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A town of 191, settled in 1915.
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Slaughters, against 16% in Kentucky’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 143 Kentucky towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Slaughters. Slaughters has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 130 in 1870, a peak of 664 in 1920, 190 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Slaughters, 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 Slaughters.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Slaughters households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 46% come from inland flooding and 15% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half commute less than 23 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Slaughters dropped by 340, to 9. Slaughters’ average commute stands at 19 minutes, below both Kentucky’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Henderson (13%), Madisonville (9%) and Dixon (6%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Values rose 3.6% in the 12 months to September 2026. 73% of Slaughters households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect July afternoons of 88° and January nights of 26°, with about 10 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Slaughters, 29% have been diagnosed with depression. No town among the 142 in Kentucky we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Slaughters. CDC measures, 31 in all: Slaughters beats Kentucky on 1 and trails on 15.
| Slaughters | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Slaughters | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.9% | 81.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Slaughters
About 2 of every 100 Slaughters residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Slaughters’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Kentucky, United States
Slaughters is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Slaughters had a population of 190. Slaughters lies just west of US 41 and 9.5 mi (15.3 km) east of Dixon. CSX Transportation runs through Slaughters and operates a siding track that is named after the city.
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Slaughters has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.