COMPARING TWO PLACES
Perry County vs Letcher County
PLACE A
Perry County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Letcher County, Kentucky
Perry County is 63% smaller than Letcher County. Letcher County earns more, with a median household income $4,139 higher. Letcher County has grown faster since 2000 (-12% vs -20%).
PERRY COUNTYLETCHER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population7,42519,952−63% vs Letcher County
Population density1059−49
Population growth-19.6%-12.1%−7.5 pts
Median age41.143.5−2.4
Male44.8%50.2%−5.3 pts
Female55.2%49.8%+5.3 pts
Foreign-born1.6%0.7%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic27.8%96.5%−68.7 pts
Black71.2%0.6%+70.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%0.8%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.7%1.9%−1.2 pts
Median household income$37,654$41,793−$4,139
Per capita income$17,852$22,681−$4,829
Poverty rate31.4%24.4%+7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3560.429−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%12.5%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree6.3%5.5%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate16.5%6.2%+10.3 pts
Labor force participation39.6%43.1%−3.4 pts
Median home value$86,400$67,400+$19,000
Median gross rent$592$669−$77
Owner-occupied77.5%74.1%+3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%20.2%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%24.7%+21.6 pts
Average commute28.028.3−0.3
Worked from home4.5%7.6%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured7.2%3.4%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025