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Lynch, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Lynch is a Census city of 709 people across 0.30 square miles of land, in Harlan County. Median household income is $30,114, 66.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lynch
What Lynch is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,368 plus or minus 698
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarlan County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lynch
How many people live in Lynch
- Population709 plus or minus 209
- Median age43.8 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18177 plus or minus 71
- Share under 1825.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over148 plus or minus 73
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Households264 plus or minus 77
- Family households210 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families79.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lynch
Income and work in Lynch
- Median household income$30,114
- Per capita income$17,474 plus or minus $4,350
- Civilian labor force233 plus or minus 96
- Employed225 plus or minus 92
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over510 plus or minus 149
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent plus or minus 33.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lynch
- Housing units428 plus or minus 93
- Occupied units264 plus or minus 77
- Vacant units164 plus or minus 65
- Vacancy rate38.3 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Owner occupied175 plus or minus 66
- Renter occupied89 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate66.3 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$58,600 plus or minus $14,315
- Median gross rent, monthly$889 plus or minus $287
- Annual rent as a share of median income35.4 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Single family units411 plus or minus 100
- Share single family96.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lynch gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute220 plus or minus 91
- Commuting under 15 minutes67 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.5 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more108 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.1 percent plus or minus 16.1
- Drove alone77.3 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Public transport10.7 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lynch
Flood risk in Lynch
- NFIP communityCity of Lynch
- NFIP community number210104
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The City of Lynch participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210104 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Harlan County, not Lynch
Harlan County context, not Lynch figures
- Establishments in Harlan County370
- Covered employment, Harlan County6,280
- Average annual pay, Harlan County$44,461
- Housing units permitted, Harlan County0
Every figure in this section is published for Harlan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lynch.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lynch questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lynch, Kentucky?
709, in 264 households. Lynch city covers 0.30 square miles of land, which is 2,368 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lynch in?
Harlan County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lynch?
$30,114. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $58,600. Median gross rent is $889 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lynch in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lynch appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lynch, city of, community 210104, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lynch figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harlan County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lynch.
Is zoning published for Lynch?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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