Salyersville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,499 people and five associated neighborhoods, Salyersville is the 220th largest community in Kentucky.

Of important note, Salyersville is also a city of artists. Salyersville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Salyersville’s character.

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Salyersville is worth considering.

Salyersville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In Salyersville, just 10.27% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Salyersville in 2022 was $18,762, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,048 for a family of four. However, Salyersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Salyersville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 58.23% 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, Scottish, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Salyersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and African languages.