Letcher County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Letcher County	25,275	24,519	20,459	19,673

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Age

Population	2026
0-4	996
5-9	1,111
10-14	1,181
15-19	1,220
20-24	952
25-29	1,137
30-34	1,171
35-39	1,241
40-44	1,261
45-49	1,395
50-54	1,285
55-59	1,396
60-64	1,562
65-69	1,483
70-74	1,331
75-79	938
80-84	444
85+	355
18+	16,414
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Race

Letcher County	2026
Total	20,459.00
White Alone	96.26%
Black Alone	0.64%
American Indian Alone	0.18%
Asian Alone	0.31%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.19%
Two or More Races	2.43%
Hispanic Origin	0.60%
Diversity Index	8.40

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Growth Rate

Letcher County	2026 - 2031
Population	-0.78%
Households	-0.65%
Families	-0.86%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Households	10,084	10,014	8,706	8,425
Housing Units	11,404	11,601	10,329	10,056
Owner Occupied Units			6,581	6,449
Renter Occupied Units			2,125	1,976
Vacant Units			1,623	1,631

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Home Value

Letcher County	2026	2031
Median Home Value	$90,235	$98,159
Average Home Value	$136,802	$149,689
<$50,000	1,637	1,513
$50,000 - $99,999	1,882	1,752
$100,000 - $149,999	1,318	1,232
$150,000 - $199,999	446	445
$200,000 - $249,999	396	425
$250,000 - $299,999	285	333
$300,000 - $399,999	270	338
$400,000 - $499,999	142	164
$500,000 - $749,999	102	126
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	736
2000-2009	1,021
1990-1999	1,512
1980-1989	1,653
1970-1979	1,919
1960-1969	606
1950-1959	599
1940-1949	658
1939 or Before	1,780

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Income

Letcher County	2026	2031
Median Household	$43,095	$47,651
Average Household	$61,218	$66,423
Per Capita	$26,157	$28,560

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Household Income

Letcher County	2026
<$15,000	1,352
$15,000 - $24,999	1,433
$25,000 - $34,999	1,021
$35,000 - $49,999	935
$50,000 - $74,999	1,376
$75,000 - $99,999	953
$100,000 - $149,999	1,160
$150,000 - $199,999	332
$200,000+	144

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	6,654
In-County Residents	4,375
Out-of-County Residents	1,793
Drive Alone	4,759
Carpooled	1,014
Public Transport	4
Work at Home	507
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	158
Other	212
Less than 5 minutes	376
5-9 minutes	797
10-14 minutes	862
15-19 minutes	901
20-24 minutes	798
25-29 minutes	215
30-34 minutes	463
35-39 minutes	183
40-44 minutes	154
45-59 minutes	742
60-89 minutes	425
90+ minutes	231
Average Travel Time	28

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	5,151
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	7
Mining	155
Utilities	59
Construction	89
Manufacturing	152
Wholesale Trade	62

Retail Trade	965
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	55
Furn & Home Furnish Str	9
Electronics & Appl Store	10
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	36
Food & Beverage Stores	500
Health/Pers Care Stores	98
Gasoline Stations	24
Clothing/Accessory Store	5
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	22
General Merchandise Str	206

Transportation/Warehouse	68
Information	83

Finance & Insurance	203
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	168
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	35

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	30
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	129
Legal Services	28
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	8
Educational Services	936
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,070
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	85

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	462
Accommodation	11
Food Srv/Drinking Places	451

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	166
Auto Repair/Maintenance	11
Public Administration Emp	420

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Educational Attainment (25+)

Letcher County	2026
<9th Grade	850
Some High School	1,564
GED	925
Graduated High School	4,591
Some College/No Degree	2,971
Associates Degree	2,154
Bachelor's Degree	1,073
Graduate Degree	871

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	548
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	3
Mining Bus	4
Utilities Bus	7
Construction Bus	18
Manufacturing Bus	12
Wholesale Trade Bus	18

Retail Trade Bus	97
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	10
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	6
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	24
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	14
Gasoline Stations Bus	4
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	2
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	15
General Merchandise Str Bus	16

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	28
Information Bus	15

Finance & Insurance Bus	27
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	20
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	7

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	11
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	28
Legal Services Bus	7
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	3
Educational Services Bus	25
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	62
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	13

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	45
Accommodation Bus	3
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	42

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	61
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	8
Public Administration Bus	56

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers