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Drakesboro, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Drakesboro is a Census city of 320 people across 0.55 square miles of land, in Muhlenberg County. Median household income is $34,375, 83.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Drakesboro
What Drakesboro is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.55 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land580 plus or minus 274
- County holding the largest share of its areaMuhlenberg 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.
Drakesboro
How many people live in Drakesboro
- Population320 plus or minus 151
- Median age38.0 plus or minus 12.4
- Population under 1878 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over51 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households113 plus or minus 38
- Family households74 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families65.5 percent plus or minus 14.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drakesboro
Income and work in Drakesboro
- Median household income$34,375 plus or minus $19,670
- Per capita income$15,867 plus or minus $6,526
- Civilian labor force105 plus or minus 56
- Employed100 plus or minus 53
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over206 plus or minus 66
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.9 percent plus or minus 31.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Drakesboro
- Housing units147 plus or minus 44
- Occupied units113 plus or minus 38
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate23.1 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Owner occupied94 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied19 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate83.2 percent plus or minus 38.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$964
- Annual rent as a share of median income33.7 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Single family units118 plus or minus 38
- Share single family80.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more9.5 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drakesboro
How Drakesboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute98 plus or minus 52
- Commuting under 15 minutes24 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.5 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more35 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.7 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Drove alone76.0 percent plus or minus 56.8
- Carpooled20.0 percent plus or minus 25.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Worked from home2.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drakesboro
Flood risk in Drakesboro
- NFIP communityCity of Drakesboro
- NFIP community number210422
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/13
The City of Drakesboro does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210422 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.
Muhlenberg County, not Drakesboro
Muhlenberg County context, not Drakesboro figures
- Establishments in Muhlenberg County537
- Covered employment, Muhlenberg County8,091
- Average annual pay, Muhlenberg County$54,582
- Housing units permitted, Muhlenberg County5
Every figure in this section is published for Muhlenberg County as a whole and is not a measurement of Drakesboro.
All Muhlenberg County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Drakesboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Drakesboro, Kentucky?
320, in 113 households. Drakesboro city covers 0.55 square miles of land, which is 580 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Drakesboro in?
Muhlenberg 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 Drakesboro?
$34,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $75,500. Median gross rent is $964 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Drakesboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Drakesboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Drakesboro, city of, community 210422, 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 Drakesboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Muhlenberg 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 Drakesboro.
Is zoning published for Drakesboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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