| Official Name: | Mayking, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Mayking |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Letcher |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.05 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.99 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 475 |
| Population Density Km2: | 119.06 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 308.44 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1204 |
| Coordinates: | 37.1333°N -82.7661°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 41837 |
| Area Code: | 606 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 497726 |
Mayking is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 475 as of the 2020 census.[2] Mayking has a post office with ZIP code 41837, which opened on January 25, 1894.[3] [4] U.S. Route 119 passes through the community.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.[2]
As of the 2020 census, there were 475 people, 233 housing units, and 220 families in the CDP. The racial makeup was 96.8% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.4% of the population.[5]
The ancestry of the CDP was 36.7% American, 9.2% Scotch-Irish, and 6.0% Irish.
The median age was 39.4 years old. 7.9% of the population were between the ages of 65 to 74. 36.9% of the population were under 18, with 20.5% under 5, and 16.4% between the ages of 5 to 14.
The median income for married couples was $93,138. 58.8% of the population was in poverty, with 77.0% of people under 18, 54.9% of people between the ages of 18 to 64, and 0.0% of people over 65 were in poverty.