Leitchfield

Population: 6,434
Median household income: $47,168
Median home value: $156,700

Leitchfield, a community in Grayson County, Kentucky, has 6,434 residents. At $47,168, its median household income sits below Grayson County's $49,893.

From 2019 to 2023, Leitchfield's population declined 5.5% from 6,807 to 6,434, while its median home value rose 52.1% from $103,000 to $156,700.

Owners occupy 57.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,434
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,168
Median home value: $156,700
Median gross rent: $588
Housing units: 2,812
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8076,434

Median household income

$31,221$47,168

Median home value

$103,000$156,700

Median gross rent

$559$588

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,807	$31,221	$103,000	$559
2020	6,789	$34,091	$109,100	$555
2021	6,427	$37,309	$118,800	$575
2022	6,432	$43,214	$131,500	$605
2023	6,434	$47,168	$156,700	$588

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	361	5.6%
5 to 17	841	13.1%
18 to 24	437	6.8%
25 to 34	1,098	17.1%
35 to 44	792	12.3%
45 to 54	766	11.9%
55 to 64	804	12.5%
65 to 74	754	11.7%
75 and over	581	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,118	95.1%
Black or African American	55	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	195	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate50.3%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	799	16.7%
High school graduate	2,414	50.3%
Some college or associate's	1,061	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	283	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	238	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,085	80.3%
Carpooled	341	13.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	148	5.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,708	69.7%
15 to 29 min	337	13.8%
30 to 44 min	102	4.2%
45 to 59 min	72	2.9%
60+ min	230	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 22.3% (1,337 of 6,000)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,288	51.1%
Nonfamily households	1,232	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,520	89.6%
Vacant	292	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,438	57.1%
Renter-occupied	1,082	42.9%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units17.9%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,735	61.7%
1-unit, attached	36	1.3%
2 to 4 units	503	17.9%
5 to 19 units	231	8.2%
20 or more units	105	3.7%
Mobile home & other	202	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2144686
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.4862, -86.2847