Farley is a

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(CDP) in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,374 as of the 2020 census, down from 4,701 in

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. It is part of the Paducah, KY- IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area was listed by the

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as Woodlawn-Oakdale starting with the 1980 census and as Farley starting with the 2010 census.

Geography

Farley is located in eastern McCracken County at (37.043786, −88.571223). It is bordered to the northwest by the city of Paducah and to the northeast by the

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, less than one mile south of where it joins the

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. The Farley CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Woodlawn and Oakdale. U.S. Routes 60 and 62 (Clarks River Road) cross the northeast part of Farley together. Both highways lead northwest into Paducah, while US 62 leads southeast to Reidland and US 60 leads east across the Tennessee River to Ledbetter. According to the

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, the Farley CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.35%, are water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,937 people, 2,049 households, and 1,407 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,243 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.55%

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, 2.51%

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, 0.41% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.10%

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, 0.34% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population. There were 2,049 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% 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 2.89. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,313, and the median income for a family was $31,658. Males had a median income of $28,789 versus $17,316 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,344. About 17.6% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

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