Leslie County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.4%).

Type of workers:

Leslie County, Kentucky business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Leslie County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 6,044	(48.7%)
Females: 6,357	(51.3%)

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Leslie County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$22,178
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$236
State:	$446

Leslie County:	$44,408
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $70,472

Here:	$70,472
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $82,906

Here:	$82,906
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $149,541

Here:	$149,541
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $60,360

Here:	$60,360
State:	$141,483

Mobile homes: $25,331

Here:	$25,331
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

Here:	$12,500
State:	$47,392

This county:	32.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	15.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Leslie County is $374 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $537 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hyden, Cutshin, Mozelle.

Neighboring counties: Bell County , Clay County , Harlan County , Perry County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Leslie County: Shoal (A), Trace Branch Boat Ramp (B), Cawood Recreation Site (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Leslie County include: Abner Branch Chapel (A), Mission Church (B), Warbranch Church (C), Stinnett Gap Church (D), Grace Chapel (E), Solid Rock Bible Church (F), Lower Beech Fork Church (G), Grassy Branch Church (H), Short Creek Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hendrix Cemetery (1), Steele Cemetery (2), Couch Cemetery (3), Creech Cemetery (4), Begley Cemetery (5), Skeens Cemetery (6), Sizemore Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lake: Spruce Pine Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Fork (A), Beech Bottom Branch (B), Beech Fork (C), Mudlick Fork (D), Muncy Branch (E), Muncy Creek (F), Betty Branch (G), Myra Branch (H), Narrow Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Leslie County include: Breckinridge Memorial Park (1), Redbird Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.1%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 342
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 52.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 19 (47% naturalized citizens)

Leslie County:	0.2%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,329
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 70
• 3 or 4: 32
• 5 to 9: 15
• 20 or more: 27
• Mobile homes: 1,974
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Leslie County with a mortgage: 671 (31 second mortgage, 78 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,214

Here:	35.6% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Leslie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 6.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Leslie County-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from Leslie County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from Leslie County center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 14.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from Leslie County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,662 (79%) Carpooled: 484 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 67 (2%) Walked: 81 (2%) Other means: 35 (1%) Worked at home: 31 (1%)

3.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,367 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.78%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.65% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($16,767 average AGI)
1.13% relocated from other states ($6,592 average AGI)

Leslie County:	1.13%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Perry County, KY	0.72% ($26,348 average AGI)
from Laurel County, KY	0.44% ($22,857)
from Clay County, KY	0.32% ($32,300)

4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,532 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.80%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.96% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($25,968 average AGI)
0.84% relocated to other states ($4,565 average AGI)

Leslie County:	0.84%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Laurel County, KY	0.81% ($31,115 average AGI)
to Perry County, KY	0.65% ($32,714)
to Harlan County, KY	0.44% ($29,214)
to Fayette County, KY	0.37% ($46,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,476 (1,428 aged, 1,048 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,949 (2,929 male householders, 788 female householders)

  2,844 spouses, 3,739 children (3,443 natural, 82 adopted, 214 stepchildren), 228 grandchildren, 103 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 93 other relatives, 187 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,342 (546 male householders (479 living alone)), 649 female householders (618 living alone)), 147 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 110 (105 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,627 2-persons, 1,031 3-persons, 711 4-persons, 252 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,097 1-person, 59 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

99.1% of residents of Leslie County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $96,951,000 ($8050 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $221,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,151,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,561,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $38,000
Federal grants: $32,766,000
Federal procurement contracts: $602,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,834,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $114,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $73,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,430,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-30 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.70 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.9

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

75% of Leslie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Kentucky.

Leslie County:	75.2%
State average:	56.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11437
• Northeast: 41
• Midwest: 708
• South: 169
• West: 27

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,300

Here:	3.4%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	8.4%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	13.0%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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