Letcher County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Letcher County	25,275	24,519	20,610	19,676

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Age

Population	2024
0-4	1,016
5-9	1,163
10-14	1,259
15-19	1,229
20-24	1,057
25-29	1,019
30-34	1,123
35-39	1,196
40-44	1,333
45-49	1,301
50-54	1,410
55-59	1,471
60-64	1,643
65-69	1,492
70-74	1,225
75-79	851
80-84	455
85+	367
18+	16,412
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Race

Letcher County	2024
Total	20,610.00
White Alone	96.31%
Black Alone	0.5%
American Indian Alone	0.19%
Asian Alone	0.35%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.18%
Two or More Races	2.46%
Hispanic Origin	0.72%
Diversity Index	8.50

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Growth Rate

Letcher County	2024 - 2029
Population	-0.92%
Households	-0.53%
Families	-0.66%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Households	10,084	10,014	8,768	8,538
Housing Units	11,404	11,601	10,347	10,091
Owner Occupied Units			6,757	6,811
Renter Occupied Units			2,011	1,727
Vacant Units			1,579	1,553

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Home Value

Letcher County	2024	2029
Median Home Value	$84,103	$88,868
Average Home Value	$126,580	$136,874
<$50,000	2,146	2,056
$50,000 - $99,999	1,807	1,736
$100,000 - $149,999	1,260	1,216
$150,000 - $199,999	451	510
$200,000 - $249,999	415	465
$250,000 - $299,999	128	157
$300,000 - $399,999	184	228
$400,000 - $499,999	158	194
$500,000 - $749,999	154	189
$1,000,000 +	10	10

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	341
2000-2009	992
1990-1999	1,726
1980-1989	1,543
1970-1979	2,050
1960-1969	812
1950-1959	625
1940-1949	741
1939 or Before	1,753

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Income

Letcher County	2024	2029
Median Household	$38,407	$42,599
Average Household	$54,332	$61,107
Per Capita	$23,144	$26,548

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Household Income

Letcher County	2024
<$15,000	1,850
$15,000 - $24,999	1,233
$25,000 - $34,999	953
$35,000 - $49,999	1,203
$50,000 - $74,999	1,542
$75,000 - $99,999	889
$100,000 - $149,999	804
$150,000 - $199,999	136
$200,000+	158

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	6,866
In-County Residents	4,297
Out-of-County Residents	1,936
Drive Alone	5,007
Carpooled	790
Public Transport	27
Work at Home	608
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	272
Other	162
Less than 5 minutes	604
5-9 minutes	662
10-14 minutes	726
15-19 minutes	835
20-24 minutes	718
25-29 minutes	304
30-34 minutes	724
35-39 minutes	337
40-44 minutes	314
45-59 minutes	499
60-89 minutes	332
90+ minutes	203
Average Travel Time	27

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	5,429
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	8
Mining	168
Utilities	56
Construction	56
Manufacturing	161
Wholesale Trade	73

Retail Trade	870
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	61
Furn & Home Furnish Str	6
Electronics & Appl Store	10
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	34
Food & Beverage Stores	384
Health/Pers Care Stores	104
Gasoline Stations	26
Clothing/Accessory Store	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	29
General Merchandise Str	210

Transportation/Warehouse	93
Information	139

Finance & Insurance	273
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	187
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	86

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	56
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	149
Legal Services	29
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	17
Educational Services	896
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,148
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	70

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	470
Accommodation	2
Food Srv/Drinking Places	468

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	193
Auto Repair/Maintenance	15
Public Administration Emp	521

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Educational Attainment (25+)

Letcher County	2024
<9th Grade	1,126
Some High School	1,460
GED	1,089
Graduated High School	4,562
Some College/No Degree	2,816
Associates Degree	1,631
Bachelor's Degree	1,260
Graduate Degree	942

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	606
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	4
Mining Bus	5
Utilities Bus	6
Construction Bus	18
Manufacturing Bus	12
Wholesale Trade Bus	19

Retail Trade Bus	100
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	11
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	5
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	21
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	14
Gasoline Stations Bus	5
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	18
General Merchandise Str Bus	17

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	30
Information Bus	17

Finance & Insurance Bus	31
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	23
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	8

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	14
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	34
Legal Services Bus	8
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	5
Educational Services Bus	26
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	74
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	14

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	40
Accommodation Bus	1
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	39

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	74
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	11
Public Administration Bus	65

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers