2022 population: 12,954 ( 916 from 2010 , 125 from 2020)
Land area: 482.8 square miles
Population density: 26.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,571	97.04%	7.9%
Black:	80	0.62%	128.6%
Indian:	39	0.30%	44.4%
Asian:	8	0.06%	0.0%
2+ races:	136	1.05%	94.3%
Hispanic:	120	0.93%	53.8%

Total non-White:	383	2.96%	74.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	363	13.9
Deaths:	461	17.6
Net Migration:	-30	-1.1
Net Immigration:	2	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,079	-7.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	163	1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
13,870
13,650	98.41%
35	0.25%
27	0.19%
8	0.06%
70	0.50%
78	0.56%
220	1.59%

2000
14,092
13,891	98.57%
29	0.21%
30	0.21%
4	0.03%
75	0.53%
62	0.44%
201	1.43%

1990
13,029
12,893	98.96%
22	0.17%
108	0.83%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.05%
136	1.04%

1980
14,545
14,369	98.79%
66	0.45%
42	0.29%
12	0.08%
n/a
56	0.39%
176	1.21%

1970
12,355
12,329	99.79%
16	0.13%
5	0.04%
5	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
26	0.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,623	11.5
1,391	9.9
-513	-3.6
15	0.1

-241	-1.7
19	0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
1,907	14.6
1,380	10.6
244	1.9
7	0.1

998	7.7
65	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
1,918	13.2
1,331	9.2
-2,012	-13.8
n/a

-1,476	-10.1
-40	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,014	8.2
n/a

2,040	16.5
150	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Lewis County, KY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.5
2,990	23.1%
9,964	76.9%
2,465	19.0%

4,757
2.72

3,163	66.5%
2,328	73.6%
325	10.3%
1,594	33.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
3,308	23.9%
10,562	76.1%
2,043	14.7%

5,497
2.50

3,957	72.0%
3,063	77.4%
311	7.9%
1,540	28.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
3,547	25.2%
10,545	74.8%
1,761	12.5%

5,419
2.56

4,059	74.9%
3,305	81.4%
280	6.9%
1,360	25.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
3,658	28.1%
9,371	71.9%
1,760	13.5%

4,627
2.79

3,626	78.4%
3,051	84.1%
208	5.7%
1,001	21.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
5,074	34.9%
9,471	65.1%
1,601	11.0%

4,640
3.11

3,858	83.1%
3,237	83.9%
231	6.0%
782	16.9%

2022 Housing Data for Lewis County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	430	9.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	401	8.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	490	10.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	339	7.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	277	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	383	8.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	223	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	214	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	128	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	310	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	497	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	487	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	295	6.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	103	2.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	117	2.5%
$200,000 or more	63	1.3%

Median Household Income	36,662
Per Capita Income	20,579

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	70

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	514	10.8%
Public Assistance	82	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,130	23.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,904	48.8%
Unemployed	328	4.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,232	52.9%
Not in Labor Force	3,773	47.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		51.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,562	1,113	58.4%
Non-Profit	130	164	44.2%
Self-Employed	396	256	60.7%

Local Government	50	172	22.5%
State Government	112	128	46.7%
Federal Government	22	21	51.2%

Total Private + Self	1,958	1,369	58.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	314	485	39.3%
Total	2,272	1,854	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	228	5.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	697	16.9%
Professional, Technical	846	20.5%
Service Occupations	705	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	29	0.7%
All others	1,660	40.1%

White Collar		42.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	814	19.7%
Construction	680	16.4%
Manufacturing	600	14.5%
Retail trade	451	10.9%
Educational services	255	6.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	215	5.2%
Other services	197	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	158	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	143	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	114	2.8%
Public administration	105	2.5%
Accommodation and food services	90	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	74	1.8%
Information	56	1.4%
Finance and insurance	50	1.2%
Management	38	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	33	0.8%
Wholesale trade	31	0.7%
Utilities	20	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.03%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	24	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,274	99.6%
Other Indo-European	41	0.3%
German, other Germanic	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	4,342	33.2%
English	1,739	13.3%
German	1,474	11.3%
Irish	1,308	10.0%
European	179	1.4%
French	170	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	146	1.1%
Scottish	88	0.7%
Italian	59	0.5%
Dutch	54	0.4%
British	47	0.4%
Greek	22	0.2%
Eastern European	18	0.1%
Swedish	18	0.1%
Hungarian	16	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,052	99.9%
Not a citizen	11	0.1%

Native	12,992	99.5%
Foreign-born	71	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,074	11.8%	872	9.6%	4,052	44.4%	2,197	24.1%	539	5.9%	389	4.3%
Average years of education: 11.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,074	11.8%
9-12 Years	872	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,052	44.4%
Some College	2,197	24.1%
Bach. Degree	539	5.9%
Grad Degree	389	4.3%
Average years of education: 11.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,568	5,031	537	9.6%	6.0%
1991	6,045	5,192	853	14.1%	7.3%
1992	5,706	4,842	864	15.1%	6.9%
1993	5,748	4,921	827	14.4%	6.2%
1994	5,531	4,888	643	11.6%	5.4%
1995	5,470	4,871	599	11.0%	5.4%
1996	5,322	4,713	609	11.4%	5.4%
1997	5,299	4,518	781	14.7%	5.2%
1998	5,070	4,470	600	11.8%	4.5%
1999	4,729	4,067	662	14.0%	4.5%

2000	5,606	5,130	476	8.5%	4.1%
2001	5,571	5,125	446	8.0%	5.2%
2002	5,415	4,991	424	7.8%	5.8%
2003	5,615	5,174	441	7.9%	6.2%
2004	5,623	5,152	471	8.4%	5.5%
2005	5,553	5,032	521	9.4%	5.9%
2006	5,548	5,097	451	8.1%	5.7%
2007	5,611	5,188	423	7.5%	5.4%
2008	5,539	5,006	533	9.6%	6.5%
2009	5,624	4,736	888	15.8%	10.8%

2010	5,621	4,839	782	13.9%	10.3%
2011	5,529	4,812	717	13.0%	9.4%
2012	5,385	4,755	630	11.7%	8.2%
2013	5,293	4,655	638	12.1%	7.9%
2014	5,172	4,676	496	9.6%	6.4%
2015	4,789	4,368	421	8.8%	5.2%
2016	4,742	4,281	461	9.7%	5.0%
2017	4,693	4,269	424	9.0%	4.8%
2018	4,691	4,310	381	8.1%	4.2%
2019	4,661	4,264	397	8.5%	4.1%

2020	4,648	4,205	443	9.5%	6.6%
2021	4,646	4,312	334	7.2%	4.4%
2022	4,586	4,257	329	7.2%	3.9%
2023	4,433	4,077	356	8.0%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,058
Median Value	$83,400

Occupied	4,757	78.5%
Vacant	1,301	21.5%

Owned	3,761	79.1%
Rented	996	20.9%
Median Rent	$690

Single-Family Units	4,157	68.6%
Detached	4,150	68.5%
Attached	7	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	239	3.9%
Mobile Homes	1,508	24.9%

Lewis County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lewis County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Lewis County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lewis County, KY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lewis County, KY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lewis County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Lewis County, KY