Wise County vs. Letcher County

Wise County (VA)Letcher County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)38,01221,899
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-8.3%-10.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)41,45024,511
Population, Census, April 1, 201041,45224,519
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.2%19.5%
Female persons, percent48.0%51.1%
White alone, percent92.5%98.2%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.4%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%0.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.2%0.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent91.4%97.4%
Veterans, 2014-20182,248778
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.1%0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)17,92611,793
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.0%75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$85,600$58,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$970$916
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$333$275
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$629$558
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.4%4.4%
Households, 2014-201815,1269,892
Persons per household, 2014-20182.382.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.9%91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.9%1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.2%78.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201866.0%67.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201874.8%75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201814.5%11.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201820.4%25.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.6%6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201844.8%43.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201840.8%42.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)125,09196,732
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)500,864151,242
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,241$6,314
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.025.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,345$29,856
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,828$18,811
Persons in poverty, percent25.4%31.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017691307
Total employment, 20177,8303,250
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)241,398115,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.7%-6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,5471,156
All firms, 20122,0861,493
Men-owned firms, 20121,016854
Women-owned firms, 2012633496
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,9611,441
Veteran-owned firms, 2012274116
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,7091,332
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%21.9%
Population per square mile, 2010102.872.6
Land area in square miles, 2010403.19337.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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