Eddyville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,332 people and two associated neighborhoods, Eddyville is the 170th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eddyville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eddyville is a city of managers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Eddyville who work in management occupations (19.34%), law enforcement and fire fighting (6.41%), and office and administrative support (6.30%). Also of interest is that Eddyville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The overall crime rate in Eddyville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Eddyville 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 Eddyville, just 12.63% 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 Eddyville in 2022 was $28,286, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,144 for a family of four. However, Eddyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Eddyville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eddyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eddyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Eddyville include English, German, Irish, African, and European. The most common language spoken in Eddyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
