Whitesburg

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Whitesburg	1,722	2,147	1,771	1,713

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	124	76	81
5-9	104	95	76
10-14	117	95	85
15-19	108	66	84
20-24	135	92	84
25-29	164	127	100
30-34	159	134	118
35-39	147	129	106
40-44	116	105	134
45-49	129	92	91
50-54	146	97	111
55-59	165	118	108
60-64	150	123	105
65-69	104	129	119
70-74	81	100	103
75-79	80	76	91
80-84	64	44	54
85+	51	73	63
18+	1,728	1,460	1,413
Median Age	41	43	45

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Whitesburg	2023
Total	1,771.00
White Alone	94.86
Black Alone	1.07
American Indian Alone	0.17
Asian Alone	1.30
Pacific Islander Alone	0.00
Some Other Race	0.23
Two or More Races	2.37
Hispanic Origin	1.36
Diversity Index	12.30

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Whitesburg	2023 - 2028
Population	-0.66%
Households	-0.64%
Families	-0.70%
Median Household Income	1%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	682	881	700	678
Housing Units	779	990	829	800
Owner Occupied Units			417	397
Renter Occupied Units			283	281
Vacant Units			129	122

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Whitesburg	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$134,167	$153,646
Average Home Value	$217,806	$246,348
<$50,000	66	48
$50,000 - $99,999	81	64
$100,000 - $149,999	90	83
$150,000 - $199,999	48	48
$200,000 - $249,999	36	38
$250,000 - $299,999	16	19
$300,000 - $399,999	3	0
$400,000 - $499,999	27	35
$500,000 - $749,999	42	56
$1,000,000 +	5	4

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	2
2000-2009	80
1990-1999	159
1980-1989	78
1970-1979	167
1960-1969	147
1950-1959	61
1940-1949	106
1939 or Before	147

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Whitesburg	2023	2028
Median Household	$35,790	$38,518
Average Household	$63,789	$72,887
Per Capita	$25,444	$29,087

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Whitesburg	2023
<$15,000	165
$15,000 - $24,999	90
$25,000 - $34,999	90
$35,000 - $49,999	72
$50,000 - $74,999	81
$75,000 - $99,999	68
$100,000 - $149,999	82
$150,000 - $199,999	27
$200,000+	25

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	580
In-County Residents	495
Out-of-County Residents	56
Drive Alone	418
Carpooled	63
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	55
Less than 5 minutes	110
5-9 minutes	166
10-14 minutes	89
15-19 minutes	22
20-24 minutes	35
25-29 minutes	12
30-34 minutes	6
35-39 minutes	0
40-44 minutes	37
45-59 minutes	18
60-89 minutes	19
90+ minutes	9
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	3,128
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	9
Mining	30
Utilities	14
Construction	14
Manufacturing	128
Wholesale Trade	25

Retail Trade	564
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	47
Furn & Home Furnish Str	2
Electronics & Appl Store	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	27
Food & Beverage Stores	222
Health/Pers Care Stores	83
Gasoline Stations	5
Clothing/Accessory Store	2
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	12
General Merchandise Str	160
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	30
Information	93

Finance & Insurance	180
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	154
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	26

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	14
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	46
Legal Services	19
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	2
Educational Services	477
HealthCare/Social Assist	782
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	23

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	324
Accommodation	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places	324

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	60
Auto Repair/Maintenance	2
Public Administration Emp	309

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Whitesburg	2023
Some High School	119
Graduated High School	350
Associates Degree	200
Bachelor's Degree	163
Graduate Degree	161

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	244
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	2
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	2
Construction Bus	2
Manufacturing Bus	4
Wholesale Trade Bus	5

Retail Trade Bus	42
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	7
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	1
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	2
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	7
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	11
Gasoline Stations Bus	1
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	1
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	6
General Merchandise Str Bus	5
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	3
Information Bus	8

Finance & Insurance Bus	18
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	13
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	5

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	4
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	14
Legal Services Bus	7
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	1
Educational Services Bus	13
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	27
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	5

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	18
Accommodation Bus	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	18

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	19
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	1
Public Administration Bus	43

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers