Catlettsburg is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,746 people and two associated neighborhoods, Catlettsburg is the 203rd largest community in Kentucky. Much of the housing stock in Catlettsburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Catlettsburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Catlettsburg is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Catlettsburg who work in office and administrative support (17.09%), teaching (9.93%), and healthcare (9.01%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Catlettsburg has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Catlettsburg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Catlettsburg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Catlettsburg may be for you.The population of Catlettsburg has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.81% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Catlettsburg in 2022 was $20,549, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,196 for a family of four. The people who call Catlettsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Catlettsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Catlettsburg include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Catlettsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
