Pike County vs. Letcher County

	Pike County (KY)	Letcher County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	58,402	21,899
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-10.2%	-10.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	65,029	24,511
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	65,024	24,519
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.6%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.8%	19.5%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	51.1%
White alone, percent	97.8%	98.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.0%	0.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	96.9%	97.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,700	778
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	31,042	11,793
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.6%	75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$78,400	$58,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,042	$916
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$308	$275
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$666	$558
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.6%	4.4%
Households, 2014-2018	25,768	9,892
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.30	2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.0%	91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.2%	1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.3%	78.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.6%	67.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.1%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.0%	11.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	22.1%	25.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.9%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.6%	43.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.5%	42.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	579,915	96,732
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	936,224	151,242
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,588	$6,314
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.5	25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,081	$29,856
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,646	$18,811
Persons in poverty, percent	23.8%	31.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,207	307
Total employment, 2017	17,873	3,250
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	727,715	115,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.1%	-6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,782	1,156
All firms, 2012	4,183	1,493
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,384	854
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,158	496
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,894	1,441
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	240	116
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,663	1,332
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	30.7%	21.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	82.6	72.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	786.83	337.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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