COMPARING TWO PLACES
Letcher County vs Perry County
PLACE A
Letcher County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Perry County, Alabama
Letcher County is 169% larger than Perry County. Letcher County earns more, with a median household income $4,139 higher. Letcher County has grown faster since 2000 (-12% vs -20%).
LETCHER COUNTYPERRY COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population19,9527,425+169% vs Perry County
Population density5910+49
Population growth-12.1%-19.6%+7.5 pts
Median age43.541.1+2.4
Male50.2%44.8%+5.3 pts
Female49.8%55.2%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.7%1.6%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%27.8%+68.7 pts
Black0.6%71.2%−70.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%0.2%+0.6 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other1.9%0.7%+1.2 pts
Median household income$41,793$37,654+$4,139
Per capita income$22,681$17,852+$4,829
Poverty rate24.4%31.4%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.356+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%15.8%−3.3 pts
Graduate degree5.5%6.3%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%16.5%−10.3 pts
Labor force participation43.1%39.6%+3.4 pts
Median home value$67,400$86,400−$19,000
Median gross rent$669$592+$77
Owner-occupied74.1%77.5%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.2%13.2%+7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households24.7%46.3%−21.6 pts
Average commute28.328.0+0.3
Worked from home7.6%4.5%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured3.4%7.2%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025