Lee County, Kentucky

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,375
Median household income: $34,182
Median home value: $82,100

Home to 7,375 residents, Lee County is one of Kentucky's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $34,182 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

From 2019 to 2023, Lee County's population grew 7.2% from 6,881 to 7,375, while its median household income rose 35.2% from $25,275 to $34,182.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.8% of the population. 75.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,375
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $34,182
Median home value: $82,100
Median gross rent: $593
Housing units: 3,227
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8817,375

Median household income

$25,275$34,182

Median home value

$63,000$82,100

Median gross rent

$548$593

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,881	$25,275	$63,000	$548
2020	7,088	$24,699	$65,800	$504
2021	7,263	$29,817	$73,900	$572
2022	7,338	$31,682	$77,400	$567
2023	7,375	$34,182	$82,100	$593

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	363	4.9%
5 to 17	1,018	13.8%
18 to 24	473	6.4%
25 to 34	1,050	14.2%
35 to 44	998	13.5%
45 to 54	966	13.1%
55 to 64	1,100	14.9%
65 to 74	900	12.2%
75 and over	507	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,917	93.8%
Black or African American	158	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	220	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.8%

High school graduate44.4%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,423	25.8%
High school graduate	2,451	44.4%
Some college or associate's	1,231	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	324	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	92	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,741	75.2%
Carpooled	301	13.0%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	47	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	148	6.4%
Other means	74	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	643	29.7%
15 to 29 min	539	24.9%
30 to 44 min	371	17.1%
45 to 59 min	67	3.1%
60+ min	546	25.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 28.9% (1,876 of 6,498)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,725	66.2%
Nonfamily households	881	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,606	80.8%
Vacant	621	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,955	75.0%
Renter-occupied	651	25.0%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other21.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,288	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	72	2.2%
5 to 19 units	129	4.0%
20 or more units	43	1.3%
Mobile home & other	695	21.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 21129
State: Kentucky
Land area: 209 sq mi
Water area: 2.44 sq mi
Center point: 37.6081, -83.7192