CayceKY
Population 43: a town settled in 1880.
Is Cayce a good place to live?
Cayce’s median age is 22.2 years, below both Kentucky’s towns (37.6 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 143 in Kentucky we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Cayce. Cayce has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
43 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cayce: who provides what
Cayce is unincorporated, so Fulton 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 Cayce.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Cayce, mostly earthquakes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Cayce, 49% come from earthquakes and 17% from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Cayce brings four seasons and hot summers
Cayce’s peak summer temperature stands at 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Cayce say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
44% of Cayce adults sleep under 7 hours. No town among the 142 in Kentucky we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Cayce. Two figures for adults locally: 27% smoke cigarettes, 19% have diabetes. Only 2 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Cayce.
| Cayce | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cayce | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 14.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 85.6% | 81.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.2% | 18.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Cayce
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cayce; the nearest are
College town 40 of every 100 Cayce residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
About Cayce
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Cayce is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States, in the state's southwestern corner. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 119. The community was named for James Hardie Cayce, who established stores in Moscow, Clinton, and Cayce. Cayce is centrally located in Kentucky's westernmost county, Fulton. The name is a homophone of "Casey". Cayce includes the area east and west from Willingham Bottom and Bayou de Chien Creek to Mud Creek and north and south from Moscow to the Middle Road (Kentucky Route 166). Part of the town, known as the "junction", is at the junction of Kentucky Routes 94 and 239. This is the location of the…
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 400 ft
Questions about Cayce
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cayce, KY a good place to live?
Cayce has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.