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Lewis County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 13,090 (all rural); it was 14,092 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,027
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,316
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,404
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,154 (it was 1,018 in 2000)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

31%

Land area: 484 sq. mi.

Water area: 11.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 27 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Lewis County: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.0%), Construction (16.9%), Manufacturing (13.6%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Lewis County, KY (2022)
    • 12,55596.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4123.2%Two or more races
    • 320.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 310.2%Some other race alone
    • 210.2%Asian alone
    • 40.03%Hispanic or Latino
    • 30.02%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
Median resident age:

42.8 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 6,472  (49.4%)
Females: 6,618  (50.6%)
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Average household size:
Lewis County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $36,149 ($22,208 in 1999)
This county:

$36,149
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $452 (lower quartile is $314, upper quartile is $532)
This county:

$452
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $92,494 (it was $39,000 in 2000)
Lewis:

$92,494
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,376 - $140,684
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $857
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $307

Institutionalized population: 139

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 6
  • Thefts: 7
  • Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 5
  • Thefts: 4
  • Auto thefts: 8
Lewis County, KY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
Number of permits per 10,000 Lewis, KY residents
Average permit cost in Lewis, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $789 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $445 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Lewis, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Lewis, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lewis, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 27.2%
Lewis County:

27.2%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(27.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.1% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.8 years old
(Males: 43.3 years old, Females: 42.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.9 years old, Other race residents: 49.7 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lewis County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.

Cities in this county include: Garrison, Tollesboro, Laurel-Petersville, Vanceburg, Concord.

Lewis County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lewis County: New Liberty Volunteer Fire Department (A), Monterey Volunteer Fire Department (B), South Owen Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lewis County include: Poplar Grove Baptist Church (A), Greenup Fork Church (B), Locust Grove Church (C), Mount Carmel Church (D), Mount Hebron Baptist Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Musselshoals Church (G), Old Cedar Church (H), Pleasant Home Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Thomas Cemetery (1), Yancey Cemetery (2), Grugin Cemetery (3), Dallasburg Masonic Cemetery (4), Jones Cemetery (5), True Cemetery (6), Lusby/Kemper Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Wild Deer Lake (A), Elmer Davis Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Lick Branch (A), Balls Branch (B), Big Twin Creek (C), Dickey Fork (D), Bowen Branch (E), Brammell Branch (F), Deep Creek (G), Cub Branch (H), Coxs Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Cabell County, West Virginia , San Juan County, Utah , Lincoln County, West Virginia , Marion County, Illinois , Rappahannock County, Virginia , Mason County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

8.0%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Lewis, KY
County total employment by year in Lewis, KY
County average yearly wages by year in Lewis, KY

Current college students: 374
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 69 (88.8% naturalized citizens)

Lewis County:

0.5%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 682010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 41990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 11Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): - minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.7%

Lewis County marital status for males Lewis County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,162
  • One, attached: 7
  • Two: 100
  • 3 or 4: 44
  • 5 to 9: 172
  • 10 to 19: 67
  • 20 or more: 7
  • Mobile homes: 1,522
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Lewis County with a mortgage: 1,720 (41 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 170

Here:

0.6% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Lewis County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,01824
Mainline Protestant8198
Catholic401
None9,993-
Lewis County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Lewis County:

5.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Lewis County:

7.93 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 4
This county:

2.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Lewis County:

10.4%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Lewis County:

33.6%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.4%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Lewis County:

Average size of farms: 196 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12,951
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $229.05
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.97%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.59%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11,987
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.11%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.16%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $28,438
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.28
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.86%
Corn for grain: 1086 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 255 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2131 harvested acres
Vegetables: 22 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

Lewis County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 8182099.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 18 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lewis County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 40.3 miles away from Lewis County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 40.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 296.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 246.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 188.9 miles away from Lewis County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 246.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 3, 2020 - February 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4540-KY: April 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4540, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 11, 2015 to July 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4239: August 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4239, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 17, 2010 to July 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1925: July 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1925, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Lewis County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 19, Storms: 16, Mudslides: 9, Tornadoes: 8, Winter Storms: 7, Landslides: 6, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lewis

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,265 (62.8%)
  • Carpooled: 223 (11.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 23 (1.1%)
  • Walked: 46 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 558 (27.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (26%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (33%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (27%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (14%)
  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Cambodia (78%)
  • Brazil (10%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Guatemala (6%)
  • Norway (0%)
  • Sweden (0%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lewis County


  • American (56%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • German (6%)
  • European (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
86 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
53 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

People in group quarters in Lewis County, Kentucky in 2000:

  • 111 people in nursing homes
  • 58 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 16 people in other group homes
  • 5 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $46,753.

5.29% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($34,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.29%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.15% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($18,218 average AGI)
2.14% relocated from other states ($16,423 average AGI)
Lewis County:

2.14%
Kentucky average:

2.87%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Mason County, KY  0.79% ($29,212 average AGI)
from Fleming County, KY  0.50% ($27,619)


4.97% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($31,971 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.97%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.54% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($25,000 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($6,971 average AGI)
Lewis County:

1.42%
Kentucky average:

2.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Mason County, KY  0.63% ($30,692 average AGI)
to Fleming County, KY  0.51% ($30,238)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7

Births per 1000 population in Lewis County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Lewis County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Lewis County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lewis County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Lewis County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lewis County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lewis County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lewis County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Lewis County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,521 (1,800 aged, 721 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 386 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Lewis County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (271)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (236)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (208)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (149)
  • Unspecified dementia (11)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,168
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,009
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 15
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 58

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,090
  • Male householders: 2,174 (653 living alone), Female householders: 2,752 (860 living alone)
  • 2,381 spouses (2,366 opposite-sex spouses), 390 unmarried partners, (376 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,661 children (3,376 natural, 202 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 681 grandchildren, 178 brothers or sisters, 222 parents, 0 foster children, 136 other relatives, 312 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 139

Size of family households: 1,526 2-persons, 827 3-persons, 548 4-persons, 269 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,513 1-person, 147 2-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,545 married couples with children.
851 single-parent households (241 men, 610 women).

99.7% of residents of Lewis speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $80,216,000 ($5,804 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $762,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,557,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,887,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,086,000
Federal grants: $26,209,000
Federal procurement contracts: $298,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,178,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,192,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $916,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,005,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 840
Here:

61 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 804
Here:

58 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -243
Here -18 per 1000 residents
State +8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lewis County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.02 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.4

Year house built in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • 282020 or later
  • 2952010 to 2019
  • 1,0992000 to 2009
  • 1,2591990 to 1999
  • 8231980 to 1989
  • 8671970 to 1979
  • 3801960 to 1969
  • 3581950 to 1959
  • 2811940 to 1949
  • 6101939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lewis County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 263 rooms
  • 4684 rooms
  • 1,0565 rooms
  • 8316 rooms
  • 7467 rooms
  • 3128 rooms
  • 4749+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • 01 room
  • 112 rooms
  • 1213 rooms
  • 3024 rooms
  • 2835 rooms
  • 1636 rooms
  • 357 rooms
  • 688 rooms
  • 169+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lewis County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • 0no bedroom
  • 791 bedroom
  • 9072 bedrooms
  • 2,0973 bedrooms
  • 7754 bedrooms
  • 725+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewis County, Kentucky
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1951 bedroom
  • 3372 bedrooms
  • 4313 bedrooms
  • 184 bedrooms
  • 115+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Lewis County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lewis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lewis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 155no vehicle
  • 1,1321 vehicle
  • 1,3102 vehicles
  • 9253 vehicles
  • 3124 vehicles
  • 905+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lewis County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lewis County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 143no vehicle
  • 5391 vehicle
  • 2192 vehicles
  • 753 vehicles
  • 344 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

89.6% of Lewis County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Kentucky.

Lewis County:

89.6%
State average:

87.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7,178
  • Other state: 5,927
  • Northeast: 263
  • Midwest: 4,828
  • South: 433
  • West: 347
Year householders moved into unit in Lewis County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lewis County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 49.6%Electricity
  • 21.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 18.6%Wood
  • 9.0%Utility gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 62.2%Electricity
  • 12.9%Utility gas
  • 11.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 10.3%Wood
  • 3.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 221
Here:

15.5%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 132
Here:

17.9%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:

15.0%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Lewis County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $701,000
    Cash and Securities: $330,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $787,000
    Hospital Public: $253,000
    Other: $66,000
    Other: $52,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $877,000
    Regular Highways: $159,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,877,000
    General - Other: $1,533,000
    Health - Other: $1,409,000
    Regular Highways: $1,177,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,019,000
    Regular Highways: $908,000
    Correctional Institutions: $867,000
    Health - Other: $851,000
    Police Protection: $283,000
    Central Staff Services: $279,000
    Solid Waste Management: $206,000
    Central Staff Services: $203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $201,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $153,000
    Police Protection: $153,000
    General Public Buildings: $121,000
    Financial Administration: $75,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    General Public Buildings: $65,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $909,000
    Other: $459,000
    Health and Hospitals: $254,000
    Health and Hospitals: $191,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $520,000
    Interest on Debt: $520,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $52,000
    Other - General - Other: $20,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $225,000
    Health and Hospitals: $182,000
    Highways: $13,000
    Highways: $7,000
    Other: $2,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
  • Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $532,000
    Sale of Property: $501,000
    General Revenue - Other: $87,000
    General Revenue - Other: $79,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
    Rents: $6,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $636,000
    Regular Highways: $545,000
    General - Other: $468,000
    Correctional Institutions: $82,000
    Police Protection: $51,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    Health - Other: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Health - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,974,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,034,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,794,000
    Highways: $1,479,000
    Other: $1,286,000
    Other: $1,278,000
    Health and Hospitals: $270,000
    Health and Hospitals: $206,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $808,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $773,000
    Property: $753,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $698,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $216,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $201,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $22,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $21,000
    Corporation License: $19,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,763,000
    : $1,531,000

Lewis County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $701,000
    Cash and Securities: $330,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $787,000
    Hospital Public: $253,000
    Other: $66,000
    Other: $52,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $877,000
    Regular Highways: $159,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,877,000
    General - Other: $1,533,000
    Health - Other: $1,409,000
    Regular Highways: $1,177,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,019,000
    Regular Highways: $908,000
    Correctional Institutions: $867,000
    Health - Other: $851,000
    Police Protection: $283,000
    Central Staff Services: $279,000
    Solid Waste Management: $206,000
    Central Staff Services: $203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $201,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $153,000
    Police Protection: $153,000
    General Public Buildings: $121,000
    Financial Administration: $75,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    General Public Buildings: $65,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $909,000
    Other: $459,000
    Health and Hospitals: $254,000
    Health and Hospitals: $191,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $520,000
    Interest on Debt: $520,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $52,000
    Other - General - Other: $20,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $225,000
    Health and Hospitals: $182,000
    Highways: $13,000
    Highways: $7,000
    Other: $2,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
  • Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $532,000
    Sale of Property: $501,000
    General Revenue - Other: $87,000
    General Revenue - Other: $79,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
    Rents: $6,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $636,000
    Regular Highways: $545,000
    General - Other: $468,000
    Correctional Institutions: $82,000
    Police Protection: $51,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    Health - Other: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Health - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,974,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,034,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,794,000
    Highways: $1,479,000
    Other: $1,286,000
    Other: $1,278,000
    Health and Hospitals: $270,000
    Health and Hospitals: $206,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $808,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $773,000
    Property: $753,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $698,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $216,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $201,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $22,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $21,000
    Corporation License: $19,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,763,000
    : $1,531,000

Lewis County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $701,000
    Cash and Securities: $330,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $787,000
    Hospital Public: $253,000
    Other: $66,000
    Other: $52,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $877,000
    Regular Highways: $159,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,877,000
    General - Other: $1,533,000
    Health - Other: $1,409,000
    Regular Highways: $1,177,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,019,000
    Regular Highways: $908,000
    Correctional Institutions: $867,000
    Health - Other: $851,000
    Police Protection: $283,000
    Central Staff Services: $279,000
    Solid Waste Management: $206,000
    Central Staff Services: $203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $201,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $153,000
    Police Protection: $153,000
    General Public Buildings: $121,000
    Financial Administration: $75,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    General Public Buildings: $65,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $909,000
    Other: $459,000
    Health and Hospitals: $254,000
    Health and Hospitals: $191,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $520,000
    Interest on Debt: $520,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $52,000
    Other - General - Other: $20,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $225,000
    Health and Hospitals: $182,000
    Highways: $13,000
    Highways: $7,000
    Other: $2,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
  • Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $532,000
    Sale of Property: $501,000
    General Revenue - Other: $87,000
    General Revenue - Other: $79,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
    Rents: $6,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $636,000
    Regular Highways: $545,000
    General - Other: $468,000
    Correctional Institutions: $82,000
    Police Protection: $51,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    Health - Other: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Health - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,974,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,034,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,794,000
    Highways: $1,479,000
    Other: $1,286,000
    Other: $1,278,000
    Health and Hospitals: $270,000
    Health and Hospitals: $206,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $808,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $773,000
    Property: $753,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $698,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $216,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $201,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $22,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $21,000
    Corporation License: $19,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,763,000
    : $1,531,000

Lewis County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $701,000
    Cash and Securities: $330,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $787,000
    Hospital Public: $253,000
    Other: $66,000
    Other: $52,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $877,000
    Regular Highways: $159,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,877,000
    General - Other: $1,533,000
    Health - Other: $1,409,000
    Regular Highways: $1,177,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,019,000
    Regular Highways: $908,000
    Correctional Institutions: $867,000
    Health - Other: $851,000
    Police Protection: $283,000
    Central Staff Services: $279,000
    Solid Waste Management: $206,000
    Central Staff Services: $203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $201,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $153,000
    Police Protection: $153,000
    General Public Buildings: $121,000
    Financial Administration: $75,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    General Public Buildings: $65,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $909,000
    Other: $459,000
    Health and Hospitals: $254,000
    Health and Hospitals: $191,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $520,000
    Interest on Debt: $520,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $52,000
    Other - General - Other: $20,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $225,000
    Health and Hospitals: $182,000
    Highways: $13,000
    Highways: $7,000
    Other: $2,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000,000
  • Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $532,000
    Sale of Property: $501,000
    General Revenue - Other: $87,000
    General Revenue - Other: $79,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
    Rents: $6,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $636,000
    Regular Highways: $545,000
    General - Other: $468,000
    Correctional Institutions: $82,000
    Police Protection: $51,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    Health - Other: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Health - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,974,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,034,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,794,000
    Highways: $1,479,000
    Other: $1,286,000
    Other: $1,278,000
    Health and Hospitals: $270,000
    Health and Hospitals: $206,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $808,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $773,000
    Property: $753,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $698,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $216,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $201,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $22,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $21,000
    Corporation License: $19,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,763,000
    : $1,531,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,065
  • Number of aged recipients: 78
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 987
  • Number of recipients under 18: 121
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 732
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 212
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 366
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 466
Most common first names in Lewis County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James6269.5 years
William5676.5 years
John5075.3 years
Mary4577.3 years
Charles3470.2 years
George3476.1 years
Robert3371.8 years
Anna2680.3 years
Dorothy2476.3 years
Thomas2270.8 years
Most common last names in Lewis County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith4771.6 years
Bloomfield4271.7 years
Lewis3875.8 years
Cooper3476.9 years
Lykins2676.2 years
Stone2473.3 years
Johnson2471.8 years
Polley2374.9 years
Moore2275.7 years
Clark2271.9 years

Businesses in Lewis County, KY

  • H&R Block: 1
  • McDonald's: 1
  • Subway: 1

Lewis County on our top lists:

  • #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"