Letcher County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Letcher County	25,275	24,519	21,307	19,996

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	1,040
5-9	1,192
10-14	1,248
15-19	1,252
20-24	1,012
25-29	1,149
30-34	1,218
35-39	1,284
40-44	1,352
45-49	1,416
50-54	1,365
55-59	1,487
60-64	1,643
65-69	1,549
70-74	1,357
75-79	926
80-84	468
85+	349
18+	17,050
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Race

Letcher County	2025
Total	21,307.00
White Alone	96.29%
Black Alone	0.61%
American Indian Alone	0.17%
Asian Alone	0.35%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.18%
Two or More Races	2.4%
Hispanic Origin	0.61%
Diversity Index	8.30

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Growth Rate

Letcher County	2025 - 2030
Population	-1.26%
Households	-1.22%
Families	-1.42%
Median Household Income	1%
Per Capita Income	1%

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	10,084	10,014	8,994	8,457
Housing Units	11,404	11,601	10,537	10,040
Owner Occupied Units			6,870	6,593
Renter Occupied Units			2,124	1,864
Vacant Units			1,543	1,583

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Home Value

Letcher County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$79,874	$86,921
Average Home Value	$130,005	$141,761
<$50,000	1,907	1,735
$50,000 - $99,999	2,008	1,847
$100,000 - $149,999	1,262	1,162
$150,000 - $199,999	444	429
$200,000 - $249,999	388	413
$250,000 - $299,999	262	302
$300,000 - $399,999	255	307
$400,000 - $499,999	140	159
$500,000 - $749,999	101	121
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	513
2000-2009	959
1990-1999	1,634
1980-1989	1,660
1970-1979	1,939
1960-1969	791
1950-1959	547
1940-1949	786
1939 or Before	1,681

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Income

Letcher County	2025	2030
Median Household	$40,550	$43,599
Average Household	$57,773	$61,494
Per Capita	$24,481	$26,108

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Household Income

Letcher County	2025
<$15,000	1,792
$15,000 - $24,999	1,435
$25,000 - $34,999	873
$35,000 - $49,999	1,103
$50,000 - $74,999	1,398
$75,000 - $99,999	1,038
$100,000 - $149,999	983
$150,000 - $199,999	207
$200,000+	165

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	6,833
In-County Residents	4,216
Out-of-County Residents	1,995
Drive Alone	5,047
Carpooled	949
Public Transport	33
Work at Home	504
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	162
Other	138
Less than 5 minutes	389
5-9 minutes	669
10-14 minutes	957
15-19 minutes	710
20-24 minutes	864
25-29 minutes	369
30-34 minutes	569
35-39 minutes	237
40-44 minutes	244
45-59 minutes	726
60-89 minutes	358
90+ minutes	237
Average Travel Time	28

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	5,262
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	8
Mining	155
Utilities	59
Construction	89
Manufacturing	146
Wholesale Trade	61

Retail Trade	920
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	61
Furn & Home Furnish Str	5
Electronics & Appl Store	10
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	32
Food & Beverage Stores	442
Health/Pers Care Stores	100
Gasoline Stations	30
Clothing/Accessory Store	4
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	23
General Merchandise Str	213

Transportation/Warehouse	68
Information	116

Finance & Insurance	212
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	171
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	41

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	30
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	138
Legal Services	36
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	8
Educational Services	972
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,154
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	53

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	445
Accommodation	9
Food Srv/Drinking Places	436

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	175
Auto Repair/Maintenance	11
Public Administration Emp	451

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Educational Attainment (25+)

Letcher County	2025
<9th Grade	1,312
Some High School	1,535
GED	957
Graduated High School	4,587
Some College/No Degree	3,199
Associates Degree	1,737
Bachelor's Degree	1,113
Graduate Degree	1,123

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	564
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	4
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	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	2
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	16
General Merchandise Str Bus	17

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	28
Information Bus	17

Finance & Insurance Bus	29
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	21
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	8

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	12
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	30
Legal Services Bus	8
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	3
Educational Services Bus	25
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	67
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	11

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	44
Accommodation Bus	2
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	42

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	64
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	8
Public Administration Bus	59

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers