Lewis County, KY Demographic Data
Lewis County, KY Summary
Lewis County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 13,889
- Area: 495.38 sq. miles
- Land Area: 482.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 12.55 sq. miles
- Population Density: 28.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,090.55 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lewis County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,865
50%
50.8
Male
6,781
50%
49.2
Total Population
13,646
323,128,000
Lewis County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
713
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
768
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,003
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
834
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
828
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,515
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,738
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,022
14.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,033
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
904
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,386
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
669
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
233
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,620
77.8%
77.2
Female
5,361
50.5%
51.3
Male
5,259
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,251
75.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,876
21.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,288
16.8%
15.2
Female
1,201
52.5%
55.8
Male
1,087
47.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Lewis County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,572
99.5%
96.8
White
13,455
98.6%
72.6
Black or African American
55
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
62
0.5%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
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
74
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
96
0.7%
17.8
Mexican
44
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
52
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,550
99.3%
82.2
Lewis County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,227
12.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,170
12.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,896
41.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,483
15.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
624
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
579
6.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
521
5.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,397
25.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,103
74.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,100
11.6%
31.2
Lewis County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,236
20.0%
33.7%
Now Married
6,325
56.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,459
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
382
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
760
6.8
5.8%
Lewis County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,719
98.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
214
1.7%
21.6%
Spanish
147
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
67
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lewis County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
921
17.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
522
9.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
861
15.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
755
13.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
628
11.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
697
12.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
604
11.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
387
7.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
18
0.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
38
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
29,088
57,617
Per capita income
17,753
31,128
Lewis County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
276
6.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
197
4.4%
9.8
Construction
628
13.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,113
24.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
108
2.4%
6.6
Information
114
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
795
17.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
213
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
147
3.3%
11.4
Public administration
150
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
428
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
297
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
42
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
763
16.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,220
27.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
989
21.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
684
15.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
852
18.9%
18.1%
Lewis County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,361
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,570
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
480
11.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8
0.2%
5.1
Walked
34
0.8%
2.7
Other means
88
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
181
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.1
26.6
Lewis County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
398
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,677
30.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,122
39.1%
37.1
3 or more
1,234
22.7%
21.0
Lewis County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,431
83.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,034
74.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,397
25.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,047
16.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Lewis County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,478
1 room
53
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
74
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
265
4.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,157
17.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,572
24.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,597
24.7%
17.8
7 rooms
980
15.1%
12.0
8 rooms
409
6.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
371
5.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lewis County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,478
1-unit, detached
4,543
70.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21
0.3%
5.9
2-units
51
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
56
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
131
2.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
40
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
26
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,597
24.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
13
0.2%
0.1
Lewis County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
706
10.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
392
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
570
8.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
695
10.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,139
17.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
705
10.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,262
19.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
887
13.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
109
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
13
0.2%
1.4%
Lewis County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
719
13.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,024
18.9%
4.7
Electricity
2,568
47.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
55
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
29
0.5%
0.1
Wood
990
18.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
38
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.1%
1.1
Lewis County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,583
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
9
0.6%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
74
4.7%
20.1%
Less than $500
276
17.4%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
440
27.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
784
49.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
846
53.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
84
5.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
180
11.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
60
3.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
401
25.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Lewis County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
823
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
43
5.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
339
41.2%
41.0%
Less than $500
441
53.6%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
574
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
413
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
174
22.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
51
6.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
82
10.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
121
15.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
3.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
320
41.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
626
0.0%
0.0%
Lewis County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,034
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,658
41.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,371
34.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
374
9.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
324
8.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
213
5.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
68
1.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
63,500
205,000