Whitesburg, KY Housing Market & City Data

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1,843
Population Estimate
$117,036
Median Home Value
89.3%
Employment Rate
26.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$111
Median Listing Price$224,500
Median Days on Market75
Active Listings6
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)7
Avg Listing Price$250,983
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY59%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.81
Family Dual Income44
Median Household Income$36,776
Median Individual Income$22,766
Home Ownership51.6%
Home Value$117,036
Median Rent$569
Rent Burden35.0%
Poverty35.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED14.0%
  • Highschool Education26.4%
  • Some College33.4%
  • Bachelors Degree13.9%
  • Graduate Degree12.2%
  • Total College or Above26.1%
  • Stem Degree63.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.0%
  • Female55.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married52.8%
  • Divorced17.4%
  • Never Married18.7%
  • Widowed11.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWhitesburg
State IDKY
Population1,843

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.4%
19–2918.7%
30–398.2%
40–4913.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.8%
60–6916.2%
70–795.7%
80+3.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation50.0%
Unemployment Rate10.7%
Disabled25.9%

ETHNICITY

White96.1%
Black0.4%
Asian1.2%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.8%

OTHER

Hispanic0.0%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured2.1%
Veteran5.6%

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