U.S. Beacon April 19, 2024

Whitesburg, KY

Letcher County, Kentucky

Latitude: 37.117867     Longitude: -82.821068
Population 1,512 (2005)
Elevation of Whitesburg, Kentucky: 1164 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2182776, place: Whitesburg city, Kentucky)

Total Population: 1,600
Male: 706 (44.13%)
Female: 894 (55.88%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 84 (5.25%)
5 to 9 years: 75 (4.69%)
10 to 14 years: 80 (5%)
15 to 19 years: 96 (6%)
20 to 24 years: 87 (5.44%)
25 to 34 years: 180 (11.25%)
35 to 44 years: 207 (12.94%)
45 to 54 years: 245 (15.31%)
55 to 59 years: 90 (5.63%)
60 to 64 years: 71 (4.44%)
65 to 74 years: 182 (11.38%)
75 to 84 years: 135 (8.44%)
85 years and over: 68 (4.25%)

Median age: 44.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,303 (81.44%)
21 years and over: 1,251 (78.19%)
62 years and over: 425 (26.56%)
65 years and over: 385 (24.06%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,303 (81.44%)
--Male: 563 (35.19%)
--Female: 740 (46.25%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 385 (24.06%)
--Male: 131 (8.19%)
--Female: 254 (15.88%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,592 (99.5%)
--White: 1,531 (95.69%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 9 (0.56%)
--Black or African American: 10 (0.63%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 0 (0%)
--Asian: 42 (2.63%)
----Asian Indian: 25 (1.56%)
----Chinese: 5 (0.31%)
----Filipino: 2 (0.13%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 10 (0.63%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 1 (0.06%)
Two or more Races: 8 (0.5%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 9 (0.56%)
--Mexican: 2 (0.13%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 7 (0.44%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,591 (99.44%)
--White Alone: 1,531 (95.69%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,420 (88.75%)
--Householder: 642 (40.13%)
--Spouse: 312 (19.5%)
--Child: 384 (24%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 274 (17.13%)
--Other relatives: 52 (3.25%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 19 (1.19%)
--Nonrelatives: 30 (1.88%)
----Unmarried partner: 14 (0.88%)
Living in group quarters: 180 (11.25%)
--Institutionalized Population: 180 (11.25%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 642
Family households (families): 412 (64.17%)
----With own children under 18 years: 174 (27.1%)
--Married-couple families: 312 (48.6%)
----With own children under 18 years: 118 (18.38%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 82 (12.77%)
----With own children under 18 years: 45 (7.01%)
Nonfamily households: 230 (35.83%)
--Householder living alone: 220 (34.27%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 97 (15.11%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 186 (28.97%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 207 (32.24%)
Average household size: 2.21 people
Average family size: 2.82 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 733
Occupied housing units: 642 (87.59%)
Vacant housing units: 91 (12.41%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 7 (0.95%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9.6%
Occupied housing units: 642 (87.59%)
Owner occupied housing units: 358 (48.84%)
Renter occupied housing units: 284 (38.74%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.31 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.08 people

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