Morehead is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 6,740 people and five associated neighborhoods, Morehead is the 65th largest community in Kentucky. Morehead real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although Morehead house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Morehead is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morehead is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morehead who work in sales jobs (12.47%), food service (11.80%), and teaching (9.73%). Also of interest is that Morehead has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Morehead telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.97% 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. 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.
