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 service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitesburg who work in sales jobs (18.15%), healthcare (16.81%), and office and administrative support (9.92%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Being a small city, Whitesburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Whitesburg citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.91% of adults in Whitesburg have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Whitesburg in 2022 was $24,211, 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 $96,844 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 34.92% 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.
