CeruleanKY
Home to 263 people, the town was settled in 1894.
Is Cerulean a good place to live?
46% of residents live below the poverty line in Cerulean, against 16% in Kentucky’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only one of the 143 Kentucky towns we compare has a higher median age than Cerulean. Cerulean has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
263 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cerulean.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Locust PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 21 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Cerulean’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Hopkinsville (28%), Cadiz (14%) and Princeton (10%). For most workers, Cerulean is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Half commute less than 17 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cerulean has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Federal aid has come to Cerulean households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025. Compared with nearly three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. 41% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 16%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Cerulean brings mild winters and hot summers
The range runs from 27° on a January night to 89° on a July afternoon, with about 4 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Cerulean is valued at about $196K
In Cerulean, 58% of households live in a home they own.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cerulean stands out in Kentucky and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
The share of adults in Cerulean who report frequent mental distress: 18%. Of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Cerulean.
| Cerulean | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cerulean | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.9% | 14.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 86% | 81.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.6% | 18.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Cerulean
Moving to Cerulean: who provides what
Cerulean is unincorporated, so Trigg 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.
98% of working residents leave Cerulean for work
Where Cerulean’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cerulean
College town 21 of every 100 Cerulean residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
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Is Cerulean, KY a good place to live?
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