Housing data for Allen, KY

Allen, KY has an estimated 157 residents and 102 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Floyd County.

50.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $941 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
157 (±97)
Housing units
102 (±56)
Households that rent
50.7%
Median gross rent
$941
Residents since 2015–2019
−21.9%

What stands out in Allen

Median real estate taxes: $506 (±$216) in Allen, lower than in Floyd County ($748).

Average commute: 17.4 minutes (±5.3) in Allen, lower than in Floyd County (27.1 minutes).

Housing in Allen at a glance

  • Median rent: $941 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 42.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 50.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $36,250 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $77,500 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $506 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 8.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 66.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 77.5% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 78.9% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 17.4 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −21.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 35.2% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Allen against Floyd County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
AllenFloyd CountyKentuckyUnited States
Residents157 (±97)35,224 (exact)4,534,824 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units102 (±56)17,505 (±58)2,023,116 (±474)143,775,355
Households that rent50.7% (±27.6 points)27.8% (±2.3 points)31.7% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$941 (±$445)$672 (±$59)$967 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$36,250 (±$19,382)$41,279 (±$4,939)$63,726 (±$429)$80,734
Median home value$77,500 (±$75,906)$98,700 (±$8,147)$205,600 (±$1,096)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$506 (±$216)$748 (±$73)$1,544 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198077.5% (±38.0 points)46.2% (±4.1 points)47.1% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute17.4 minutes (±5.3)27.1 minutes (±2.6)24.0 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.9% (±14.7 points)84.7% (±2.6 points)88.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents22.3 years (±27.1)42.8 years (±0.8)39.1 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Allen covers 0.2 square miles of land, about 877 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Allen has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents201 (±80)157 (±97)−21.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units112 (±39)102 (±56)−8.9%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$867 (±$189)$941 (±$445)+8.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$16,964 (±$15,488)$36,250 (±$19,382)+113.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent54.1% (±18.7 points)50.7% (±27.6 points)−3.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±42.0 points)0.0% (±53.1 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Allen

In 2025, the Allen Police Department reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Across Floyd County, the departments that report recorded 47 violent and 164 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.

Places near Allen

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Martin3.5 mi$358—70.1%
Prestonsburg5.2 mi$592$161,30055.0%
Coal Run Village11 mi$893$132,40028.9%
Wayland11 mi$633$40,50034.9%
West Van Lear12 mi—$135,3007.7%
Pikeville14 mi$862$263,80059.2%
Paintsville15 mi$637$116,10057.1%
Wheelwright19 mi$593$72,00027.0%

Places in Kentucky most like Allen

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Tompkinsville$728$99,000$38,62847.6%
Clinton$653$67,100$34,46442.9%
Catlettsburg$630$82,500$38,27644.3%
Princeton$762$96,600$47,41147.2%
Whitesburg$640$111,700$29,18947.3%
Carrollton$918$113,200$45,87163.3%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Kentucky.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Allen, fiscal year 2027

Floyd County, KY, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$661$707$925$1,230$1,246

HUD income limits for Allen, fiscal year 2026

Floyd County, KY, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$15,960$25,200$40,250
2 people$21,640$28,800$46,000
3 people$27,320$32,400$51,750
4 people$33,000$35,950$57,500
5 people$38,680$38,850$62,100
6 people$41,750$41,750$66,700
7 people$44,600$44,600$71,300
8 people$47,500$47,500$75,900

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Floyd County, KY, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $60,700.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Allen

Is Allen growing?

In Allen, the number of residents went from 201 in 2015–2019 to 157 in 2020–2024 (−21.9%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Allen city, Kentucky (place:00946, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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