Leitchfield, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,537 (Urban population: 5,711 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 826 (53 farm, 774 nonfarm))

Leitchfield, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,775 (2,477 occupied: 1,428 owner occupied, 1,049 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	29%

Housing density: 316 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $127,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $341 (lower quartile is $256, upper quartile is $417)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $355

Median gross rent in Leitchfield, KY in 2007: $441

Housing units in Leitchfield with a mortgage: 695 (64 second mortgage, 66 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 478

Leitchfield,KY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,247 (it was $65,100 in 2000)

Leitchfield:	$92,247
Kentucky:	$114,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,476 - $126,105

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $110,802
Here: $110,802
State: $160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $222,483
Here: $222,483
State: $163,962

In 2-unit structures: $94,284
Here: $94,284
State: $137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,009
Here: $120,009
State: $141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,790
Here: $87,790
State: $124,940

Mobile homes: $14,787
Here: $14,787
State: $33,636

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,883

In family households: 4,895 (1,161 male householders, 496 female householders)
1,239 spouses, 1,713 children (1,485 natural, 22 adopted, 206 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 47 other relatives, 127 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 988 (360 male householders (301 living alone)), 528 female householders (497 living alone)), 100 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 320 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 737 2-persons, 504 3-persons, 259 4-persons, 100 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 798 1-person, 83 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

847 married couples with children.
586 single-parent households (88 men, 498 women).

97.8% of residents of Leitchfield speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 47 (0.8%)
(38.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Leitchfield, Kentucky:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 183 5 rooms: 382 6 rooms: 452 7 rooms: 222 8 rooms: 90 9 or more rooms: 91

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leitchfield, Kentucky:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 50 3 rooms: 118 4 rooms: 441 5 rooms: 275 6 rooms: 93 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 39
1995 to 1998: 284
1990 to 1994: 264
1980 to 1989: 540
1970 to 1979: 615
1960 to 1969: 421
1950 to 1959: 331
1940 to 1949: 127
1939 or earlier: 154

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Leitchfield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 340 3 bedrooms: 874 4 bedrooms: 189 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leitchfield:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 184 2 bedrooms: 543 3 bedrooms: 251 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Leitchfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 98 1 vehicle: 471 2 vehicles: 569 3 vehicles: 181 4 vehicles: 83 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Leitchfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 198 1 vehicle: 506 2 vehicles: 221 3 vehicles: 110 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Leitchfield, KY:

Less than $10,000: 39
$10,000 to $14,999: 20
$15,000 to $19,999: 22
$20,000 to $24,999: 29
$25,000 to $29,999: 29
$30,000 to $34,999: 17
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 47
$50,000 to $59,999: 138
$60,000 to $69,999: 139
$70,000 to $79,999: 79
$80,000 to $89,999: 115
$90,000 to $99,999: 194
$100,000 to $124,999: 224
$125,000 to $149,999: 180
$150,000 to $174,999: 52
$175,000 to $199,999: 63
$200,000 to $249,999: 77
$250,000 to $299,999: 13
$300,000 to $399,999: 4
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 1

Leitchfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Leitchfield:

Less than $100: 77 people
$100 to $149: 52
$150 to $199: 62
$200 to $249: 68
$250 to $299: 113
$300 to $349: 186
$350 to $399: 165
$400 to $449: 135
$450 to $499: 99
$500 to $549: 40
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 23
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 5
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 62

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 17 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 19

Leitchfield, KY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.6%
Number of people working at home: 79 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 291
5 to 9 minutes: 931
10 to 14 minutes: 476
15 to 19 minutes: 293
20 to 24 minutes: 37
25 to 29 minutes: 0
30 to 34 minutes: 124
35 to 39 minutes: 43
40 to 44 minutes: 19
45 to 59 minutes: 103
60 to 89 minutes: 106
90 or more minutes: 63

Leitchfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,966 (77%)
Carpooled: 466 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Walked: 39 (2%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 79 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 443
$10,000 to $14,999: 278
$15,000 to $19,999: 265
$20,000 to $24,999: 220
$25,000 to $29,999: 251
$30,000 to $34,999: 203
$35,000 to $39,999: 177
$40,000 to $44,999: 80
$45,000 to $49,999: 94
$50,000 to $59,999: 159
$60,000 to $74,999: 131
$75,000 to $99,999: 144
$100,000 to $124,999: 65
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 19

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 2229

English: 418

Irish: 407

German: 363

Other groups: 282

Dutch: 62

French (except Basque): 57

Scotch-Irish: 29

French Canadian: 25

British: 19

European: 10

Scottish: 9

Italian: 7

Subsaharan African:: 7

African: 7

Serbian: 5

Hungarian: 4

Polish: 4

Slavic: 2

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

United Kingdom (21%)
Asia, n.e.c. (19%)
Canada (19%)
Germany (17%)
Yugoslavia (11%)
Hungary (9%)
France (4%)

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

This state: 5409
Northeast: 65
Midwest: 318
South: 286
West: 75

47% of Leitchfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Kentucky.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 69
7th and 8th grade: 259
9th grade: 85
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 60
High school graduate (or equivalency): 721
Less than 1 year of college: 115
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 138
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 97
Master's degree: 53
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 49
5th and 6th grade: 45
7th and 8th grade: 374
9th grade: 86
10th grade: 120
11th grade: 39
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 708
Less than 1 year of college: 195
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 218
Associate degree: 106
Bachelor's degree: 88
Master's degree: 120
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 26.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 53.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,113
Black householders: $29,118
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $9,854
Some other race householders: $115,740
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $79,496

Leitchfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Leitchfield household income for Black householders

Leitchfield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Leitchfield marital status for males

Leitchfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $96,063
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $39,488
Some other race householders: $93,335
Hispanic or Latino householders: $253,585

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,666
One, attached: 65
Two: 189
3 or 4: 93
5 to 9: 216
10 to 19: 111
20 to 49: 65
50 or more: 17
Mobile homes: 353

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,996

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Leitchfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	1.6%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	0.7%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	0.5%
Kentucky:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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