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Letcher County, Kentucky demographics

Population: 21,784

Median age: 42.5

Median household income: 35,278

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Letcher County, Kentucky.

Population

2021	21,784
2020	21,936
2019	22,295
2018	22,676
2017	23,011
2016	23,382
2015	23,671
2014	23,965
2013	24,202
2012	24,336
2011	24,449
2010	24,462
2009	23,915

Letcher County, KY cities

Blackey city - 128

Fleming-Neon city - 621

Jenkins city - 1,732

Mayking CDP - 531

McRoberts CDP - 681

Millstone CDP - 644

Payne Gap CDP - 738

Whitesburg city - 2,321

Census data for Letcher County, Kentucky

Demographic and housing estimates in Letcher County, Kentucky

Total population
Total population	21,784
Male	10,814
Female	10,970

Population by age
Total population	21,784
Under 5 years	1,182
5 to 9 years	813
10 to 14 years	2,000
15 to 19 years	1,118
20 to 24 years	1,105
25 to 34 years	2,414
35 to 44 years	2,717
45 to 54 years	2,915
55 to 59 years	1,901
60 to 64 years	1,419
65 to 74 years	2,708
75 to 84 years	1,219
85 years and over	273
Median age (years)	42.5
Under 18 years	4,795
16 years and over	17,567
18 years and over	16,989
21 years and over	16,275
62 years and over	5,057
65 years and over	4,200

Population by race
Total population	21,784
One race	21,448
White	21,238
Black or African American	90
American Indian and Alaska Native	12
Asian	58
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	50
Two or more races	336

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	16,963
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	8,292
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	8,671

Social characteristics in Letcher County, Kentucky

Households by type
Total households	8,406
Family households (families)	4,231
Married-couple family	355
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,550
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,074
Nonfamily households	2,270
Average household size	2,943
Average family size	2.56

Economic characteristics in Letcher County, Kentucky

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	8,406
Less than $10,000	1,260
$10,000 to $14,999	627
$15,000 to $24,999	1,406
$25,000 to $34,999	863
$35,000 to $49,999	1,256
$50,000 to $74,999	1,487
$75,000 to $99,999	689
$100,000 to $149,999	617
$150,000 to $199,999	80
$200,000 or more	121
Median household income (dollars)	35,278

Housing characteristics in Letcher County, Kentucky

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	10,665
Occupied housing units	8,406
Vacant housing units	2,259

Units in structure
Total housing units	10,665
1-unit, detached	7,008
1-unit, attached	32
2 units	162
3 or 4 units	151
5 to 9 units	151
10 to 19 units	89
20 or more units	58
Mobile home	3,014
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	10,665
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	262
Built 2000 to 2009	1,275
Built 1990 to 1999	1,854
Built 1980 to 1989	1,389
Built 1970 to 1979	2,059
Built 1960 to 1969	869
Built 1950 to 1959	567
Built 1940 to 1949	759
Built 1939 or earlier	1,631

Rooms
Total housing units	10,665
1 room	170
2 rooms	140
3 rooms	737
4 rooms	1,330
5 rooms	2,833
6 rooms	2,249
7 rooms	1,384
8 rooms	885
9 rooms or more	937
Median rooms	5.6

Bedrooms
Total housing units	10,665
No bedroom	171
1 bedroom	664
2 bedrooms	3,106
3 bedrooms	5,002
4 bedrooms	1,436
5 or more bedrooms	286

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	8,406
Owner-occupied	6,298
Renter-occupied	2,108
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.55
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.60

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	8,406
Moved in 2017 or later	451
Moved in 2015 to 2016	1,352
Moved in 2010 to 2014	1,115
Moved in 2000 to 2009	1,884
Moved in 1990 to 1999	1,289
Moved in 1989 and earlier	2,315

Value
Owner-occupied units	6,298
Less than $50,000	2,513
$50,000 to $99,999	1,917
$100,000 to $149,999	908
$150,000 to $199,999	360
$200,000 to $299,999	315
$300,000 to $499,999	163
$500,000 to $999,999	96
$1,000,000 or more	26
Median (dollars)	61,300

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	6,298
Housing units with a mortgage	1,998
Housing units without a mortgage	4,300

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	1,431
Less than $500	500
$500 to $999	828
$1,000 to $1,499	103
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	567
No rent paid	677

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