Vanceburg is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,398 people and two associated neighborhoods, Vanceburg is the 231st largest community in Kentucky.Vanceburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Vanceburg is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vanceburg who work in office and administrative support (16.77%), healthcare suport services (13.29%), and maintenance occupations (10.44%). Of important note, Vanceburg is also a city of artists. Vanceburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Vanceburg’s character. Vanceburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. 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, Vanceburg is worth considering. Vanceburg is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Vanceburg have a very low rate of college education: just 8.35% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Vanceburg in 2022 was $22,510, 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 $90,040 for a family of four. Vanceburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.66% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Vanceburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vanceburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vanceburg include German, Irish, English, French, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Vanceburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
