Lee County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 6,68790.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3444.7%Two or more races
  • 1772.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1431.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 120.2%Some other race alone
  • 90.1%Asian alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $112,173

Here:	$112,173
State:	$256,452

Townhouses or other attached units: $102,980

Here:	$102,980
State:	$264,090

Mobile homes: $129,419

Here:	$129,419
State:	$84,635

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 2
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 11

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 4
• Thefts: 6
• Auto thefts: 4

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $992 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $572 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee 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: St. Helens, South River, Beattyville.

Neighboring counties: Appomattox County, Virginia , Monroe County, West Virginia , San Francisco County, California , King and Queen County, Virginia , Madison County, Missouri , Madison County .

Current college students: 163
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 38 (59.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 292000 to 2009
• 41990 to 1999
• 61980 to 1989
• 01970 to 1979
• 0Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): ) minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,220
• Two: 16
• 3 or 4: 38
• 5 to 9: 121
• 10 to 19: 13
• 20 to 49: 31
• 50 or more: 11
• Mobile homes: 783
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 716 (61 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Religion statistics for Lee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lee County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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 Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• 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, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2011 to June 23, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4008: July 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 4008, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.78% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($24,611 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.70% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($20,333 average AGI)
1.08% relocated from other states ($4,270 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.08%
Kentucky average:	2.87%

5.15% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,926 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.15% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($41,926 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 15.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lee County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,416 (523 living alone), Female householders: 1,301 (421 living alone)

• 1,082 spouses (1,077 opposite-sex spouses), 260 unmarried partners, (260 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,888 children (1,726 natural, 81 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 237 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 11 foster children, 150 other relatives, 100 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 669

Size of family households: 829 2-persons, 412 3-persons, 159 4-persons, 127 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 944 1-person, 149 2-persons.

776 married couples with children.
422 single-parent households (90 men, 332 women).

99.2% of residents of Lee speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $58,261,000 ($7,483 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $500,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,535,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,810,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $150,000
Federal grants: $20,126,000
Federal procurement contracts: $399,000 ($50,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,241,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $389,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $58,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,982,000

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

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.52 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Lee County, Kentucky
• 32020 or later
• 4092010 to 2019
• 5082000 to 2009
• 5091990 to 1999
• 6481980 to 1989
• 5311970 to 1979
• 1811960 to 1969
• 881950 to 1959
• 1531940 to 1949
• 2371939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, Kentucky
• 201 room
• 02 rooms
• 1993 rooms
• 2014 rooms
• 4375 rooms
• 5436 rooms
• 1967 rooms
• 2098 rooms
• 1149+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, Kentucky
• 141 room
• 152 rooms
• 1413 rooms
• 2554 rooms
• 2015 rooms
• 1036 rooms
• 607 rooms
• 98 rooms
• 49+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, Kentucky
• 19no bedroom
• 1001 bedroom
• 5722 bedrooms
• 9733 bedrooms
• 2234 bedrooms
• 335+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, Kentucky
• 15no bedroom
• 2371 bedroom
• 2582 bedrooms
• 2793 bedrooms
• 44 bedrooms
• 165+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 173no vehicle
• 5411 vehicle
• 6092 vehicles
• 2453 vehicles
• 1684 vehicles
• 1665+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 225no vehicle
• 3291 vehicle
• 1552 vehicles
• 443 vehicles
• 514 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

86.0% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 5,580
• Other state: 1,697
• Northeast: 100
• Midwest: 1,162
• South: 306
• West: 117

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 935
• Number of aged recipients: 47
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 888
• Number of recipients under 18: 111
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 654
• Number of recipients older than 64: 170
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 260
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 431

Lee County on our top lists:

• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"