With 1,759 people, Worthington is a city in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The typical home is worth $133,200, having more than doubled since 2000. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. The median age is 42.2, about 3 years above the US median. Renters pay $871 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,609, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Worthington
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants91.0% → 68.7%(−22.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share99.8% → 94.5%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.0% → 14.9%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Worthington's population equals 5.0% of Greenup County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.1% of the county's.
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)22.6%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.4%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.7%(35)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.8%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 84 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
Worthington, decade by decade
Worthington 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
1,751
$60,957
$93,363
8.0%
0.6
2000
1,673
$63,530
$106,931
10.8%
4.1
2010
1,609
$59,341
$125,587
12.6%
6.6
2020
1,501
$67,494
$121,204
10.1%
10.1
2024
1,759
$65,609
$133,200
14.9%
13.2
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.
