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Salt LickKY

A town of 274. A typical home worth about $170K.

Population
274
residents
Typical home
$170K
+3% in a year
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
44.5
years
Jobs based here
11
A commuter town

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274 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 87° · L 68°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Salt Lick

Most working residents leave Salt Lick for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Owingsville (13%), Morehead (13%) and Lexington-Fayette urban county (10%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Salt Lick0%
Owingsville13%
Morehead13%
Lexington-Fayette urban county10%
Paris3%
15 mi
median commute distance
11
jobs based in Salt Lick
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Salt Lick home is worth about $170K

The typical Salt Lick home is worth about $170,000, up 3% in a year, 27% below the Kentucky typical home.

$170KZillow home value

Typical home value

Salt Lick$170K
Kentucky$233K
+3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesLightning
65
paid flood claims since 1978
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Salt Lick has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–46°
Spring43–68°
Summer63–86°
Fall45–69°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Salt Lick is

Salt Lick beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

5 measures vs. Kentucky
0 better4 too close to call1 worse
What stands outSalt LickKY
Fewer adults seeing a dentist53.5%58.1%
St. Claire Regional Medical Center
10.4 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 →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Salt Lick for work

Where Salt Lick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Owingsville Owingsville 13% 13% → Morehead Morehead 13% 10% → Lexington-Fayette urban county Lexington-Fayette urban county 10% 3% → Paris Paris 3% 3% → Maysville Maysville 3% 2% → Winchester Winchester 2% Salt Lick · 0% stay
11jobs based in Salt Lick
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Salt Lick

City in Kentucky, United States

Salt Lick is a home rule-class city in Bath County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 247 at the 2020 U.S. census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
247
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
676 ft
ZIP code
40371
Area code
606

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