Letcher County, KY Demographic Data
Letcher County, KY Summary
Letcher County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 24,318
- Area: 339.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 337.91 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 71.72 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,480.31 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Letcher County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,938
51%
50.8
Male
11,444
49%
49.2
Total Population
23,382
323,128,000
Letcher County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,388
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,356
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,478
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,338
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,265
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,813
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,972
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,335
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,939
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,595
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,431
10.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,156
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
316
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,285
78.2%
77.2
Female
9,478
51.8%
51.3
Male
8,807
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,616
75.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,958
21.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,903
16.7%
15.2
Female
2,135
54.7%
55.8
Male
1,768
45.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Letcher County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,175
99.1%
96.8
White
22,999
98.4%
72.6
Black or African American
72
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
42
0.2%
0.8
Asian
46
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
20
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
15
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
3
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
16
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
207
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
154
0.7%
17.8
Mexican
61
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
17
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
67
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,228
99.3%
82.2
Letcher County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,793
10.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,337
14.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,330
38.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,681
16.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,562
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,076
6.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
778
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,130
24.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,427
75.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,854
11.2%
31.2
Letcher County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,941
20.6%
33.7%
Now Married
10,769
56.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,190
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
569
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,691
8.8
5.8%
Letcher County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,777
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
217
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
160
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
37
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
20
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Letcher County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,646
16.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,070
10.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,606
16.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,336
13.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,385
13.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,312
13.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
940
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
630
6.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
49
0.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
43
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
29,181
57,617
Per capita income
17,181
31,128
Letcher County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
742
10.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
527
7.2%
9.8
Construction
379
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,608
35.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
254
3.5%
6.6
Information
157
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
276
3.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
269
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
327
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
349
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
979
13.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
287
3.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
183
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
921
12.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,417
32.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,010
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,805
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,184
16.1%
18.1%
Letcher County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,214
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,116
84.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
647
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
27
0.4%
5.1
Walked
126
1.7%
2.7
Other means
51
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
247
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.1
26.6
Letcher County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
936
9.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,378
33.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,293
32.9%
37.1
3 or more
2,410
24.1%
21.0
Letcher County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,017
86.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,392
73.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,625
26.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,559
13.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Letcher County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,576
1 room
115
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
107
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
591
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
2,248
19.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,834
24.5%
19.8
6 rooms
2,243
19.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,706
14.7%
12.0
8 rooms
741
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
991
8.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Letcher County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,576
1-unit, detached
7,605
65.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
77
0.7%
5.9
2-units
118
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
213
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
141
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
117
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
111
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
3,194
27.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Letcher County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,649
14.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
856
7.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
897
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
982
8.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,963
17.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,688
14.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,712
14.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,627
14.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
170
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
32
0.3%
1.4%
Letcher County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
599
6.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
498
5.0%
4.7
Electricity
8,120
81.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
195
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
334
3.3%
0.1
Wood
246
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.2%
1.1
Letcher County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,427
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
4
0.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
0.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
68
2.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
159
6.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
316
13.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
569
23.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,298
53.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,093
46.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
266
11.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
193
8.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
219
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
569
24.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
87
0.0%
0.0%
Letcher County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,836
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
0.5%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
82
4.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
641
34.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,103
60.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
789
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
548
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
258
14.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
157
8.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
103
5.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
194
11.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
94
5.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
954
54.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
865
0.0%
0.0%
Letcher County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,392
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,105
42.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,669
36.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
782
10.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
406
5.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
358
4.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
58
0.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
57,300
205,000