Letcher County vs. Perry County

Letcher County (KY)Perry County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)21,89926,092
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-10.7%-9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)24,51128,690
Population, Census, April 1, 201024,51928,712
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.5%17.0%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.8%
White alone, percent98.2%96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent0.6%1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.2%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.0%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent0.8%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent0.8%1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent97.4%95.3%
Veterans, 2014-20187781,240
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.4%1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)11,79312,999
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.5%74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$58,500$73,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$916$966
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$275$303
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$558$618
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.4%9.7%
Households, 2014-20189,89211,172
Persons per household, 2014-20182.272.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.1%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.3%2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.2%77.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201867.2%71.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201875.2%76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201811.7%12.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201825.2%24.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.3%6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201843.7%47.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201842.0%46.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)96,732304,539
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)151,242525,062
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,314$18,592
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.421.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,856$31,046
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$18,811$20,140
Persons in poverty, percent31.1%28.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017307555
Total employment, 20173,2509,006
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)115,429309,471
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-6.0%-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,1561,357
All firms, 20121,4931,851
Men-owned firms, 20128541,067
Women-owned firms, 2012496533
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,4411,674
Veteran-owned firms, 2012116199
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,3321,514
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200721.9%17.5%
Population per square mile, 201072.684.5
Land area in square miles, 2010337.91339.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Letcher county (KY) and Perry county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.