Van Lear, KY

Full City Profile · Kentucky · Johnson County County

2.8 /5.0

C+ Fair

520 Population 128/sq mi density

$32,895 Median Income $47,864 per capita

$77,500 Home Value $124,503 Zillow

55°F Avg Temperature 305 sunny days/yr

93 Violent Crime/100K 1,677 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.8 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

C+

Economy

2.5 / 5.0

$32,895 median income, 0.0% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$77,500 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

93 violent crimes/100K

C+

Education

2.7 / 5.0

21.4% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+0%

520 → 520

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+0%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+35.1%

$24,356 → $32,895

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+16.21%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Van Lear across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

520

+0 from 2023 (520)

Projected Median Income 2030

$94,153

+$61,258 from 2023 ($32,895)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	520	—	$24,356	—
2023	520	+0%	$32,895	+35.1%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.