Ekron is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 170 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ekron is the 391st largest community in Kentucky. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Ekron, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Ekron, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Ekron’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Ekron does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $41,250.00.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The overall crime rate in Ekron is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ekron has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ekron a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Ekron, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.48 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Ekron doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Ekron ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 3.64% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ekron in 2022 was $23,779, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,116 for a family of four. However, Ekron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ekron also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.59% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Ekron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ekron residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ekron include Irish, German, English, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Ekron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.