Businesses in Central City, Kentucky

Categories in Central City, Kentucky

Auto Parts Store Body repair Car Battery Store Car rental Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Motorcycle repair New car dealers Paint and Bodywork Used car dealers Crop Grower Saw Mill Boutique Clothing stores Women's clothing Internet Service Provider Mobile phone stores Radio Broadcaster Association or Organization Baptist Church Churches Courts of law Fraternal Organization Non-Profit Organization Religion Religious Organization Shipping and Mailing Service Social Services Organization Computer Repair Service Electronics Store Building Construction Contractor Concrete Contractor Contractor Electrician General contractors Hardware store Home Goods Store HVAC Contractor Interior Construction Contractor Residential Building Entertainment Provider Photographer American restaurants Bakeries Barbecue Restaurant Bars, pubs and taverns Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Pizza Restaurants Furniture stores Lawn Care Service Accountant Atm's Auto insurance Banks Check Cashing Service Crypto ATM General Accounting & Bookkeeping Home insurance Insurance Insurance Agency Lawyer Legal Services Life insurance Loan companies Money Order Service Money Transfer Service Mortgage Lender Renter's Insurance Agency Cemetery Chiropractors Dentists Medical clinic Nurse practitioner Opticians and eyewear Optometrists Physicians and surgeons Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Manicures and pedicures Business Management Consultant Business to Business Service Management Consultant Firm Services for Industry Apartment Building Real Estate Agency Residential Property Rentals Convenience stores Discount Store Florists Liquor Store Pharmacy Shopping Thrift Store Wholesale store Public parks Freight forwarding Hotels and motels Motel Transportation logistics Transportation Service Travel Agency Trucking Company

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Central City, Kentucky

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Restaurants	56	28 years
Religion	49	55 years
Health and medical	44	24 years
Shopping	41	26 years
Finance other	25	47 years
Car repair	21	30 years
Corporate management	21	29 years
Shopping other	20	29 years
Beauty salons	19	25 years
Gas station	18	51 years
Cemeteries and crematoriums	17	—
Dentists	16	38 years
Electronics stores	14	27 years
Pharmacies and drug stores	14	—
Wholesale of construction supplies	13	37 years
Construction of buildings	13	—
Real estate	13	37 years
Financial services	13	—
Lawyers legal	12	37 years

Central City, Kentucky Facts

Area	5.3 mi²
Population	4,934
Male Population	2,644 (53.6%)
Female Population	2,290 (46.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+14.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-19.1%
Median Age	38.4 years (Male: 36.5, Female: 41.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$42,669 (2022)
Area Codes	270
Neighborhoods	Central City
Local Time
Timezone	Central Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	37.29393, -87.12333
Zip Codes	42330

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Central City, Kentucky Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,294	5,085	6,096	5,902	4,934	5,085	5,249
Population Density	805.2 / mi²	953.5 / mi²	1,143.1 / mi²	1,106.7 / mi²	925.2 / mi²	953.5 / mi²	984.2 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Central City, Kentucky Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 19.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Central City, Kentucky	+14.9%	-3%	-19.1%
Kentucky	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Central City, Kentucky Median Age

Median Age: 38.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Central City, Kentucky	38.4 yrs	41.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Kentucky	38 yrs	39.3 yrs	36.7 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Central City, Kentucky Population Density

Population Density: 925 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Central City, Kentucky	4,934	5.33 sq mi	925 / mi²
Kentucky	4.5 million	40,407.8 sq mi	111 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Central City, Kentucky Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1800 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Central City, Kentucky

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Central City, Kentucky Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$24,789	$27,219	$30,062	$33,857	$40,731	$37,235	$43,119	$42,669
Total GDP	$167.4M	$192.1M	$215.7M	$241.5M	$290.1M	$262.6M	$305.3M	$305.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Central City, Kentucky CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Central City, Kentucky	81,732 tn	16.57 tn	15,325.6 tons/mi²
Kentucky	80,701,118 tn	18.06 tn	1,997.2 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Central City, Kentucky CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	81,732 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	16.57 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	15,325.6 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/18/02	5:37 PM	4.6	96.3 km	16,050 m	14km ENE of Mount Vernon, Indiana	usgs.gov
12/7/00	2:08 PM	3.9	87.8 km	5,000 m	7km W of Evansville, Indiana	usgs.gov
7/12/80	11:59 PM	3.1	12.4 km	0 m	western Kentucky	usgs.gov
3/23/80	9:38 PM	3.1	53.5 km	5,900 m	23km SSW of Cloverport, Kentucky	usgs.gov
1/7/73	10:56 PM	3.2	22.5 km	15,000 m	western Kentucky	usgs.gov
9/2/25	11:56 AM	4.6	65.3 km	—	western Kentucky	usgs.gov
7/27/91	2:28 AM	4.1	75 km	—	western Kentucky	usgs.gov
4/5/50	2:05 AM	4.9	84.4 km	—	western Kentucky	usgs.gov
7/5/27	11:30 AM	4.8	85.1 km	—	Indiana	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Central City, Kentucky

Central City is a home rule-class city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 5,978 at the 2010 census. It is also the largest city in the county and the principal community in the Central City Micropolitan Statistic..

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