Breathitt County vs. Wolfe County

	Breathitt County (KY)	Wolfe County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,726	7,177
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.3%	-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,876	7,357
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,878	7,355
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	51.0%
White alone, percent	97.3%	98.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.2%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	96.3%	97.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	481	383
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	0.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,356	3,746
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.8%	62.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$50,800	$63,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$927	$929
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$293	$302
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$480	$519
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.3%	3.7%
Households, 2014-2018	5,322	2,817
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	83.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	71.2%	64.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	60.7%	55.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.9%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.3%	7.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	29.0%	28.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.6%	6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.5%	37.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.5%	38.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	97,689	14,655
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	118,264	58,172
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,674	$8,120
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	28.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,376	$22,458
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,729	$14,113
Persons in poverty, percent	32.5%	31.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	186	74
Total employment, 2017	3,155	718
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	93,832	19,955
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	610	444
All firms, 2012	594	422
Men-owned firms, 2012	268	193
Women-owned firms, 2012	279	159
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	554	383
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	539	383
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	28.2	33.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	492.41	222.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Breathitt county (KY) and Wolfe county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.