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Breathitt County School District

Breathitt County School District is a unified school district in Kentucky with a community population of 12,448. The median household income is $35,250 and the median age is 42.4.

12,448

Population

25

People / sq mi

$35,250

Median Income

42.4

Median Age

Breathitt County School District covers 491 sq mi of land at 25.4 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White96.3%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian58.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$35,250

Median Household Income

$22,562

Per Capita Income

28.6%

Poverty Rate

4.1%

Unemployment

Housing

$69,200

Median Home Value

$551

Median Rent

79.2%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

80.4%

High School+

14.9%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Breathitt County School District serves a community with a population of 12,448 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Kentucky.

The median household income in Breathitt County School District is $35,250, with a per capita income of $22,562. The poverty rate is 28.6%.

Breathitt County School District is 96.3% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 58.4% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Breathitt County School District, 80.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 14.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Breathitt County School District is $69,200, with a median rent of $551. The homeownership rate is 79.2%.

Data for Breathitt County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2100690).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.