Beattyville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,148 people and three associated neighborhoods, Beattyville is the 187th largest community in Kentucky.When you are in Beattyville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.08% of Beattyville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Beattyville is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beattyville who work in office and administrative support (21.13%), sales jobs (19.33%), and healthcare (5.41%). Overall, Beattyville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. 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, Beattyville is worth considering. Being a small city, Beattyville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Beattyville ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.25% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Beattyville in 2022 was $11,251, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $45,004 for a family of four. Beattyville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 49.19% of its population below the federal poverty line.Beattyville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beattyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beattyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beattyville include English, German, Irish, Albanian, and French. The most common language spoken in Beattyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Italian.
