Massac is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
McCracken County
McCracken County is a county located in the far western portion of U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,875. The county seat and only municipality is Paducah. McCracken County was the 78th county formed in the st ...
,
Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,635 at the
2020 census.
It is part of the
Paducah, KY-
IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Massac is located at (37.030066, -88.681369)
and borders the southwest side of Paducah.
U.S. Route 62 (Blandville Road) serves as the border between Massac and Paducah.
U.S. Route 45 (Lone Oak Road) forms the eastern edge of the Massac CDP, with the CDP of
Hendron to the east. The unincorporated community of
Lone Oak, centered on US 45, is split between the two CDPs.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the Massac CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.64%, are water.
The CDP's western boundary follows
Massac Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the
Ohio River
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.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,888 people, 1,610 households, and 1,189 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 1,005.7/sq mi (387.9/km
2). There were 1,693 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.80%
White, 2.70%
African American, 0.26%
Native American, 0.85%
Asian
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, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.23% from
other races, and 1.11% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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of any race were 1.26% of the population.
There were 1,610 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were
married couples
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living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,201, and the median income for a family was $61,105. Males had a median income of $39,413 versus $25,240 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $22,519. About 7.2% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Census-designated places in McCracken County, Kentucky
Census-designated places in Kentucky
Paducah micropolitan area