Clarkson vs Leitchfield

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkson and Leitchfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarkson and Leitchfield are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leitchfield has the higher population (6,434 vs 1,133 in Clarkson). Leitchfield has the higher median household income ($47,168 vs $28,393 in Clarkson). Leitchfield has the higher median home value ($156,700 vs $121,900 in Clarkson).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkson	Leitchfield
Population	1,133	6,434
Median age	31.0 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$28,393	$47,168
Median home value	$121,900	$156,700
Median gross rent	$575	$588
Housing units	447	2,812
Homeownership rate	36.7%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkson	Leitchfield
Population	1,104 → 1,133 (+2.6%)	6,807 → 6,434 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$25,676 → $28,393 (+10.6%)	$31,221 → $47,168 (+51.1%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $121,900 (+44.8%)	$103,000 → $156,700 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $575 (+8.1%)	$559 → $588 (+5.2%)

Clarkson

Population

1,1041,133

Median household income

$25,676$28,393

Median home value

$84,200$121,900

Median gross rent

$532$575

Leitchfield

Population

6,8076,434

Median household income

$31,221$47,168

Median home value

$103,000$156,700

Median gross rent

$559$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkson	Leitchfield
Under 5	14.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.1%
18 to 24	3.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	17.8%	17.1%
35 to 44	18.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	4.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	7.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	6.5%	11.7%
75 and over	8.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkson	Leitchfield
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkson	Leitchfield
No high school diploma	22.8%	16.7%
High school graduate	37.8%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkson	Leitchfield
Drove alone	86.1%	80.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	13.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkson	Leitchfield
1-unit, detached	41.2%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	17.9%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	8.2%
20 or more units	9.2%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	26.8%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Clarkson	Leitchfield
Poverty rate	39.6%	22.3%
Average household size	2.91	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1990	1978