Ledbetter

Population: 1,630
Median household income: $62,798
Median home value: $115,000

Located in Livingston County, Kentucky, Ledbetter is a community with a population of 1,630. Its median household income of $62,798 runs above the Livingston County figure of $59,713.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ledbetter's population declined 12.4% from 1,860 to 1,630, while its median home value rose 5.1% from $109,400 to $115,000.

Owners occupy 77.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,630
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,798
Median home value: $115,000
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 756
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8601,630

Median household income

$58,425$62,798

Median home value

$109,400$115,000

Median gross rent

$995$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,860	$58,425	$109,400	—
2020	1,720	$58,689	$106,400	$995
2021	1,572	$61,705	$107,500	$1,080
2022	1,815	$60,667	$116,500	$1,118
2023	1,630	$62,798	$115,000	$1,116

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

Age distribution

Under 516.1%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3422.5%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	263	16.1%
5 to 17	228	14.0%
18 to 24	49	3.0%
25 to 34	366	22.5%
35 to 44	241	14.8%
45 to 54	144	8.8%
55 to 64	155	9.5%
65 to 74	150	9.2%
75 and over	34	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,523	93.4%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
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	37	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's43.4%

Bachelor's degree3.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	110	10.1%
High school graduate	421	38.6%
Some college or associate's	473	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	38	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	48	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	532	78.8%
Carpooled	75	11.1%
Public transit	13	1.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	8.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	66	10.6%
15 to 29 min	421	67.9%
30 to 44 min	71	11.5%
45 to 59 min	23	3.7%
60+ min	39	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 29.4% (480 of 1,630)

	Count	Share
Family households	407	72.0%
Nonfamily households	158	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	565	74.7%
Vacant	191	25.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	439	77.7%
Renter-occupied	126	22.3%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other19.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	586	77.5%
1-unit, attached	16	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	7	0.9%
Mobile home & other	147	19.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2144434
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 37.0524, -88.4968