Whitesburg is a city located in Letcher County Kentucky. Whitesburg has a 2023 population of 1,645. It is also the county seat of Letcher County.Whitesburg is currently declining at a rate of -1.02% annually and its population has decreased by -3.01% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 1,696 in 2020.
The average household income in Whitesburg is $57,584 with a poverty rate of 47.62%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Whitesburg is 36.6 years, 34.3 years for males, and 39.4 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Whitesburg was:
3.24
Average Family Size
2.49
Average Household Size
49.2%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
98.27% of Whitesburg residents speak only English, while 1.73% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 1.97% of the population.
47.62%
Overall Poverty Rate
48.7%
Male Poverty Rate
46.66%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Whitesburg is White, with 56.12% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Whitesburg is Black, with 16.67% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 8.5%. Among those working part-time, it was 42.9%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 51.43%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
51.4%
Overall Marriage Rate
56.7%
Male Marriage Rate
46.5%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 20-34.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
13.39%
Veteran Poverty Rate
66.07%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
43.6%
Labor Force Participation
34.9%
Employment Rate
20.1%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
94.46%
Born in Whitesburg
135.62%
Native Born
2.62%
Foreign Born
1.73%
Non Citizen
0.89%
Naturalized
135.62% of Whitesburg residents were born in the United States, with 94.46% having been born in Kentucky. 1.73% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.