Letcher County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Letcher County	25,277	24,519	20,911	20,184

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	1,523	1,067	997
5-9	1,441	1,178	1,094
10-14	1,507	1,259	1,243
15-19	1,538	1,014	1,158
20-24	1,350	909	847
25-29	1,476	1,112	857
30-34	1,585	1,390	1,076
35-39	1,561	1,424	1,342
40-44	1,566	1,402	1,408
45-49	1,929	1,239	1,386
50-54	1,951	1,338	1,223
55-59	1,923	1,553	1,302
60-64	1,693	1,677	1,480
65-69	1,161	1,553	1,490
70-74	938	1,221	1,321
75-79	605	776	975
80-84	444	457	579
85+	328	342	406
18+	19,089	16,781	16,124
Median Age	41	44	45

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Letcher County	2023
Total	20,911.00
White Alone	96.49
Black Alone	0.44
American Indian Alone	0.16
Asian Alone	0.29
Pacific Islander Alone	0.00
Some Other Race	0.19
Two or More Races	2.42
Hispanic Origin	0.68
Diversity Index	8.10

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Letcher County	2023 - 2028
Population	-0.71%
Households	-0.55%
Families	-0.63%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	10,085	10,014	8,823	8,583
Housing Units	11,405	11,601	10,381	10,124
Owner Occupied Units			6,809	6,677
Renter Occupied Units			2,014	1,906
Vacant Units			1,558	1,541

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Letcher County	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$80,892	$85,396
Average Home Value	$123,597	$133,855
<$50,000	2,230	2,077
$50,000 - $99,999	1,901	1,782
$100,000 - $149,999	1,093	1,026
$150,000 - $199,999	515	561
$200,000 - $249,999	415	451
$250,000 - $299,999	112	135
$300,000 - $399,999	186	223
$400,000 - $499,999	133	158
$500,000 - $749,999	197	236
$1,000,000 +	6	5

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	262
2000-2009	1,275
1990-1999	1,854
1980-1989	1,389
1970-1979	2,059
1960-1969	869
1950-1959	567
1940-1949	759
1939 or Before	1,631

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Letcher County	2023	2028
Median Household	$35,911	$39,526
Average Household	$52,039	$58,690
Per Capita	$21,985	$24,986

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Letcher County	2023
<$15,000	2,011
$15,000 - $24,999	1,337
$25,000 - $34,999	959
$35,000 - $49,999	1,253
$50,000 - $74,999	1,519
$75,000 - $99,999	739
$100,000 - $149,999	777
$150,000 - $199,999	94
$200,000+	134

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	6,701
In-County Residents	4,314
Out-of-County Residents	1,741
Drive Alone	5,117
Carpooled	718
Public Transport	64
Work at Home	465
Less than 5 minutes	573
5-9 minutes	645
10-14 minutes	667
15-19 minutes	912
20-24 minutes	727
25-29 minutes	267
30-34 minutes	657
35-39 minutes	347
40-44 minutes	267
45-59 minutes	462
60-89 minutes	468
90+ minutes	244
Average Travel Time	28

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	5,143
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	13
Mining	190
Utilities	64
Construction	56
Manufacturing	159
Wholesale Trade	64

Retail Trade	857
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	56
Furn & Home Furnish Str	4
Electronics & Appl Store	10
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	34
Food & Beverage Stores	386
Health/Pers Care Stores	109
Gasoline Stations	22
Clothing/Accessory Store	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	28
General Merchandise Str	202
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	93
Information	137

Finance & Insurance	249
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	207
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	42

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	50
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	129
Legal Services	20
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	14
Educational Services	917
HealthCare/Social Assist	948
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	53

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	425
Accommodation	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places	425

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	192
Auto Repair/Maintenance	15
Public Administration Emp	518

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Letcher County	2023
Some High School	1,971
Graduated High School	4,697
Associates Degree	2,175
Bachelor's Degree	842
Graduate Degree	920

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	562
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	4
Mining Bus	5
Utilities Bus	6
Construction Bus	17
Manufacturing Bus	11
Wholesale Trade Bus	18

Retail Trade Bus	101
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	12
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	5
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	22
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	15
Gasoline Stations Bus	4
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	17
General Merchandise Str Bus	17
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	30
Information Bus	16

Finance & Insurance Bus	32
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	24
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	8

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	12
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	31
Legal Services Bus	8
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	4
Educational Services Bus	25
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	50
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	12

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	31
Accommodation Bus	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	31

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	70
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	10
Public Administration Bus	64

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers