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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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One of the benefits of Mayfield is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.89 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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 2018 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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