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People MapStats |
Letcher County |
Kentucky |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
24,520 | 4,206,074 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-3.0% | 4.1% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-757 | 163,789 |
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Population, 2000 |
25,277 | 4,041,769 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
1,534 | 275,751 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.3% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
5,379 | 999,531 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.9% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.6% | 12.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
3,334 | 537,294 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.1% | 51.0% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
24,164 | 3,793,438 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
155 | 316,945 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
27 | 9,988 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
85 | 41,752 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
4 | 1,765 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
85 | 42,186 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
121 | 85,938 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
24,051 | 3,716,338 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
98.5% | 90.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.6% | 7.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.3% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
0.5% | 2.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
98.1% | 88.4% |
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Births, 2004 |
337 | 55,720 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
279 | 38,646 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
2 | 378 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
72.6% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.4% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
1.7% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
58.5% | 74.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
7.7% | 17.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
8,190 | 874,156 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.9 | 23.5 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
11,890 | 1,888,164 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
485 | 137,046 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.3% | 7.8% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.9% | 70.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$39,500 | $86,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
10,085 | 1,590,647 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.48 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$26,422 | $37,046 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
24.0% | 16.3% |
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Business MapStats |
Letcher County |
Kentucky |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
528 | 117,967 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$21,543 | $28,272 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
9,173 | 2,038,971 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
7.6% | 5.7% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
8,044 | 2,380,763 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
131 | 48,740 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
1,364 | 356,173 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
274,628 | 90,810,891 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$34,141 | $38,144 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
391 | 92,1761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
5,147 | 1,514,1991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-1.3% | 0.0%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,354 | 300,685 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
18.5% | 25.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 88,513,497 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
11,971 | 4,908,331 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 51,838,719 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
122,531 | 40,062,561 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,915 | $9,795 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
0 | 16,628 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
0 | 2,260,804 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
2,869 | 13,843,706 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
184,036 | 31,713,5431 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$7,458 | $7,6491 |
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