Whitley County, KY Demographic Data
Whitley County, KY Summary
Whitley County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 35,542
- Area: 445.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 437.83 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.29 sq. miles
- Population Density: 79.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,252.62 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Whitley County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
18,205
51%
50.8
Male
17,637
49%
49.2
Total Population
35,842
323,128,000
Whitley County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,512
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,259
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,464
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,789
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,922
8.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,107
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,254
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,764
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,108
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,344
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,233
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,581
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
505
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,153
75.8%
77.2
Female
14,033
51.7%
51.3
Male
13,120
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,075
70.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,694
18.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,319
14.8%
15.2
Female
2,953
55.5%
55.8
Male
2,366
44.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Whitley County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
35,414
98.8%
96.8
White
34,728
96.9%
72.6
Black or African American
350
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
59
0.2%
0.8
Asian
153
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
122
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
6
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
5
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
18
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
7
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
117
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
428
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
398
1.1%
17.8
Mexican
241
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
54
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
68
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
35
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
35,444
98.9%
82.2
Whitley County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,538
11.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,646
11.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,280
36.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,451
19.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
894
3.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,341
10.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,746
7.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,184
22.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,712
77.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,087
17.8%
31.2
Whitley County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,930
27.7%
33.7%
Now Married
14,137
49.4%
47.5
Divorced
3,896
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
821
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,823
6.4
5.8%
Whitley County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
32,804
98.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
526
1.6%
21.6%
Spanish
285
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
136
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
51
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
54
0.2%
1.1%
Whitley County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,584
12.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,330
10.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,119
16.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,773
14.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,649
13.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,108
16.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
936
7.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
815
6.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
162
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
232
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
32,397
57,617
Per capita income
17,520
31,128
Whitley County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
313
2.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,013
8.2%
9.8
Construction
497
4.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,633
29.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
522
4.2%
6.6
Information
98
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,864
15.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
499
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
729
5.9%
11.4
Public administration
639
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,516
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
505
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
563
4.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,217
9.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,686
29.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,966
15.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,460
27.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,062
16.6%
18.1%
Whitley County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,177
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,304
84.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,019
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
54
0.4%
5.1
Walked
511
4.2%
2.7
Other means
102
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
187
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.0
26.6
Whitley County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
883
6.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,014
31.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,200
40.9%
37.1
3 or more
2,611
20.5%
21.0
Whitley County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,708
83.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,697
68.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,011
31.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,472
16.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Whitley County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,180
1 room
50
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
217
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
581
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,801
18.5%
16.5
5 rooms
3,885
25.6%
19.8
6 rooms
3,606
23.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,856
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,140
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,044
6.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Whitley County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,180
1-unit, detached
9,410
62.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
118
0.8%
5.9
2-units
482
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
345
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
283
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
216
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
110
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
4,208
27.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.1%
0.1
Whitley County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,089
7.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
656
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,066
7.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,553
10.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,634
17.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,478
16.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,374
22.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,865
12.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
450
3.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
15
0.1%
1.4%
Whitley County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,257
33.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
823
6.5%
4.7
Electricity
7,018
55.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
57
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
83
0.7%
0.1
Wood
412
3.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
40
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.1%
1.1
Whitley County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,037
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
5
0.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
65
1.6%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
101
2.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
160
4.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
348
8.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,199
29.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,159
53.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,787
44.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
528
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
400
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
269
6.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
994
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
59
0.0%
0.0%
Whitley County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,424
41,631,300
$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%
$2,500 to $2,999
18
0.5%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
173
5.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,075
31.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,158
63.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
587
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
575
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
635
19.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
411
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
310
9.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
225
7.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
465
14.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,168
36.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
797
0.0%
0.0%
Whitley County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,697
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,643
30.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,847
32.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,456
16.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,045
12.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
496
5.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
142
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
50
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
18
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
79,100
205,000
