Leitchfield, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

6,819

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

3.19% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

24.3%

9.26% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$44,347

5.98% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$159,100

1.53% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Leitchfield, KY is home to a population of 6.82k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.47% of Leitchfield, KY residents were born outside of the country (100 people).

In 2024, there were 42.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.47k people) in Leitchfield, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 151 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 72 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Leitchfield, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Leitchfield, KY was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Leitchfield, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Leitchfield, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.47k ± 148
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
151 ± 99
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
72 ± 38

0.88%

Hispanic Population

60 people

0.88% of the people in Leitchfield, KY are hispanic (60 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Leitchfield, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

1.47%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

100 people

1.32%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

85 people

As of 2024, 1.47% of Leitchfield, KY residents (100 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Leitchfield, KY was 1.32%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Leitchfield, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
110 ± 85
Vietnam
92 ± 80
Gulf War (2001-)
27 ± 40

Leitchfield, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Leitchfield, KY.

Economy

The economy of Leitchfield, KY employs 2.58k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Leitchfield, KY were Manufacturing (503 people), Accommodation & Food Services (493 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($85,307), Wholesale Trade ($61,167), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,071).

Employment

Occupations

2.58k

2024 Value

± 454

−2.2%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leitchfield, KY declined at a rate of −2.2%, from 2.64k employees to 2.58k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leitchfield, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (499 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (293 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (282 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leitchfield, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.58k

2024 Value

± 454

−2.2%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leitchfield, KY declined at a rate of −2.2%, from 2.64k employees to 2.58k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leitchfield, KY, are Manufacturing (503 people), Accommodation & Food Services (493 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leitchfield, KY, though some of these residents may live in Leitchfield, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,317

Median earning men ± $7,005

$30,500

Median earning women ± $6,276

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($62,652), Wholesale Trade ($61,167), and Construction ($55,030).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,660), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,625), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,984).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Leitchfield, KY was $159,100 in 2024, which is 0.478 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,700 to $159,100, a 1.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Leitchfield, KY is 49.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Leitchfield, KY have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leitchfield, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$159,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,001

$1,361

Median Property Taxes

±$308

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Leitchfield, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Leitchfield, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

49.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 49.7% of the housing units in Leitchfield, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Leitchfield, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,347

Median Household Income

± $5,493

2.74k

Number of Households

± 426

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.74k households in Leitchfield, KY declined from $44,347 from the previous year's value of $47,168.

The following chart displays the households in Leitchfield, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Leitchfield, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.8%)
Carpooled (17.7%)
Worked At Home (4.86%)

In 2024, 75.8% of workers in Leitchfield, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.7%) and those who worked at home (4.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leitchfield, KY have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.4% of the workforce in Leitchfield, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Leitchfield, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Leitchfield, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leitchfield, KY have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leitchfield, KY (1.53k out of 6.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leitchfield, KY is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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