Wickliffe is home to 797 people in Kentucky. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 38.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $68,400. Households here earn about 46% less than in Kentucky as a whole. Median household income is $34,509, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,509, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 18%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wickliffe
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.9% → 5.3%(−4.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age40.7 → 35.2(−5.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate24.7% → 38.3%(+13.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)14.3%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.3%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.9%(15)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 35 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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Over time
Wickliffe, decade by decade
Wickliffe population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
835
$37,364
$74,642
9.9%
8.7
2000
794
$52,373
$83,796
11.8%
15.1
2010
688
$50,514
$97,967
9.5%
22.1
2020
670
$35,856
$64,965
8.3%
28.4
2024
797
$34,509
$68,400
5.3%
46.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
