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Mayfield, KY
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Living in Mayfield



Mayfield is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 9,894 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mayfield is the 44th largest community in Kentucky.

A relatively large number of people in Mayfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mayfield spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.89 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The education level of Mayfield citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.98% of adults in Mayfield have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mayfield in 2022 was $26,291, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,164 for a family of four. However, Mayfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mayfield also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.69% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Mayfield is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mayfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mayfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mayfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.31% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mayfield include English, German, Irish, African, and Scottish.

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


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