Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Inez has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Martin County Courthouse and Inez Deposit Bank. Inez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Inez beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 108 in 1880, 546 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 4 maps from 1916 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Inez, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Inez.
Inez had 316 jobs in 2023, down 458 from 2013. Most people who work leave Inez to do it: just 11% work in town. In Inez, just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Prestonsburg (5%), Louisa (4%) and West Liberty (3%).
| Inez | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Since 2004, Inez has seen 12 flood insurance claims paid out. 86% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Inez households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
72% of Inez households are owner-occupiers, against 59% in Kentucky’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 2.9%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 25°, with about 17 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inez: 21% of adults have diabetes. Of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Inez. A tenth of Inez adults binge drink, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 16%. CDC measures, 31 in all: Inez beats Kentucky on 2 and trails on 17.
| Inez | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Inez | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.8% | 14.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 86.4% | 81.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 20% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Inez Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Inez. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Theme parkCamden Park
37 mi MuseumHuntington Museum of Art
17 mi MuseumU.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
18 mi MuseumMountain Homeplace
35 mi MuseumHeritage Farm Museum and Village37 mi MuseumMuseum of Radio and TechnologyCamden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Inez; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Inez residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Inez’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Kentucky, United States
Inez ( EYE-nəz) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Martin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 546 at the 2020 census.
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Inez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Nimrod Workman and Josey Montana McCoy.
