Cities / Kentucky / Paducah

Paducah, KY

26,869 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Paducah)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 2.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BNA

126 mi — Nashville International Airport

Population & People

Population

26,869

Median age

41.5

Median household income

$49,915

Poverty rate

22.3%

Unemployment rate

4.0%

Bachelor's degree+

28.8%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

3.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$165,300

Median gross rent

$834/mo

Homeownership rate

55.04%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$984

HUD Fair Market Rent (Kentucky statewide average across 120 areas — not specific to Paducah), 2026. Efficiency $719, 1BR $794, 2BR $984, 3BR $1277, 4BR $1442. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kentucky commercial electricity

11.88¢/kWh

Kentucky industrial electricity

6.96¢/kWh

Kentucky residential electricity

13.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

306897.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

233243.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kentucky

588.4

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Kentucky-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BNA

Nashville International Airport

126 mi away

STL

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

150 mi away

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

161 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kentucky energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kentucky economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).