In 2019, Leslie County, KY had a population of 10.3k people with a median age of 42.3 and a median household income of $31,627. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Leslie County, KY declined from 10,472 to 10,283, a −1.8% decrease and its median household income grew from $30,798 to $31,627, a 2.69% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Leslie County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (97.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.44%), Other (Hispanic) (0.389%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.379%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.146%). 0% of the households in Leslie County, KY speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
99.9% of the residents in Leslie County, KY are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Leslie County, KY are Frontier Nursing University (923 degrees awarded in 2020).
In 2019, the median property value in Leslie County, KY was $64,100, and the homeownership rate was 81.4%. Most people in Leslie County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Leslie County, KY was 2 cars per household.
Leslie County, KY borders Bell County, KY, Clay County, KY, Harlan County, KY, and Perry County, KY.