Overall, Salyersville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Salyersville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Salyersville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Salyersville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Salyersville may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Salyersville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Salyersville rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.99% of adults 25 and older in Salyersville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Salyersville in 2022 was $18,253, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,012 for a family of four. Salyersville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.04% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Salyersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salyersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Salyersville include Irish, English, German, Welsh, and European.
The most common language spoken in Salyersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and German/Yiddish.
