Leslie County, Kentucky

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Leslie 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	Leslie County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,079	4,534,824	334,922,499	2476th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$35,934	$63,726	$80,734	3116th of 3,221
Median Age	42.3	39.1	38.9	1404th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.5%	27.6%	35.7%	3131st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$69,000	$205,600	$332,700	3198th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$585	$967	$1,413	3073rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	30.3%	16.1%	12.5%	135th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.9%	5.2%	2031st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	25.1	114.8	n/a	2140th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.1%	4.7%	14.1%	3194th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.8	n/a	n/a	2993rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.5%	68.3%	65.2%	100th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.8	24.0	26.4	65th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.0%	10.2%	15.1%	2908th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2556th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.9%	46.6%	46.9%	2718th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.7%	n/a	n/a	2468th 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 Leslie County, Kentucky

Statistic	Leslie County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.1%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.8	32.5	61.4

Age in Leslie County, Kentucky

Statistic	Leslie County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.3	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.7%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.2%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	17.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.0%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Leslie County, Kentucky

Statistic	Leslie County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	4,231	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.7%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.6%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.8%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.6%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	24.2%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Leslie County, Kentucky

Statistic	Leslie County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,827	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.7%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.5%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.2%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	30.3%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	53.1%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	29.1%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Leslie County, Kentucky

Statistic	Leslie County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	4,925	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.0%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.1%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.5%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$563	$1,544	n/a

Education in Leslie County, Kentucky

Statistic	Leslie County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	20.1%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.2%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.2%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.5%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.9%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Leslie County, Kentucky

Statistic	Leslie County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.2%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.0%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.4%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	25.4%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.8%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Leslie County, Kentucky

Statistic	Leslie County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	90.9%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.7%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.2%	5.5%	16.7%

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