Population 23,619
State Kentucky
Current Time
Area 337.91 mi²
Per capita income $17,544

Cities in Letcher County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 98.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 25.7 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$123,973
Total number of firms, 2007 1,756
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Population, 2013 estimate 23,619
Households, 2008-2012 9,324
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -3.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,133
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $17,544
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 0.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -2.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 4,417
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 26.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.9 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 337.91 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 24,519
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $54,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 331
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $29,532
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$14,125
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.6 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,208
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 73.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 0.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.59
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 10.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 91.6 %
Population, 2010 24,519
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 4.4 %
Population per square mile, 2010 72.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 97.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 76.1 %
Housing units, 2013 11,497
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $5,176
Building permits, 2012 6
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$51,762
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %