Ledbetter vs Smithland

A side-by-side comparison of Ledbetter and Smithland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ledbetter has the higher population (1,630 vs 209 in Smithland). Ledbetter has the higher median household income ($62,798 vs $50,250 in Smithland). Ledbetter has the higher median home value ($115,000 vs $102,900 in Smithland).

Population, income & housing

	Ledbetter	Smithland
Population	1,630	209
Median age	31.5 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,798	$50,250
Median home value	$115,000	$102,900
Median gross rent	$1,116	$850
Housing units	756	126
Homeownership rate	77.7%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ledbetter	Smithland
Population	1,860 → 1,630 (-12.4%)	308 → 209 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$58,425 → $62,798 (+7.5%)	$46,750 → $50,250 (+7.5%)
Median home value	$109,400 → $115,000 (+5.1%)	$132,500 → $102,900 (-22.3%)
Median gross rent	$995 → $1,116 (+12.2%)	$768 → $850 (+10.7%)

Ledbetter

Population

1,8601,630

Median household income

$58,425$62,798

Median home value

$109,400$115,000

Median gross rent

$995$1,116

Smithland

Population

308209

Median household income

$46,750$50,250

Median home value

$132,500$102,900

Median gross rent

$768$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ledbetter	Smithland
Under 5	16.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	19.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	22.5%	16.7%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	8.8%	3.8%
55 to 64	9.5%	10.5%
65 to 74	9.2%	15.8%
75 and over	2.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ledbetter	Smithland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ledbetter	Smithland
No high school diploma	10.1%	10.9%
High school graduate	38.6%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ledbetter	Smithland
Drove alone	78.8%	94.6%
Carpooled	11.1%	0.0%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ledbetter	Smithland
1-unit, detached	77.5%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Ledbetter	Smithland
Poverty rate	29.4%	28.7%
Average household size	2.88	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1977	1959