figure61.9%10% below
08

Yelvington in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$68,176 (2024)$86,500$73,000 to $102,500+4.0%
Median home value$137,500 (2024)$198,000$144,000 to $272,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.0 now.

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

09

Places like Yelvington

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

PlaceRentIncome
Nebraska City, NE$947$67,117Compare
Moline, IL$900$67,701Compare
Oxford, AL$925$74,268Compare
Savannah, MO$852$62,535Compare
Savannah, MOOxford, ALMoline, ILNebraska City, NEYelvington, KYYelvingtonNebraska CityMolineOxfordSavannahYelvingtonNebraska CityMolineOxfordSavannah

Common questions

Is Yelvington a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 78 Kentucky places. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 62 Kentucky places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Yelvington expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.2% 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 $137,500.

What salary do you need to live in Yelvington?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $36,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Yelvington?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Nebraska City, NE, Moline, IL, Oxford, AL and Savannah, MO.

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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Yelvington with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Yelvington itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/yelvington-kentucky

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

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