Jenkins

Population: 1,569
Median household income: $34,400
Median home value: $65,600

Jenkins, a community in Letcher County, Kentucky, has 1,569 residents. At $34,400, its median household income sits below Letcher County's $40,501.

From 2019 to 2023, Jenkins's population declined 30.1% from 2,245 to 1,569, while its median home value rose 18.8% from $55,200 to $65,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.7% of the population. 61.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,569
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $34,400
Median home value: $65,600
Median gross rent: $535
Housing units: 946
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2451,569

Median household income

$27,763$34,400

Median home value

$55,200$65,600

Median gross rent

$430$535

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,245	$27,763	$55,200	$430
2020	1,815	$27,415	$48,800	$341
2021	1,732	$29,628	$45,700	$438
2022	1,862	$26,500	$61,300	$532
2023	1,569	$34,400	$65,600	$535

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	3.3%
5 to 17	238	15.2%
18 to 24	97	6.2%
25 to 34	288	18.4%
35 to 44	253	16.1%
45 to 54	93	5.9%
55 to 64	244	15.6%
65 to 74	209	13.3%
75 and over	95	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,517	96.7%
Black or African American	5	0.3%
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	47	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	12.7%
High school graduate	486	41.1%
Some college or associate's	360	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	173	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone61.2%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	372	61.2%
Carpooled	109	17.9%
Public transit	4	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	123	20.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	117	24.1%
15 to 29 min	152	31.3%
30 to 44 min	144	29.7%
45 to 59 min	39	8.0%
60+ min	33	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 23.4% (367 of 1,569)

	Count	Share
Family households	418	60.2%
Nonfamily households	276	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	694	73.4%
Vacant	252	26.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	425	61.2%
Renter-occupied	269	38.8%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other15.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	654	69.1%
1-unit, attached	12	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6	0.6%
5 to 19 units	115	12.2%
20 or more units	13	1.4%
Mobile home & other	146	15.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2140312
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.1695, -82.6480