Morehead is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Morehead to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Morehead spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.16 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Morehead does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Morehead citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.25% of adults in Morehead have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Morehead in 2022 was $22,215, 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 $88,860 for a family of four. However, Morehead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Morehead also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.36% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Morehead is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Morehead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morehead residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Morehead include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Morehead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
