COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Whitley County

Kentucky · 33,326 residents · 438 sq mi

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Whitley County is a county of 33,326 people in Kentucky. 33.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $36,800. Households here earn about 34% less than in Kentucky as a whole. Households take in $14,979 at the median, 50% less than the US figure. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

33,326

−7%vs 2000

vs 35,865 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

438 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,284)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(2,345)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(2,785)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(3,068)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(2,649)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(4,868)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(4,782)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(3,461)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(2,807)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(2,483)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,455)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(339)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,979

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,075 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,028

−37%vs 2000

vs $12,777 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.0%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,800

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $352 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(35,062)

Black0.3%(122)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(249)

Asian0.2%(70)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(32,958)

Black0.6%(214)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(76)

Asian0.2%(81)

Other0.2%(73)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(398)

Puerto Rican0.7%(253)

Spaniard0.1%(41)

South American0.1%(28)

Central American0.1%(23)

Argentine0.1%(21)

Honduran0%(18)

Guatemalan0%(5)

Colombian0%(4)

Paraguayan0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(31)

Asian Indian0.1%(29)

Filipino0.1%(23)

Korean0%(9)

Japanese0%(4)

Ancestry

English13.7%(5,048)

American10.2%(3,761)

Irish9.8%(3,619)

German8.5%(3,143)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(869)

Italian1.4%(516)

Scottish1.2%(461)

Polish0.7%(273)

Welsh0.6%(232)

Dutch0.6%(229)

French0.6%(222)

Norwegian0.5%(202)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(107)

Russian0.3%(104)

Subsaharan African0.3%(96)

British0.2%(75)

Portuguese0.2%(73)

Czech0.2%(71)

Finnish0.1%(55)

Lithuanian0.1%(55)

French Canadian0.1%(53)

Romanian0.1%(41)

Nigerian0.1%(37)

Arab0.1%(27)

Greek0.1%(23)

Swiss0.1%(21)

Belgian0.1%(19)

Croatian0%(14)

Canadian0%(13)

Hungarian0%(9)

West Indian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.0%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married34.6%(4,842)

Married49.2%(6,876)

Widowed3.9%(550)

Divorced12.3%(1,719)

Women 15+

Never married24.5%(3,649)

Married49.8%(7,406)

Widowed11.2%(1,666)

Divorced14.5%(2,164)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−11.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.3%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.3%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.0%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.6%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% 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)20.2%(227)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(289)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(482)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.7%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,124 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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