Letcher County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.4%), Retail trade (16.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Letcher County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 12,366	(48.9%)
Females: 12,911	(51.1%)

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Letcher County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$25,244
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$267
State:	$446

Letcher County:	$53,016
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $84,632

Here:	$84,632
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $85,958

Here:	$85,958
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $84,252

Here:	$84,252
State:	$137,715

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $31,570

Here:	$31,570
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $32,889

Here:	$32,889
State:	$33,636

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 35
• Auto thefts: 12

This county:	27.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	11.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Letcher 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 $533 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jenkins, Whitesburg, McRoberts, Fleming-Neon, Blackey, Colson, Eolia.

Neighboring counties: Harlan County , Knott County , Perry County , Pike County , Wise County, Virginia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Camp Begomi (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Letcher County include: Alliance Church (A), Tolson Branch Church (B), Millstone Baptist Church (C), Mill Creek Church (D), Little Colly Church (E), Bennett Adams Church (F), Big Cowan Church (G), Elizabeth Church (H), Blair Branch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Parsons Cemetery (1), Adams Cemetery (2), Gibson Cemetery (3), Sturgill Cemetery (4), Collins Cemetery (5), Combs Cemetery (6), Lewis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Fishpond Lake (A), Lake Tom (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Branch (A), Beetree Branch (B), Muddy Branch (C), Muriel Branch (D), Big Bottom Branch (E), Mussel White Branch (F), Ned Branch (G), Big Eli Branch (H), Bill Harris Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Letcher County: Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Hot Spot Premium Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.3%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 858
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 92 (57% naturalized citizens)

Letcher County:	0.4%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,142
• One, attached: 107
• Two: 88
• 3 or 4: 115
• 5 to 9: 131
• 10 to 19: 101
• 20 or more: 73
• Mobile homes: 3,647
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Letcher County with a mortgage: 1,674 (90 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,786

Here:	37.5% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Letcher County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 5.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Letcher County-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 63% 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 96.2 miles away from Letcher County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.7 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 46.3 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 49.5 miles away from Letcher 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 17.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from Letcher County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,203 (82%) Carpooled: 985 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 60 (1%) Walked: 130 (2%) Other means: 73 (1%) Worked at home: 131 (2%)

3.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.93%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.44% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($16,011 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($10,825 average AGI)

Letcher County:	1.49%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Pike County, KY	0.42% ($33,241 average AGI)
from Perry County, KY	0.36% ($25,280)
from Harlan County, KY	0.27% ($32,105)
from Fayette County, KY	0.20% ($14,786)
from Knott County, KY	0.20% ($22,714)
from Madison County, KY	0.16% ($15,364)

4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,066 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.31%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.84% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($17,553 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($11,510 average AGI)

Letcher County:	1.47%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Perry County, KY	0.41% ($36,207 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.39% ($31,481)
to Pike County, KY	0.33% ($25,565)
to Wise County, VA	0.30% ($32,619)
to Knott County, KY	0.29% ($19,950)
to Harlan County, KY	0.27% ($29,947)
to Madison County, KY	0.27% ($16,737)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,083 (3,135 aged, 1,948 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,256 (5,955 male householders, 1,512 female householders)

  5,911 spouses, 7,592 children (6,971 natural, 172 adopted, 449 stepchildren), 516 grandchildren, 130 brothers or sisters, 143 parents, 237 other relatives, 260 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,797 (1,088 male householders (957 living alone)), 1,499 female householders (1,456 living alone)), 210 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 224 (217 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,216 2-persons, 2,085 3-persons, 1,506 4-persons, 473 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,413 1-person, 150 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

98.3% of residents of Letcher County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $184,036,000 ($7458 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $932,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,705,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,280,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $207,000
Federal grants: $51,743,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,363,000 ($11,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,737,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $117,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $448,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,518,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-29 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.16 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

73% of Letcher 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, 49% lived in Kentucky.

Letcher County:	72.8%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 21214
• Northeast: 124
• Midwest: 1363
• South: 2385
• West: 74

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800

Here:	3.9%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	4.3%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	9.4%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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