Letcher County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 24,434 (0% urban, 100% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,148
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,937

% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

Land area: 339 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 72 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	27.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

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:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Letcher County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Black (0.5%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,377
County population in 2003: 24,835
Jobs in 2003: 6,870

Total labor force in 2004: 8,864
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.1%

Average household size:

Letcher County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,428 ($21,110 in 2000)

This county	$23,428
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $51,558

Letcher County	$51,558
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $309
Institutionalized population: 221
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Letcher County in 2000: $547

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

Letcher County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Letcher County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $269 (0.7%)

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, Mayflower.

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.9%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 3
1990 to 1994: 9
1985 to 1989: 31
1980 to 1984: 9
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 6
1970 to 1974: 17
1965 to 1969: 17

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

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

Letcher County marital status for males

Letcher County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Letcher County
Average size of farms: 62 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $3931
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $827.82
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $5750
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23673
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.49
Corn for grain: 14 harvested acres
Vegetables: 37 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 5 acres

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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (28%)
Construction (11%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Health care (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

India (24%)
Bangladesh (15%)
Germany (14%)
Philippines (14%)
Mexico (11%)
Canada (11%)
Honduras (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Letcher County:

United States or American (62%)
English (10%)
Irish (7%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Italian (1%)

Letcher County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Letcher County, Kentucky

184 people in nursing homes
37 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
4 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,209.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Letcher County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Letcher County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Letcher County

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

Households: 25,053

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.

4,221 married couples with children.
1,203 single-parent households (289 men, 914 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,493

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

Deaths: 1,586

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

Net international migration: +3

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

Net internal migration: -711

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

Population growth in Letcher County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 252
1995 to 1998: 1,007
1990 to 1994: 1,142
1980 to 1989: 1,676
1970 to 1979: 2,566
1960 to 1969: 1,001
1950 to 1959: 844
1940 to 1949: 1,078
1939 or earlier: 1,839

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Letcher County, Kentucky:

1 room: 15
2 rooms: 40
3 rooms: 331
4 rooms: 1,224
5 rooms: 2,414
6 rooms: 2,034
7 rooms: 985
8 rooms: 660
9 or more rooms: 445

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Letcher County, Kentucky:

1 room: 20
2 rooms: 65
3 rooms: 184
4 rooms: 573
5 rooms: 550
6 rooms: 327
7 rooms: 123
8 rooms: 73
9 or more rooms: 22

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Letcher County:

no bedroom: 25
1 bedroom: 341
2 bedrooms: 2,443
3 bedrooms: 4,291
4 bedrooms: 831
5 or more bedrooms: 217

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Letcher County:

no bedroom: 29
1 bedroom: 294
2 bedrooms: 884
3 bedrooms: 582
4 bedrooms: 128
5 or more bedrooms: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Letcher County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 822
1 vehicle: 2,699
2 vehicles: 2,882
3 vehicles: 1,316
4 vehicles: 316
5 or more vehicles: 113

Cars and other vehicles available in Letcher County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 463
1 vehicle: 946
2 vehicles: 405
3 vehicles: 85
4 vehicles: 25
5 or more vehicles: 13

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (78%)
Coal or coke (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (2%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (74%)
Coal or coke (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Wood (2%)
Utility gas (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 107

Here:	3.9%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68

Here:	4.3%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 70

Here:	9.4%
Kentucky:	18.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Letcher County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $715,000
All Other: $293,000
Construction - General: $1,021,000
General Public Buildings: $19,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,418,000
General - Other: $1,138,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,042,000

Corrections - Other: $536,000

General Public Buildings: $379,000

Police Protection: $338,000

Financial Administration: $192,000

Central Staff Services: $134,000

Parks & Recreation: $132,000

Health Services - Other: $91,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000

Fire Protection: $35,000

Sewerage: $28,000

Welfare - Other: $7,000

Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $145,000
General - Interest on Debt: $258,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,294,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,198,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $96,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $171,000
Property Sale Other: $82,000

Interest Earnings: $79,000

Rents: $24,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $73,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,258,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,734,000
Highways: $1,112,000
Tax - Property: $1,437,000
Motor Vehicle License: $188,000

Public Utilities: $84,000

Other Selective Sales: $16,000

NEC: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,802,000

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