Whitesburg is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,658 people and three associated neighborhoods, Whitesburg is the 205th largest community in Kentucky.Whitesburg is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Whitesburg is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitesburg who work in healthcare (20.43%), sales jobs (15.82%), and teaching (11.67%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.84% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall crime rate in Whitesburg is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Whitesburg spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.00 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small city, Whitesburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Whitesburg citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.69% of adults in Whitesburg have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Whitesburg in 2022 was $25,628, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,512 for a family of four. However, Whitesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Whitesburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.59% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Whitesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitesburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Whitesburg include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scandinavian. The most common language spoken in Whitesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.
