Whitesburg

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Whitesburg	1,609	2,139	1,808	1,723

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	97
5-9	105
10-14	80
15-19	83
20-24	73
25-29	99
30-34	134
35-39	126
40-44	120
45-49	127
50-54	99
55-59	115
60-64	135
65-69	115
70-74	136
75-79	80
80-84	51
85+	33
18+	1,476
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Race

Whitesburg	2025
Total	1,808.00
White Alone	94.19%
Black Alone	1.55%
American Indian Alone	0.22%
Asian Alone	1.55%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.17%
Two or More Races	2.32%
Hispanic Origin	0.94%
Diversity Index	12.80

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Growth Rate

Whitesburg	2025 - 2030
Population	-0.96%
Households	-1.20%
Families	-2.00%
Median Household Income	1%
Per Capita Income	1%

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	648	908	717	675
Housing Units	741	1,005	873	830
Owner Occupied Units			404	392
Renter Occupied Units			313	283
Vacant Units			156	155

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Home Value

Whitesburg	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$128,125	$172,826
Average Home Value	$220,396	$248,010
<$50,000	31	23
$50,000 - $99,999	79	60
$100,000 - $149,999	106	92
$150,000 - $199,999	40	37
$200,000 - $249,999	20	30
$250,000 - $299,999	51	54
$300,000 - $399,999	3	6
$400,000 - $499,999	37	46
$500,000 - $749,999	21	30
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	8
2000-2009	60
1990-1999	67
1980-1989	59
1970-1979	119
1960-1969	150
1950-1959	94
1940-1949	122
1939 or Before	167

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Income

Whitesburg	2025	2030
Median Household	$35,837	$36,763
Average Household	$75,870	$80,048
Per Capita	$31,111	$32,434

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Household Income

Whitesburg	2025
<$15,000	172
$15,000 - $24,999	127
$25,000 - $34,999	54
$35,000 - $49,999	69
$50,000 - $74,999	58
$75,000 - $99,999	63
$100,000 - $149,999	83
$150,000 - $199,999	56
$200,000+	35

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	591
In-County Residents	484
Out-of-County Residents	80
Drive Alone	463
Carpooled	34
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	65
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	21
Other	8
Less than 5 minutes	133
5-9 minutes	141
10-14 minutes	38
15-19 minutes	23
20-24 minutes	37
25-29 minutes	8
30-34 minutes	30
35-39 minutes	0
40-44 minutes	34
45-59 minutes	63
60-89 minutes	6
90+ minutes	13
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	3,196
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	2
Mining	13
Utilities	8
Construction	29
Manufacturing	125
Wholesale Trade	33

Retail Trade	648
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	53
Furn & Home Furnish Str	5
Electronics & Appl Store	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	25
Food & Beverage Stores	299
Health/Pers Care Stores	80
Gasoline Stations	15
Clothing/Accessory Store	2
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	13
General Merchandise Str	152

Transportation/Warehouse	20
Information	85

Finance & Insurance	153
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	128
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	25

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	11
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	63
Legal Services	34
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	0
Educational Services	413
HealthCare/Social Assist	881
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	29

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	336
Accommodation	7
Food Srv/Drinking Places	329

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	63
Auto Repair/Maintenance	2
Public Administration Emp	284

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Educational Attainment (25+)

Whitesburg	2025
<9th Grade	75
Some High School	109
GED	49
Graduated High School	387
Some College/No Degree	254
Associates Degree	168
Bachelor's Degree	133
Graduate Degree	195

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	266
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	1
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	2
Construction Bus	3
Manufacturing Bus	5
Wholesale Trade Bus	8

Retail Trade Bus	47
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	7
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	2
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	8
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	11
Gasoline Stations Bus	3
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	1
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	8
General Merchandise Str Bus	4

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	3
Information Bus	9

Finance & Insurance Bus	16
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	11
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	5

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	3
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	16
Legal Services Bus	7
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	0
Educational Services Bus	10
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	44
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	3

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	26
Accommodation Bus	1
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	25

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	21
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	1
Public Administration Bus	39

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers