Lee County, KY Demographic Data
Lee County, KY Summary
Lee County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 7,831
- Area: 211.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 208.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.40 sq. miles
- Population Density: 37.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,079.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lee County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,356
49%
50.8
Male
3,540
51%
49.2
Total Population
6,896
323,128,000
Lee County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
361
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
359
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
424
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
444
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
346
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
847
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
807
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,187
17.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
484
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
521
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
689
10.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
378
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
49
0.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,477
79.4%
77.2
Female
2,684
49.0%
51.3
Male
2,793
51.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,175
75.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,380
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,116
16.2%
15.2
Female
610
54.7%
55.8
Male
506
45.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Lee County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,825
99.0%
96.8
White
6,666
96.7%
72.6
Black or African American
47
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
89
1.3%
0.8
Asian
23
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
16
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
2
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
5
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
71
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
15
0.2%
17.8
Mexican
11
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,881
99.8%
82.2
Lee County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
829
16.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
762
15.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,048
41.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
716
14.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
229
4.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
146
2.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
232
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,591
32.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,371
67.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
378
7.6%
31.2
Lee County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,554
27.0%
33.7%
Now Married
2,544
44.2%
47.5
Divorced
752
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
273
4.7%
2.0
Widowed
629
10.9
5.8%
Lee County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,486
99.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
49
0.7%
21.6%
Spanish
36
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lee County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
778
27.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
301
10.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
483
17.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
338
12.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
325
11.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
359
12.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
139
4.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
92
3.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.2%
6.4
Median household income
21,185
57,617
Per capita income
13,873
31,128
Lee County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
27
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
85
5.3%
9.8
Construction
115
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
482
30.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
78
4.9%
6.6
Information
79
5.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
186
11.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
67
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
63
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
150
9.4%
4.6
Retail trade
116
7.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
121
7.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
23
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
204
12.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
478
30.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
326
20.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
382
24.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
202
12.7%
18.1%
Lee County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,579
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,389
88.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
122
7.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
13
0.8%
2.7
Other means
50
3.2%
1.8
Worked at home
5
0.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.3
26.6
Lee County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
306
10.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,123
39.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
839
29.7%
37.1
3 or more
553
19.6%
21.0
Lee County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,821
82.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,102
74.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
719
25.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
617
17.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Lee County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,438
1 room
85
2.5%
2.4
2 rooms
42
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
329
9.6%
9.1
4 rooms
540
15.7%
16.5
5 rooms
959
27.9%
19.8
6 rooms
698
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
431
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
155
4.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
199
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lee County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,438
1-unit, detached
2,224
64.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
65
1.9%
5.9
2-units
4
0.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
57
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
181
5.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
24
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
28
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
855
24.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lee County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
289
8.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
250
7.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
292
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
345
10.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
529
15.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
563
16.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
648
18.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
470
13.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
52
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lee County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
268
9.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
412
14.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,498
53.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
250
8.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
3
0.1%
0.1
Wood
376
13.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
14
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lee County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
842
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
56
6.7%
20.1%
Less than $500
157
18.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
192
22.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
437
51.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
286
34.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
86
10.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
109
13.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
85
10.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
270
32.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Lee County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
537
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
236
43.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
301
56.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
182
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
456
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
51
10.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
18
3.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
43
8.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
46
9.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
306
61.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
224
0.0%
0.0%
Lee County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,102
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
813
38.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
772
36.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
312
14.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
82
3.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
85
4.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
12
0.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
26
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
63,800
205,000
