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Lewis County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Lewis County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lewis County is a small rural Kentucky county of 13,028 residents with an economy characterized by low output, reflected in a GDP per capita of $14,382 and median worker earnings of $31,309. The labor force is notably constrained, with a participation rate of just 45.0%, an unemployment rate of 7.6%, and only 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $86,100 and median gross rent of $757/month—though the county faces a 22.6% poverty rate and a population decline of 3.4% over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

13,028

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$46,838

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.4% since 2018

Lewis County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,559 (96.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races230 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone70 (0.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone33 (0.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone33 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone22 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European31
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic10
  3. 3.Spanish4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

589

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$14,382

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,486

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,220
  2. 2.Construction (Group)625
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)525
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)487
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services391

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,545
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations890
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations812
  4. 4.Service Occupations740
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations694

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.07×)616
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.95×)134
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.20×)515
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.12×)321
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)521

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$86,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$757/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999471 (11.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999407 (10.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999368 (9.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999361 (9.1%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999237 (6.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999230 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,309

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

38.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,491 (77.0%)
  • Worked At Home544 (12.0%)
  • Carpooled453 (10.0%)
  • Walked45 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.