Being a small city, Leitchfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Leitchfield with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.68% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Leitchfield in 2022 was $22,149, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,596 for a family of four. However, Leitchfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Leitchfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leitchfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Leitchfield include English, German, Irish, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Leitchfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
