Letcher County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 20,58596.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3611.7%Two or more races
  • 2061.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1360.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 620.3%Some other race alone
  • 390.2%Asian alone
  • 80.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $128,463

Here:	$128,463
State:	$256,452

Townhouses or other attached units: $64,774

Here:	$64,774
State:	$264,090

Mobile homes: $82,859

Here:	$82,859
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: 3
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 5

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: 5
• Auto thefts: 1

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $890 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $450 (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: 78.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 90 (92.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 92010 or later
• 392000 to 2009
• 101990 to 1999
• 401980 to 1989
• 61970 to 1979
• 34Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,900
• One, attached: 31
• Two: 88
• 3 or 4: 153
• 5 to 9: 115
• 10 to 19: 99
• 20 to 49: 43
• 50 or more: 8
• Mobile homes: 3,238

Housing units in Letcher County with a mortgage: 1,902 (176 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 116 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

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.

3.85% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,034 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.49% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($22,791 average AGI)
1.37% relocated from other states ($13,244 average AGI)

Letcher County:	1.37%
Kentucky average:	2.87%

from Pike County, KY

0.46% ($53,071 average AGI)

4.03% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,053 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.81% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($23,682 average AGI)
1.22% relocated to other states ($17,371 average AGI)

Letcher County:	1.22%
Kentucky average:	2.73%

to Pike County, KY

0.44% ($34,037 average AGI)

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 2009: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.6

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: 4,077 (1,152 living alone), Female householders: 4,623 (1,509 living alone)

• 4,154 spouses (4,030 opposite-sex spouses), 461 unmarried partners, (406 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,476 children (4,710 natural, 554 adopted, 203 stepchildren), 817 grandchildren, 236 brothers or sisters, 145 parents, 212 foster children, 490 other relatives, 508 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 281

Size of family households: 2,461 2-persons, 1,427 3-persons, 1,035 4-persons, 459 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,662 1-person, 299 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 70 4-persons.

2,463 married couples with children.
994 single-parent households (358 men, 636 women).

98.8% of residents of Letcher speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% 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
• 312020 or later
• 4312010 to 2019
• 1,0662000 to 2009
• 1,6131990 to 1999
• 1,6001980 to 1989
• 1,9631970 to 1979
• 7711960 to 1969
• 5801950 to 1959
• 6611940 to 1949
• 1,7061939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Letcher County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Letcher County, Kentucky
• 101 room
• 332 rooms
• 1613 rooms
• 7894 rooms
• 1,5965 rooms
• 1,4676 rooms
• 1,0647 rooms
• 6038 rooms
• 7779+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Letcher County, Kentucky
• 1061 room
• 1612 rooms
• 2513 rooms
• 4294 rooms
• 4525 rooms
• 3356 rooms
• 2657 rooms
• 1388 rooms
• 629+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Letcher County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Letcher County, Kentucky
• 12no bedroom
• 1511 bedroom
• 1,7472 bedrooms
• 3,4343 bedrooms
• 1,0304 bedrooms
• 1375+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Letcher County, Kentucky
• 111no bedroom
• 3561 bedroom
• 7022 bedrooms
• 7973 bedrooms
• 1404 bedrooms
• 605+ 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
• 310no vehicle
• 1,9881 vehicle
• 2,3522 vehicles
• 1,1383 vehicles
• 5744 vehicles
• 1515+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Letcher County in renter-occupied apartments
• 277no vehicle
• 1,1121 vehicle
• 6022 vehicles
• 693 vehicles
• 1434 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.5% of Letcher County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 17,640
• Other state: 3,628
• Northeast: 215
• Midwest: 1,382
• South: 1,808
• West: 207

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"