Lewis County, Kentucky

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,028
Median household income: $41,632
Median home value: $86,100

Home to 13,028 residents, Lewis County is one of Kentucky's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $41,632, its median household income sits below Kentucky's $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lewis County's population declined 2.9% from 13,417 to 13,028, while its median household income rose 33.7% from $31,147 to $41,632.

Owners occupy 79.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,028
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $41,632
Median home value: $86,100
Median gross rent: $757
Housing units: 6,072
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,41713,028

Median household income

$31,147$41,632

Median home value

$65,500$86,100

Median gross rent

$518$757

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,417	$31,147	$65,500	$518
2020	13,345	$29,844	$68,300	$491
2021	13,103	$32,402	$77,400	$619
2022	13,063	$36,662	$83,400	$690
2023	13,028	$41,632	$86,100	$757

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	772	5.9%
5 to 17	2,258	17.3%
18 to 24	910	7.0%
25 to 34	1,466	11.3%
35 to 44	1,497	11.5%
45 to 54	1,709	13.1%
55 to 64	1,924	14.8%
65 to 74	1,508	11.6%
75 and over	984	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,641	97.0%
Black or African American	4	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.2%
Some other race	28	0.2%
Two or more races	293	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate47.2%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,759	19.4%
High school graduate	4,285	47.2%
Some college or associate's	2,018	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	575	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	451	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,207	77.4%
Carpooled	433	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	37	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	441	10.6%
Other means	23	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	853	23.1%
15 to 29 min	770	20.8%
30 to 44 min	781	21.1%
45 to 59 min	345	9.3%
60+ min	951	25.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 22.6% (2,915 of 12,886)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,249	66.2%
Nonfamily households	1,656	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,905	80.8%
Vacant	1,167	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,875	79.0%
Renter-occupied	1,030	21.0%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other25.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,079	67.2%
1-unit, attached	12	0.2%
2 to 4 units	148	2.4%
5 to 19 units	286	4.7%
20 or more units	4	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,543	25.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 21135
State: Kentucky
Land area: 483 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 38.5350, -83.3701

Cities & places

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