CITY · 1990 CENSUS

White Plains

Kentucky · 618 residents · 3.25 sq mi

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White Plains is home to 618 people in Kentucky. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 28.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $31,000. Households take in $16,765 at the median, 44% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

618

−23%vs 2000

vs 800 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−2%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.25 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(40)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(51)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(40)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(102)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(89)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(59)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(52)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(36)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,765

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,205 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,306

−37%vs 2000

vs $13,187 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.2%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,000

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $316 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.4%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

17.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(766)

Black0.6%(5)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(20)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(614)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(4)

Ancestry

American19.5%(199)

English10.6%(108)

Irish7.1%(72)

German5%(51)

Scottish2.1%(21)

Italian1.8%(18)

Polish1.2%(12)

Dutch1%(10)

Russian0.5%(5)

French Canadian0.2%(2)

Norwegian0.1%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Swedish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

43.3%

−18.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 17.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.2%(78)

Married61.1%(215)

Widowed3.4%(12)

Divorced13.4%(47)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(92)

Married46%(214)

Widowed26.2%(122)

Divorced8%(37)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.4%

−16.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.9%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.5%

+14.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)50%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20%(2)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 10 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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