DwaleKY
A town of 170, settled in 1890.
Is Dwale a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Dwale, against 16% in Kentucky’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Dwale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
170 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Dwale: who provides what
Dwale is unincorporated, so Floyd 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 Dwale.
The FEMA risk score in Dwale is higher than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
Dwale’s FEMA risk score is 93 of 100, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 48 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dwale has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Dwale for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Prestonsburg (31%), Salyersville (4%) and Hazard (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Dwale, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
Dwale has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Kentucky and the rest of the country, more of Dwale’s adults say their health is fair or poor
39% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Dwale. No town among the 142 in Kentucky we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Dwale. 23% of adults report frequent mental distress in Dwale.
| Dwale | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Dwale | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.3% | 14.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 85% | 81.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 11% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Breaks Interstate Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dwale. Close and well known come first.
33 mi State parkBreaks Interstate Park
15 mi MuseumU.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
17 mi MuseumMountain Homeplace5 mi MuseumEast Kentucky Science Center
20 mi MuseumMagoffin County Pioneer Village and MuseumPhoto credits
Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Dwale
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dwale
College town 17 of every 100 Dwale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
100% of working residents leave Dwale for work
Where Dwale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Dwale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dwale, KY a good place to live?
Dwale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.