Kentucky · Census place 82776
Whitesburg, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Whitesburg, Kentucky (Whitesburg, KY — Census place “Whitesburg city”) is 1,998 residents, ranking #173 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $31,875, the median home is worth $111,300 and median gross rent runs $619 a month. Looking for the Whitesburg Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Whitesburg, KY: 41858.
- Population
- 1,998Whitesburg city residents
- Median household income
- $31,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $619Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.7%Owner-occupied households
Whitesburg ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Whitesburg.
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What the numbers mean in Whitesburg city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Whitesburg city median would spend about 23.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.9% of residents and 50.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Whitesburg city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Whitesburg city is a small town in Kentucky, with 1,998 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #173 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 68% of them. The median age here is 41.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Whitesburg city earn a median of $31,875 a year, 59.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 43% below the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 34.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Whitesburg city is valued at $111,300, 63.3% below the national figure and 29% below the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $619 a month, 56% below the national figure, or roughly $7,428 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Whitesburg city?
- Whitesburg city has 1,998 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #173 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Whitesburg city?
- Median household income in Whitesburg city is $31,875 a year, 59.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Whitesburg city?
- Median gross rent is $619 a month and the median home value is $111,300, so rent absorbs about 23.3% of median household income.
- Is Whitesburg city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Whitesburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Whitesburg city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.