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Letcher County, KY

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Overview for Letcher County, KY  
Map of Letcher County Letcher County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 339.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 69.7 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 9.1%. On the 2000 census form, 99.6% of the population reported only one race, with 0.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.48 persons compared to an average family size of 2.94 persons.

In 2008 mining was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $61,885. Per capita income grew by 27.5% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 23,633 Covered Employment 6,183
   Growth (%) since 1990 -12.5%    Average wage per job $36,481
Households (2000) 10,085 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 2.2%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 8,952    Average wage per job $34,439
Unemployment Rate (2009) 10.9 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 4.8%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $25,905    Average wage per job $34,677
Median Household Income (2008) $27,374 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2008) 29.4    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 58.5 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.1%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 7.7    Average wage per job $28,470

  

 

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