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Census Tract 9504.01, Letcher, KY

2,695 Population
23.5 square miles 114.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.5 ±5.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Whitesburg: 43.8 † ±6.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Letcher County: 43.5 ±0.8

Economics

$22,653 ±$3,203 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Whitesburg: $24,353 † ±$4,384
  • about the same as the amount in Letcher County: $22,681 ±$1,565
$46,513 ±$6,328 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Whitesburg: $29,189 † ±$13,390
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Letcher County: $41,793 ±$3,868

26.4% ±9.8% (681  ±267) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Whitesburg: 37.5% † 578 (±13.9% / ±249)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Letcher County: 24.4% † 4,959 (±3.5% / ±712)

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Families

1,016 ±134 Number of households
  • Whitesburg: 716 † ±149
  • Letcher County: 8,463 ±267
2.5 ±0.5 (2,571  ±334) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Whitesburg: 2.2 1,536 (±0.1 / ±336)
  • a little higher than the figure in Letcher County: 2.4 20,462 (±0.1 / ±40)

10.5% ±11.1% (48  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Whitesburg: 1.9% † 8 (±2.8% / ±12)
  • nearly double the rate in Letcher County: 5.8% † 244 (±2.6% / ±110)

Housing

1,257 ±167 Number of housing units
  • Whitesburg: 835 † ±166
  • Letcher County: 10,603 ±31

$101,600 ±$27,277 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Whitesburg: $111,700 † ±$17,929
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Letcher County: $67,400 † ±$8,633

7.9% ±3.9% (209  ±106.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Whitesburg: 20.1% † 353 (±10.3% / ±193.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Letcher County: 11.1% † 2,283 (±2.5% / ±522.6)

Social

85.8% ±8.4% (1,731  ±285.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Whitesburg: 88.3% 1,177 (±3.7% / ±198.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Letcher County: 82.4% 12,281 (±5.1% / ±765)
11.8% ±4.1% (239  ±88.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Whitesburg: 19.8% † 264 (±4.1% / ±70)
  • a little less than the rate in Letcher County: 12.5% † 1,861 (±1.9% / ±281.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.5% ±2.8% (68  ±75) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Whitesburg: 1.3% † 22 (±1.3% / ±24)
  • more than double the rate in Letcher County: 0.7% 137

8.2% ±4.3% (181  ±98) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Whitesburg: 7.2% † 103 (±5.3% / ±78)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Letcher County: 6.2% † 1,012 (±1.1% / ±185)
181 Total veterans ±98 172 Male ±96 9 Female ±20

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