Kevil’s risk rating from FEMA is 83 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Kevil after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. 33% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by earthquakes at 29%.

83risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtEarthquakesInland flooding

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Kevil Get ready6.7 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Who lives here

Young adults are less common in Kevil than in Kentucky

Among residents in Kevil, 18% are under 18. Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide). The town’s age of the median resident stands at 48.5 years. 575 people lived in Kevil by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.2% fewer than in 2020.

48.5median age · KY 39.1

	Kevil	Kentucky towns	U.S. towns
Median age	48.5 years	37.6 years	40.5 years
Under 18	18%	22%	22%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	24%	26%	29%

KevilKentuckyUnited States

KYU.S.

Ages · share of residents

16%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma12%

High school30%

Some college21%

Associate’s13%

Bachelor’s17%

Graduate6%

Women and men · all residents

62% women, 38% men

About 61 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±8.5 points). Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Kevil
	Kevil	KY	U.S.
Under 10	5.6%	12.1%	11.6%
10 to 17	12.3%	10.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	9.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.7%	13.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	15.9%	12.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	13%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.5%	10.2%
75 and older	13.3%	6.8%	7%
No diploma	12.2%	11.1%	10.4%
High school	30%	32.6%	26%
Some college	20.9%	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s	13.4%	9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	17.1%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate	6.4%	11.3%	14.1%

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Ages48.5 median age · 26% are 65 or older Schooling24% have a four-year degree Homes76% own their home · Homeowners Income$43K a year · Median household income

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points

Housing

A home in Kevil is worth about $178K, on Zillow’s estimate

Kevil’s median rent comes in at $875 a month. Typical home values fell 5.1% in the year to September 2026. In Kevil, 76% of households own their home.

$178KZillow home value

	Kevil	Kentucky towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	76%	59%	73%
Median rent	$875 a month	$934 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Kevil$178K

Kentucky$231K

−5.1%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in April

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Prices over the yearsDown 5.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.2 years of income Rents$875 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Kevil has four seasons and hot summers

The range runs from 27° on a January night to 89° on a July afternoon, with about 9 inches of snow a winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter29–46°

Spring47–69°

Summer67–88°

Fall48–70°

Oct 28

typical first frost

Apr 5

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 89°, January lows 27°Rain & snow9″ of snow a winter · 50 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

With 1.4 jobs for every working resident, Kevil draws in 300 commuters

Since 2013, Kevil has added 210 jobs, to 309 in 2023. Most working residents leave Kevil for work: only 4% work in town. In Kevil, the average commute is 20 minutes. Its median household income stands at $43,000, below both the Kentucky town median ($60,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).

4%work in town

	Kevil	Kentucky towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$43,000	$60,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	20 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	4.1%	15%	8%
Below the poverty line	15%	16%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Kevil4%

Paducah28%

La Center5%

Calvert City4%

Wickliffe3%

13 mi

median commute distance

309

jobs based in Kevil

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here309 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work4% work in Kevil Commute times20 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 13 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Kevil is

25% of Kevil adults say their health is fair or poor, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 19%. CDC measures, 31 in all: Kevil beats Kentucky on 6 and trails on 5. For adults in the town, the share who report frequent physical distress is 17%.

	Kevil	Kentucky towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	17%	15%	14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	13%	14%	16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	20%	18%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	15%	13%	12%

31 measures vs. Kentucky

6 better20 too close to call5 worse

What stands out	Kevil	KY
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	9.3%	11.7%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	12.4%	15.5%
More adults with COPD	12.8%	10.2%

Massac Memorial Hospital

9.8 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageKevil’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby9.8 miles to an ER · Massac Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than KY on 6 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kevil

16pages on Kevil

The big questions

HealthBetter than KY on 6 of 31 CDC measures Cost of living$178K typical home · down 5.1% in a year Work & commute$43K median household income · 309 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 83% of U.S. communities · drought

Out and about

PlacesAttractions12 nearby · Fort Defiance 16 mi LibraryMetropolis Public Library CollegesWest Kentucky Community and Technical College is 12.5 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1903 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 144 residents Climate89° summer highs · 9″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 42053 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Kevil

West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Paducah12.5 mi$4,728 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Kevil residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Kevil

City in Kentucky, United States

Kevil is a home rule-class city in Ballard and McCracken counties, Kentucky, United States. The population was 595 as of the 2020 census, It is part of the Paducah metropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.6 sq mi
Elevation: 430 ft
ZIP code: 42053

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