ZIP Code 41537

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Letcher County, Kentucky.

Population: 3,177
Median household income: $33,587
Median home value: $73,700

ZIP Code 41537 (Letcher County, Kentucky) is home to about 3,177 residents. Its median household income of $33,587 runs below the Letcher County figure of $40,501.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 41537's population declined 33.4% from 4,772 to 3,177, while its median gross rent rose 21.5% from $437 to $531.

65.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,177
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $33,587
Median home value: $73,700
Median gross rent: $531
Housing units: 1,913
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7723,177

Median household income

$33,623$33,587

Median home value

$72,100$73,700

Median gross rent

$437$531

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,772	$33,623	$72,100	$437
2020	4,508	$34,381	$73,800	$444
2021	4,123	$31,154	$61,400	$466
2022	3,580	$30,337	$69,500	$536
2023	3,177	$33,587	$73,700	$531

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	3.0%
5 to 17	428	13.5%
18 to 24	172	5.4%
25 to 34	411	12.9%
35 to 44	357	11.2%
45 to 54	488	15.4%
55 to 64	485	15.3%
65 to 74	396	12.5%
75 and over	346	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,053	96.1%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	1.9%
Two or more races	55	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate45.3%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	394	15.9%
High school graduate	1,125	45.3%
Some college or associate's	653	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	209	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	102	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	701	68.9%
Carpooled	163	16.0%
Public transit	4	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	123	12.1%
Other means	27	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	238	26.6%
15 to 29 min	304	34.0%
30 to 44 min	238	26.6%
45 to 59 min	74	8.3%
60+ min	41	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 28.7% (912 of 3,177)

	Count	Share
Family households	853	58.9%
Nonfamily households	595	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,448	75.7%
Vacant	465	24.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,066	73.6%
Renter-occupied	382	26.4%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other27.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,249	65.3%
1-unit, attached	12	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6	0.3%
5 to 19 units	115	6.0%
20 or more units	13	0.7%
Mobile home & other	518	27.1%

ZIP Code 41537

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