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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ekron is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 56.36% of the Ekron workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ekron is a city of construction workers and builders, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ekron who work in maintenance occupations (12.73%), office and administrative support (7.27%), and healthcare suport services (5.45%). 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. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ekron is worth considering. 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. Being a small city, Ekron does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
