Ekron is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 170 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ekron is the 391st largest community in Kentucky. Much of the housing stock in Ekron was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ekron economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ekron, where the median household income is $41,250.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Ekron is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ekron has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ekron a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Ekron is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ekron, the average commute to work is 38.48 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Ekron doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Ekron ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.64% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Ekron in 2022 was $23,779, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,116 for a family of four. However, Ekron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ekron also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.59% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Ekron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ekron residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ekron include Irish, German, English, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Ekron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.