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A town of 175. A typical home worth about $184K.
Population
175
residents
Typical home
$184K
+4.5% in a year
Household income
$36K
median
Median age
46.9
years
Jobs based here
9
A commuter town
What makes Slaughters stand out
The thing Slaughters does most differently from other towns.
Small town
175 people, and everyone knows the way
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Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
83risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Slaughters
Most working residents leave Slaughters for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Henderson (13%), Madisonville (9%) and Dixon (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Slaughters0%
Henderson13%
Madisonville9%
Dixon6%
Sebree5%
23 mi
median commute distance
9
jobs based in Slaughters
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Slaughters has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
10″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–46°
Spring47–68°
Summer67–87°
Fall48–70°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing
A typical Slaughters home is worth about $184K
The typical Slaughters home is worth about $184,000, up 4.5% in a year, 21% below the Kentucky typical home.
$184KZillow home value
Typical home value
Slaughters$184K
Kentucky$233K
+4.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health
How healthy Slaughters is
Slaughters 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 | Slaughters | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.1% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 50.4% | 58.1% |
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
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 Slaughters for work
Where Slaughters’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
9jobs based in Slaughters
0%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Slaughters
City in Kentucky, United States
Slaughters is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Slaughters had a population of 190. Slaughters lies just west of US 41 and 9.5 mi (15.3 km) east of Dixon. CSX Transportation runs through Slaughters and operates a siding track that is named after the city.
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- Population
- 190
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 420 ft
- ZIP code
- 42456
- Area code
- 270