COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Leslie County

Kentucky · 13,642 residents · 401 sq mi

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With 13,642 people, Leslie County is a county in Kentucky. 35.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $25,500. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 39%. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

13,642

+10%vs 2000

vs 12,401 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−17%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

401 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,042)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(1,071)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(1,293)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(1,152)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(1,036)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(2,349)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(2,110)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(1,235)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(1,084)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(770)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(407)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(93)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,692

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,546 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,190

−31%vs 2000

vs $10,429 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.6%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,500

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$192

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $278 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(12,232)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(77)

Asian0.1%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(13,619)

Black0.1%(11)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(48)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(9)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Ancestry

English12%(1,212)

Irish11.6%(1,172)

American9.2%(928)

German5.6%(560)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(215)

Scottish1.2%(120)

British0.4%(45)

French0.3%(33)

Welsh0.1%(15)

Slovak0.1%(8)

Polish0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

40.4%

−12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.2 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 24.2 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 married25.8%(1,072)

Married52.9%(2,197)

Widowed9%(374)

Divorced12.2%(508)

Women 15+

Never married22.6%(953)

Married48.9%(2,067)

Widowed13.6%(575)

Divorced14.9%(629)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−17.6 ptssince 2013

from 19.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

45.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(40)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.1%(66)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 263 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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