ArtemusKY
A town of 426.
Is Artemus a good place to live?
Artemus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
426 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Artemus: who provides what
Artemus is unincorporated, so Knox County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Artemus.
Compared with most of Kentucky and the rest of the country, more of Artemus’ residents live below the poverty line
Only 1% of working residents stay in Artemus for work; the rest commute out. No town among the 143 in Kentucky we compare has a lower middle household income than Artemus. The top destinations are Barbourville (25%), Corbin (7%) and Lexington (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away.
| Artemus | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 62% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $21,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Artemus, with cold waves at the top
Artemus’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 69 of 100, against 48 of 100 in Kentucky’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. 43% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 37%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Artemus
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 26°, with about 11 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Artemus stands out in Kentucky and nationally, with more of its adults who get no exercise outside work
Of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Artemus. Just over one in ten adults binge drink locally, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 16%. The share of adults in Artemus who smoke cigarettes: 30%. CDC measures, 31 in all: Artemus beats Kentucky on 2 and trails on 23.
| Artemus | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Artemus | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.5% | 14.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.1% | 81.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 46.6% | 18.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Artemus
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Artemus
About 2 of every 100 Artemus residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
99% of working residents leave Artemus for work
Where Artemus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Artemus
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Artemus is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Artemus had a population of 453.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,043 ft
- ZIP code
- 40903
Questions about Artemus
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Artemus, KY a good place to live?
Artemus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.