2018 · Allen-Floyd-County-Schools-ky · Wikimedia Commons
Allen’s story
113 years in pictures
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1913Allen is settled
- 2018Allen-Floyd-County-Schools-ky
AllenKY
A town of 157, settled in 1913. A typical home worth about $107K.
Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0
Population
157
residents
Typical home
$107K
−13% in a year
Household income
$36K
median
Median age
22.3
years
Land area
0 sq mi
What makes Allen stand out
The thing Allen does most differently from other towns.
Small town
157 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Allen home is worth about $107K
The typical Allen home is worth about $107,000, down 13% in a year, 54% below the Kentucky typical home.
$107KZillow home value
Typical home value
Allen$107K
Kentucky$233K
−13%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
96risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
76
paid flood claims since 1981
8
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Mild winters, pleasant summers
Allen has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
4″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–48°
Spring43–69°
Summer63–86°
Fall45–70°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Safety
Crime reported in Allen
No violent or property crimes were reported in Allen in 2025. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Allen is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
0
violent crimes reported in 2025
0
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health
How healthy Allen is
Allen beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
5 measures vs. Kentucky
0 better3 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Allen | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.5% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 52.1% | 58.1% |
Arh Our Lady of the Way
2.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
1.4% of Allen is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
1.4%conserved
1.4%
conserved · 2 of 121 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stumbo Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Allen
City in Kentucky, United States
Allen, also known as Allen City, is a home rule-class city in Floyd County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Allen had a population of 182.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1913
- Population
- 182
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 643 ft
- ZIP code
- 41601
- Area code
- 606
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