What is the median household income in West Van Lear, KY?

Name: Income and affordability in West Van Lear, KY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in West Van Lear, KY is $66,815 (±$23,074) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $66,815 (±$23,074)
Median renter income: $81,161 (±$73,920)

Income in West Van Lear against Johnson County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Van Lear	Johnson County	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	$66,815 (±$23,074)	$44,904 (±$4,843)	$63,726 (±$429)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$81,161 (±$73,920)	$26,029 (±$2,165)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,622 (±$24,780)	$54,561 (±$7,897)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009
Median gross rent	—	$708 (±$57)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In West Van Lear, median household income is not measurably different from Johnson County ($44,904).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky ($63,726).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

Statewide, it ranks 170 of 438.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Median household income in places near West Van Lear

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Van Lear
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
West Van Lear	—	$66,815 (±$23,074)	—
Paintsville	2.8 mi	$28,257 (±$9,232)	Lower
Prestonsburg	7.0 mi	$25,746 (±$4,604)	Lower
Allen	12 mi	$36,250 (±$19,382)	Lower
Inez	15 mi	$51,071 (±$34,503)	Not measurably different
Martin	15 mi	$30,682 (±$23,600)	Lower
Salyersville	15 mi	$20,580 (±$3,276)	Lower
Blaine	17 mi	$42,188 (±$23,948)	Not measurably different
Warfield	20 mi	$61,324 (±$21,578)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Paintsville, KY ($28,257), Prestonsburg, KY ($25,746), Allen, KY ($36,250).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

West Van Lear is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 West Van Lear

What is the median household income in West Van Lear?

The median household income in West Van Lear is $66,815 (±$23,074) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What do renters earn in West Van Lear?

The median renting household in West Van Lear, KY earns $81,161 (±$73,920) a year.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for West Van Lear CDP, Kentucky (place:82056, in state:21).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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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.