Lee County, Kentucky

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Lee County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lee County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,339	4,534,824	334,922,499	2712th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$37,568	$63,726	$80,734	3100th of 3,221
Median Age	43.6	39.1	38.9	1034th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	9.2%	27.6%	35.7%	3196th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$83,900	$205,600	$332,700	3140th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$603	$967	$1,413	3049th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.4%	16.1%	12.5%	177th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.9%	5.2%	1429th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	35.1	114.8	n/a	1874th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	4.7%	14.1%	2931st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.1	n/a	n/a	3013th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.7%	68.3%	65.2%	1006th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	43.4	24.0	26.4	4th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.3%	10.2%	15.1%	2009th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.6%	n/a	n/a	2635th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.9%	46.6%	46.9%	2514th of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.9%	n/a	n/a	2882nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lee County, Kentucky

Statistic	Lee County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Lee County, Kentucky

Statistic	Lee County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	43.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	18.1%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Lee County, Kentucky

Statistic	Lee County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	2,595	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.0%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.1%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	29.5%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lee County, Kentucky

Statistic	Lee County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,415	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.8%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.4%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.7%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.4%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.9%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.7%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Lee County, Kentucky

Statistic	Lee County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	3,229	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.4%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.6%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.9%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$705	$1,544	n/a

Education in Lee County, Kentucky

Statistic	Lee County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	24.9%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.7%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.2%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.3%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.9%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lee County, Kentucky

Statistic	Lee County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	41.4%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.9%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.3%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	26.7%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	13.1%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Lee County, Kentucky

Statistic	Lee County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.5%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	5.5%	16.7%

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