COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lee County

Kentucky · 7,422 residents · 209 sq mi

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With 7,422 people, Lee County is a county in Kentucky. 37.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 45% less than in Kentucky as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $30,900. Households take in $12,461 at the median, 59% less than the US figure.

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

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,422

−6%vs 2000

vs 7,916 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

209 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(509)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(580)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(659)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(527)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(493)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(1,100)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(1,084)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(695)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(709)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(592)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(389)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(85)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,461

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,544 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,869

−48%vs 2000

vs $13,325 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

37.4%

+7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,900

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$177

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $268 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(7,510)

Black3.8%(298)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(29)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(7,380)

Black0.2%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(28)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.5%(34)

Guatemalan0.4%(30)

Mexican0.4%(29)

Puerto Rican0.1%(8)

South American0.1%(5)

Colombian0.1%(5)

Costa Rican0.1%(4)

Ancestry

English23.8%(1,749)

American15.4%(1,133)

German12.8%(940)

Irish12.2%(895)

Scottish2.4%(175)

French1.1%(78)

Welsh1%(76)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(67)

Italian0.7%(49)

Russian0.3%(25)

Dutch0.3%(23)

West Indian0.2%(14)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(7)

Danish0.1%(6)

Polish0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

43.4%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 27.0 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 married37%(1,327)

Married42.1%(1,510)

Widowed4.5%(161)

Divorced16.4%(586)

Women 15+

Never married19.1%(489)

Married50.1%(1,283)

Widowed14.4%(368)

Divorced16.5%(422)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−13.7 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.1%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% 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)30.4%(104)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.2%(45)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.4%(138)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 342 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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