Whitesburg is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,625 people and three associated neighborhoods, Whitesburg is the 205th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Whitesburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Whitesburg is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitesburg who work in sales jobs (18.46%), healthcare (14.32%), and management occupations (7.26%). Of important note, Whitesburg is also a city of artists. Whitesburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Whitesburg’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.30% 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. Whitesburg is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Whitesburg is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.81% of adults 25 and older in Whitesburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Whitesburg in 2022 was $24,353, 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 $97,412 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 37.46% 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, Irish, German, Italian, and Scandinavian. The most common language spoken in Whitesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
