Moving to Mortons Gap, Kentucky

Population: 952. Estimated population in July 2024: 956 (+0.4% change)
Males: 447 (47.0%), Females: 505 (53.0%)

Hopkins County

Zip code: 42440

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $27,031
Median house value: $39,100

Population by Race

Races in Mortons Gap:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
• Black (3.3%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (36.3%), English (8.4%), Irish (7.8%), German (3.9%), Dutch (3.7%), French (1.1%).

Elevation: 470 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mortons Gap

• High school or higher: 67.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
• Unemployed: 7.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mortons Gap city

• Never married: 17.1%
• Now married: 60.6%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 11.9%
• Divorced: 9.2%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mortons Gap:

• REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR OF HOPKINS CO (about 7 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY)
• MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
• FHC CUMBERLAND HALL (about 26 miles; HOPKINSVILLE, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mortons Gap:

• CAMPBELL AAF (about 40 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)
• OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 41 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
• EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mortons Gap:

• MADISONVILLE MUNI (about 10 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: 2I0)
• TRADEWATER (about 14 miles; DAWSON SPRINGS, KY; Abbreviation: 8M7)
• PROVIDENCE-WEBSTER CO (about 22 miles; PROVIDENCE, KY; Abbreviation: 8M9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mortons Gap:

• AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
• TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
• UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 51 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 52 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
• MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
• WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
• TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,346)