Leslie County, Kentucky

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,261
Median household income: $40,176
Median home value: $74,100

Leslie County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 10,261. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $40,176 runs below the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Leslie County's population held roughly steady from 10,283 to 10,261, while its median household income rose 27.0% from $31,627 to $40,176.

Owners occupy 82.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,261
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $40,176
Median home value: $74,100
Median gross rent: $520
Housing units: 4,913
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,28310,261

Median household income

$31,627$40,176

Median home value

$64,100$74,100

Median gross rent

$517$520

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,283	$31,627	$64,100	$517
2020	10,081	$36,038	$69,000	$491
2021	10,622	$34,528	$70,800	$661
2022	10,468	$37,019	$77,900	$550
2023	10,261	$40,176	$74,100	$520

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	520	5.1%
5 to 17	1,674	16.3%
18 to 24	769	7.5%
25 to 34	1,027	10.0%
35 to 44	1,582	15.4%
45 to 54	1,211	11.8%
55 to 64	1,543	15.0%
65 to 74	1,202	11.7%
75 and over	733	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,930	96.8%
Black or African American	54	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	191	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,358	18.6%
High school graduate	2,956	40.5%
Some college or associate's	2,223	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	482	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	279	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,915	86.4%
Carpooled	281	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	167	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	531	16.6%
15 to 29 min	788	24.6%
30 to 44 min	801	25.0%
45 to 59 min	279	8.7%
60+ min	806	25.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 27.3% (2,701 of 9,895)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,416	61.8%
Nonfamily households	1,493	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,909	79.6%
Vacant	1,004	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,228	82.6%
Renter-occupied	681	17.4%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other33.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,166	64.4%
1-unit, attached	26	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4	0.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	66	1.3%
Mobile home & other	1,651	33.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 21131
State: Kentucky
Land area: 401 sq mi
Water area: 3.52 sq mi
Center point: 37.0878, -83.3886