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Whitley County, KY


Micropolitan Statistical Area: London, KY
Designated Market Area: Lexington, KY
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 37,233   ( 524 from 2020)
Land area: 437.8 square miles
Population density: 85.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:35,122 94.33% 0.2%
Black:3851.03% 23.8%
Indian:940.25% 5.6%
Asian:2260.61% 37.8%
2+ races:5231.40% 21.9%
Hispanic:8832.37% 30.2%
Total non-White:2,1115.67% 26.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,344 16.0
Deaths:2,54517.3
Net Migration: 5473.7
Net Immigration: 1501.0
Change in White population:84 0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:440 1.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
36,709
35,03895.45%
3110.85%
890.24%
1640.45%
4291.17%
6781.85%
1,6714.55%

2010
35,637
34,52196.87%
2050.58%
930.26%
1340.38%
3641.02%
3100.87%
1,1163.13%

2000
35,865
35,06297.76%
1220.34%
780.22%
730.20%
2670.74%
2490.69%
8032.24%

1990
33,326
32,88298.67%
2140.64%
730.22%
810.24%
n/a
760.23%
4441.33%

1980
33,396
32,86898.42%
1910.57%
310.09%
570.17%
n/a
2490.75%
5281.58%

1970
24,145
23,82798.68%
2571.06%
160.07%
150.06%
n/a
180.07%
318 1.32%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
5,113 14.3
4,44012.5
-103-0.3
730.2
517 1.5
555 1.6
2000's
NumberRate
4,689 13.1
3,94311.0
2,3326.5
840.2
-541 -1.5
313 0.9
1990's
NumberRate
4,770 14.3
3,75811.3
2,1326.4
340.1
2,180 6.5
359 1.1
1980's
NumberRate
5,171 15.5
3,388 10.1
-1,579 -4.7
n/a
14 0.0
-84 -0.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,465 30.9
n/a
9,041 37.4
210 0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Whitley 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
NumberPercent
36.1
9,340 25.1%
27,893 74.9%
5,764 15.5%
13,076
2.67
9,164 70.1%
6,929 75.6%
774 8.4%
3,912 29.9%

2010
NumberPercent
38.1
8,509 23.9%
27,128 76.1%
5,084 14.3%
13,575
2.51
9,551 70.4%
6,872 72.0%
1,037 10.9%
4,024 29.6%

2000
NumberPercent
35.2
9,228 25.7%
26,637 74.3%
4,613 12.9%
13,788
2.51
9,999 72.5%
7,781 77.8%
991 9.9%
3,789 27.5%

1990
NumberPercent
32.3
9,023 27.1%
24,303 72.9%
4,277 12.8%
12,253
2.63
9,379 76.5%
7,378 78.7%
963 10.3%
2,874 23.5%

1980
NumberPercent
28.8
10,260 30.7%
23,136 69.3%
4,106 12.3%
11,339
2.86
9,084 80.1%
7,653 84.2%
579 6.4%
2,255 19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Whitley County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units15,492 
Median Value$114,300 
Occupied13,07684.4%
Vacant2,41615.6%
Owned8,71866.7%
Rented4,35833.3%
Median Rent$692 
Single-Family Units10,10765.2%
    Detached10,01564.6%
    Attached920.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units6674.3%
Mobile Homes3,81524.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Whitley County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,0177.8%
$10,000 to $14,9991,42610.9%
$15,000 to $19,9999497.3%
$20,000 to $24,9997055.4%
$25,000 to $29,9996244.8%
$30,000 to $34,9996114.7%
$35,000 to $39,9998016.1%
$40,000 to $44,9994943.8%
$45,000 to $49,9996224.8%
$50,000 to $59,9999167.0%
$60,000 to $74,9991,33310.2%
$75,000 to $99,9991,42810.9%
$100,000 to $124,9999417.2%
$125,000 to $149,9995184.0%
$150,000 to $199,9993372.6%
$200,000 or more3542.7%
Median Household Income44,332 
Per Capita Income22,310 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.71 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,63012.5%
Public Assistance4193.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,67220.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed12,55857.1%
Unemployed8844.0%
In Armed Forces240.1%
Total Labor Force13,46661.2%
Not in Labor Force8,52338.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 42.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,5943,46157.0%
Non-Profit3541,34920.8%
Self-Employed81837268.7%
Local Government46976338.1%
State Government19852727.3%
Federal Government16613954.4%
Total Private + Self5,4123,83358.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,1872,77829.9%
Total6,5996,61150.0%
Pct. Govt.17.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,3109.9%
Sales and Office Occupations2,62419.8%
Professional, Technical3,00222.7%
Service Occupations2,80621.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing450.3%
All others3,50426.5%
White Collar 52.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,11316.0%
Retail trade1,89314.3%
Educational services1,77413.4%
Manufacturing1,61112.2%
Accommodation and food services1,0648.0%
Construction7785.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5984.5%
Public administration5854.4%
Other services5554.2%
Transportation and warehousing5504.2%
Professional, scientific, technical4033.0%
Finance and insurance3612.7%
Wholesale trade3282.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2401.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1541.2%
Information1351.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing620.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction220.2%
Utilities200.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2970.81%
Puerto Rican1670.46%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American220.06%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan70.02%
Honduran150.04%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American40.01%
Argentinean40.01%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic730.20%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino500.14%
Chinese250.07%
Indian130.04%
Korean50.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English33,70999.0%
Spanish1150.3%
German, other Germanic720.2%
Tagalog540.2%
Other Indo-European290.1%
Arabic230.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic210.1%
Vietnamese190.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun120.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English4,22311.5%
Irish3,86510.5%
American3,66910.0%
German2,7527.5%
Italian6481.8%
Scotch-Irish4301.2%
Scottish3781.0%
European3470.9%
Polish2640.7%
Welsh2600.7%
French2260.6%
Hungarian2200.6%
Dutch2130.6%
British1700.5%
Ukrainian1610.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen36,49999.6%
Not a citizen1490.4%
Native36,41599.4%
Foreign-born2330.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Whitley County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,478 6.4%2,679 11.6%9,128 39.4%5,558 24.0%2,180 9.4%2,157 9.3%
  Average years of education: 12.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,478 6.4%
9-12 Years 2,679 11.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,128 39.4%
Some College 5,558 24.0%
Bach. Degree 2,180 9.4%
Grad Degree 2,157 9.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Whitley County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 12,746 11,724 1,022 8.0% 6.0%
1991 12,671 11,515 1,156 9.1% 7.3%
1992 13,058 11,823 1,235 9.5% 6.9%
1993 13,316 12,268 1,048 7.9% 6.2%
1994 13,474 12,413 1,061 7.9% 5.4%
1995 13,633 12,754 879 6.4% 5.4%
1996 14,039 12,820 1,219 8.7% 5.4%
1997 13,998 13,008 990 7.1% 5.2%
1998 13,893 13,132 761 5.5% 4.5%
1999 14,353 13,509 844 5.9% 4.5%
2000 14,285 13,593 692 4.8% 4.1%
2001 14,542 13,668 874 6.0% 5.2%
2002 14,586 13,544 1,042 7.1% 5.8%
2003 14,033 12,996 1,037 7.4% 6.2%
2004 14,905 14,035 870 5.8% 5.5%
2005 15,296 14,385 911 6.0% 5.9%
2006 15,377 14,437 940 6.1% 5.7%
2007 15,037 14,083 954 6.3% 5.4%
2008 15,429 14,283 1,146 7.4% 6.5%
2009 15,703 13,856 1,847 11.8% 10.8%
2010 14,200 12,397 1,803 12.7% 10.3%
2011 13,933 12,262 1,671 12.0% 9.4%
2012 13,887 12,400 1,487 10.7% 8.2%
2013 13,848 12,395 1,453 10.5% 7.9%
2014 13,406 12,241 1,165 8.7% 6.4%
2015 13,117 12,235 882 6.7% 5.2%
2016 13,349 12,480 869 6.5% 5.0%
2017 13,738 12,965 773 5.6% 4.8%
2018 13,717 13,046 671 4.9% 4.2%
2019 13,829 13,146 683 4.9% 4.1%
2020 13,784 12,801 983 7.1% 6.6%
2021 13,820 13,159 661 4.8% 4.4%
2022 13,904 13,295 609 4.4% 3.9%
2023 13,680 13,026 654 4.8% 4.2%
2024 15,697 14,872 825 5.3% 5.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com