Letcher County, Kentucky

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Letcher County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Letcher County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,808	4,534,824	334,922,499	1833rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,793	$63,726	$80,734	3038th of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	39.1	38.9	1059th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.5%	27.6%	35.7%	3069th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$67,400	$205,600	$332,700	3202nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$669	$967	$1,413	2873rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.4%	16.1%	12.5%	255th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.2%	4.9%	5.2%	644th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	61.6	114.8	n/a	1353rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	4.7%	14.1%	2932nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.8	n/a	n/a	2995th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.1%	68.3%	65.2%	1688th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.3	24.0	26.4	772nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.6%	10.2%	15.1%	1912th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.3%	n/a	n/a	2401st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.2%	46.6%	46.9%	1427th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.6%	n/a	n/a	2238th 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 Letcher County, Kentucky

Statistic	Letcher County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	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)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.8	32.5	61.4

Age in Letcher County, Kentucky

Statistic	Letcher County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	43.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Letcher County, Kentucky

Statistic	Letcher County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	8,463	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.9%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.3%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	23.2%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Letcher County, Kentucky

Statistic	Letcher County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,681	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.2%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.8%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.6%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.4%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	52.6%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.5%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Letcher County, Kentucky

Statistic	Letcher County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	10,603	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.9%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.2%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.9%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$648	$1,544	n/a

Education in Letcher County, Kentucky

Statistic	Letcher County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	17.6%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.2%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.7%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.0%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Letcher County, Kentucky

Statistic	Letcher County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.1%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.5%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.1%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.7%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Letcher County, Kentucky

Statistic	Letcher County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.9%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	5.5%	16.7%

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