Letcher County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 21,73297.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2080.9%Two or more races
  • 1840.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 830.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 650.3%Asian alone
  • 340.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $101,364

Here:	$101,364
State:	$202,714

Townhouses or other attached units: $50,139

Here:	$50,139
State:	$210,849

Mobile homes: $64,913

Here:	$64,913
State:	$65,175

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $601 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $390 (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, Eolia, Whitesburg, Colson, McRoberts, Fleming-Neon, Mayking, Payne Gap, Blackey, Millstone.

Neighboring counties: Monterey County, California , Hopkins County , Knott County , Knox County , Surry County, Virginia , Colonial Heights city, Virginia , Hampton city, Virginia , Salem city, Virginia .

Current college students: 858
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 110 (32.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 362010 or later
• 342000 to 2009
• 61990 to 1999
• 401980 to 1989
• 61970 to 1979
• 34Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.9 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,476
• One, attached: 73
• Two: 153
• 3 or 4: 254
• 5 to 9: 155
• 10 to 19: 179
• 20 to 49: 78
• 50 or more: 10
• Mobile homes: 3,377

Housing units in Letcher County with a mortgage: 2,368 (62 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,935

Religion statistics for Letcher County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Letcher County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 3, 2020 - February 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4540-KY: April 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4540, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 9, 2018 - February 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4358, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 11, 2015 to July 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4239: August 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4239, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 03, 2009 to May 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1841: May 29, 2009, FEMA Id: 1841, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 26, 2004 to June 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1523: June 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1523, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• 20 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

2.91% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,071 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.97% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($21,388 average AGI)
0.94% relocated from other states ($9,683 average AGI)

Letcher County:	0.94%
Kentucky average:	2.65%

from Pike County, KY

0.40% ($34,360 average AGI)

4.50% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,365 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.78% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($19,181 average AGI)
1.72% relocated to other states ($17,181 average AGI)

Letcher County:	1.72%
Kentucky average:	2.75%

to Knott County, KY	0.38% ($24,542 average AGI)
to Perry County, KY	0.38% ($38,500)
to Fayette County, KY	0.36% ($24,348)
to Pike County, KY	0.36% ($28,130)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Letcher County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,437 (1,295 living alone), Female householders: 5,363 (1,658 living alone)

• 4,364 spouses (4,291 opposite-sex spouses), 697 unmarried partners, (692 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,253 children (4,733 natural, 283 adopted, 246 stepchildren), 1,197 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 20 foster children, 448 other relatives, 221 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 243

Size of family households: 2,991 2-persons, 1,372 3-persons, 1,294 4-persons, 472 5-persons, 217 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,956 1-person, 367 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

2,188 married couples with children.
1,298 single-parent households (230 men, 1,068 women).

98.5% of residents of Letcher speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 49% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $184,036,000 ($7,458 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:

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)

• Year house built in Letcher County, Kentucky
• 1832014 or later
• 1862010 to 2013
• 1,8172000 to 2009
• 1,9011990 to 1999
• 1,6291980 to 1989
• 2,0961970 to 1979
• 1,0581960 to 1969
• 8451950 to 1959
• 7311940 to 1949
• 1,2701939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Letcher County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Letcher County, Kentucky
• 321 room
• 142 rooms
• 953 rooms
• 1,2294 rooms
• 1,7625 rooms
• 1,5436 rooms
• 1,0497 rooms
• 5838 rooms
• 9159+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Letcher County, Kentucky
• 1861 room
• 162 rooms
• 4373 rooms
• 5844 rooms
• 3495 rooms
• 5046 rooms
• 2007 rooms
• 808 rooms
• 1989+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Letcher County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Letcher County, Kentucky
• 28no bedroom
• 1761 bedroom
• 1,9262 bedrooms
• 3,9503 bedrooms
• 9614 bedrooms
• 1895+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Letcher County, Kentucky
• 183no bedroom
• 3701 bedroom
• 9572 bedrooms
• 6593 bedrooms
• 2404 bedrooms
• 1605+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Letcher County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Letcher County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 375no vehicle
• 2,1551 vehicle
• 2,5642 vehicles
• 1,4843 vehicles
• 3984 vehicles
• 2645+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Letcher County in renter-occupied apartments
• 387no vehicle
• 1,1361 vehicle
• 7652 vehicles
• 2453 vehicles
• 274 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.4% of Letcher County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 18,874
• Other state: 3,186
• Northeast: 202
• Midwest: 1,193
• South: 1,648
• West: 157

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,384
• Number of aged recipients: 97
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,287
• Number of recipients under 18: 214
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,795
• Number of recipients older than 64: 375
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 711
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,105

Letcher County on our top lists:

• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"