Whitesburg, KY Demographic Data
Whitesburg, KY Summary
Whitesburg is located in Letcher County in Kentucky
- Population: 1,557
- Area: 3.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 490.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,146.98 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Whitesburg, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,166
53%
50.8
Male
1,030
47%
49.2
Total Population
2,196
323,128,000
Whitesburg, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
101
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
136
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
94
4.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
111
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
146
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
447
20.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
270
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
250
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
101
4.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
127
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
207
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
129
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
77
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,786
81.3%
77.2
Female
955
53.5%
51.3
Male
831
46.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,734
79.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
516
23.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
413
18.8%
15.2
Female
253
61.3%
55.8
Male
160
38.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Whitesburg, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,169
98.8%
96.8
White
2,125
96.8%
72.6
Black or African American
32
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7
0.3%
0.8
Asian
5
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
3
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
27
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
36
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
21
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,160
98.4%
82.2
Whitesburg, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
129
8.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
150
9.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
444
27.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
262
16.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
208
12.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
269
16.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
146
9.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
279
17.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,329
82.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
415
25.8%
31.2
Whitesburg, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
359
19.2%
33.7%
Now Married
974
52.2%
47.5
Divorced
251
13.5%
11.0%
Separated
89
4.8%
2.0
Widowed
192
10.3
5.8%
Whitesburg, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,033
97.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
62
3.0%
21.6%
Spanish
40
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
22
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Whitesburg, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
142
15.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
134
14.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
127
13.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
48
5.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
101
10.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
96
10.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
106
11.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
135
14.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
30
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
37,989
57,617
Per capita income
23,450
31,128
Whitesburg, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
66
6.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
89
9.2%
9.8
Construction
10
1.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
405
41.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
13
1.3%
6.6
Information
16
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
47
4.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
26
2.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14
1.4%
11.4
Public administration
47
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
168
17.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
51
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
17
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
104
10.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
385
39.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
62
6.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
321
33.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
97
10.0%
18.1%
Whitesburg, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
957
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
794
83.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
95
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
38
4.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
30
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.6
26.6
Whitesburg, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
78
8.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
367
39.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
261
28.1%
37.1
3 or more
223
24.0%
21.0
Whitesburg, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
929
94.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
468
50.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
461
49.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
53
5.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Whitesburg, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
982
1 room
4
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
6
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
120
12.2%
9.1
4 rooms
258
26.3%
16.5
5 rooms
135
13.7%
19.8
6 rooms
138
14.1%
17.8
7 rooms
112
11.4%
12.0
8 rooms
59
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
150
15.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Whitesburg, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
982
1-unit, detached
591
60.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
0.5%
5.9
2-units
35
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
92
9.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
98
10.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
15
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
29
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
117
11.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Whitesburg, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
88
9.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
108
11.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
154
15.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
99
10.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
199
20.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
176
17.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
90
9.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
63
6.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Whitesburg, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
37
4.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
17
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
853
91.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
22
2.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Whitesburg, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
215
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
2
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
4
1.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
3.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
10
4.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
38
17.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
52
24.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
101
47.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
84
39.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
56
26.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
18
8.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
21
9.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
36
16.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Whitesburg, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
430
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
29
6.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
142
33.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
259
60.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
31
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
549
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
115
27.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
71
16.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
52
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
1.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
37
8.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
142
33.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
37
0.0%
0.0%
Whitesburg, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
468
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
94
20.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
156
33.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
61
13.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
55
11.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
73
15.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
4.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
91,100
205,000