CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Leitchfield

Kentucky · 4,965 residents · 10.8 sq mi

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Leitchfield is home to 4,965 people in Kentucky. 27.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $40,000. Households here earn about 31% less than in Kentucky as a whole. The median household earns $15,503, about 49% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,965

−19%vs 2000

vs 6,139 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(345)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(311)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(394)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(385)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(365)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(803)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(596)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(479)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(424)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(432)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(310)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(121)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,503

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,108 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,831

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,033 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.7%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,000

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$250

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $349 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.2%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.8% in 2000

40.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(5,888)

Black1.6%(96)

Hispanic / Latino1%(59)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(4,841)

Black1.2%(61)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(21)

Asian0.4%(18)

Other0.9%(45)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(21)

Puerto Rican0.3%(18)

Central American0.2%(15)

Guatemalan0.2%(15)

Ancestry

American16.6%(1,130)

English16.2%(1,104)

Irish15%(1,020)

German8.1%(552)

Italian3.3%(223)

Polish2.6%(178)

French2.4%(167)

Scottish1.2%(81)

Serbian1.1%(72)

Dutch0.3%(21)

Norwegian0.3%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(15)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Greek0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.4%

−16.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 14.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.9%(1,320)

Married29.9%(941)

Widowed9.6%(303)

Divorced18.6%(587)

Women 15+

Never married34.8%(959)

Married35%(963)

Widowed12.1%(334)

Divorced18.1%(499)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−12.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.5%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.8%(27)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(127)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23%(92)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 400 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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