Lewis County vs. Rowan County

	Lewis County (KY)	Rowan County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,257	24,583
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.5%	5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,883	23,336
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,870	23,333
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.6%	14.0%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	51.6%
White alone, percent	98.5%	96.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	0.8%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	97.8%	94.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	858	1,150
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,581	10,386
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.1%	59.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$67,400	$125,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$845	$1,108
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$304	$342
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$489	$661
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.9%	11.9%
Households, 2014-2018	5,435	8,505
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.7%	79.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.0%	5.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	73.4%	86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.5%	80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.7%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.0%	26.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.9%	12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.0%	7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.2%	52.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.1%	50.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	20,376	198,461
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	94,794	291,915
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	70,452	338,996
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,092	$14,458
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.9	23.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,096	$37,639
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,059	$19,692
Persons in poverty, percent	25.2%	22.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	119	477
Total employment, 2017	1,299	7,938
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	39,368	251,361
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.5%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	873	1,390
All firms, 2012	1,043	2,296
Men-owned firms, 2012	679	1,091
Women-owned firms, 2012	246	843
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,011	2,095
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	182	113
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	830	2,046
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.2%	18.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	28.7	83.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	482.84	279.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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