Salyersville’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, Salyersville is worth considering.
Salyersville 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 Salyersville are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.99% of adults in Salyersville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Salyersville in 2022 was $18,253, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,012 for a family of four. Salyersville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.04% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Salyersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salyersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Salyersville include Irish, English, German, Welsh, and European.
The most common language spoken in Salyersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and German/Yiddish.
