Living in Whitley County School District Area

Living Summary

8,082

households

21,446

Total Population

$80,700

Average House Value

$596

Average Housing Rent

$36,747

Average Household Income

93.45%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

4,438

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

16 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

58%

Percent Proficient - Math

68%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 8,082 households are located in Whitley County School District area. Among them, 2,867 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.12 people. The total number of children in the region is 6,049 and 4,879 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (70) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (215) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Whitley County School District, Kentucky
Household	8,082
Population	21,446
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,867 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,049
Total Students	4,879
Pre-Kindergarten	361
Kindergarten	166
Grade 1-8	2,652
Grade 9-12	1,044
College/Graduate School	656
Veterans	16,244
Non-citizen	70
Non-English Home Language	215
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

16,887 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,286 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,198 people are in civilian labor force and 88 are in armed labor force. 7,737 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Whitley County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,525	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,293	83.63%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	885	11.76%
Public transportation	5	0.07%
Walked	50	0.66%
Other method	3	0.04%
Worked from home	289	3.84%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,737	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,642	34.15%
Service	1,252	16.18%
Sales and office	1,504	19.44%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	922	11.92%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,417	18.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,737	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	200	2.58%
Construction	416	5.38%
Manufacturing	1,120	14.48%
Wholesale trade	66	0.85%
Retail trade	1,067	13.79%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	418	5.40%
Information	140	1.81%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	188	2.43%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	484	6.26%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,330	30.12%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	527	6.81%
Other services, except public administration	339	4.38%
Public administration	442	5.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,737	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,467	70.66%
Government workers	1,838	23.76%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	418	5.40%
Unpaid family workers	14	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $48,387 for the 8,082 households in Whitley County School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $25,259. 19,959 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.45%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,082	-
Less than $10,000	1,057	13.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	691	8.55%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,283	15.87%
$25,000 - $34,999	894	11.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,044	12.92%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,539	19.04%
$75,000 - $99,999	643	7.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	739	9.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	118	1.46%
More than $200,000	74	0.92%
Median Household Income	$36,747	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$48,387	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,827	-
Less than $10,000	612	10.50%
$10,000 - $14,999	390	6.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	697	11.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	763	13.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	784	13.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,131	19.41%
$75,000 - $99,999	588	10.09%
$100,000 - $149,999	705	12.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	98	1.68%
More than $200,000	59	1.01%

Median Family Income	$42,255	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$54,630	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,259	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,299	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,299	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,358	-
With health insurance coverage	19,959	93.45%
Public coverage	11,909	55.76%
Private health insurance	10,705	50.12%
Without health insurance coverage	1,399	6.55%

Housing

There are 10,152 housing units in Whitley County School District area, Kentucky with 8,082 units (79.61%) occupied. 5,964 houses (73.79%) are occupied by owner and 2,118 houses (26.21%) are rented. The average housing value is $80,700 and the average rental cost is $596. 404 houses (3.98%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 759 houses (7.48%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,152	-
Occupied	8,082	79.61%
Owner Occupied	5,964	73.79%
Renter Occupied	2,118	26.21%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,122	60.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	6	0.06%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	108	1.06%
Mobile Homes	3,906	38.48%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	10	0.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,152	-
Built 2014 or later	404	3.98%
Built 2010 - 2013	596	5.87%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,718	16.92%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,923	18.94%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,627	16.03%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,579	15.55%
Built 1960 - 1969	885	8.72%
Built 1950 - 1959	661	6.51%
Built 1949 or earlier	759	7.48%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,152	-
1 room	94	0.93%
2 rooms	33	0.33%
3 rooms	492	4.85%
4 rooms	1,737	17.11%
5 rooms	2,871	28.28%
6 rooms	2,558	25.20%
7 rooms	920	9.06%
8 rooms	839	8.26%
9 rooms or more	608	5.99%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,152	-
no bedroom	94	0.93%
1 bedroom	448	4.41%
2 bedrooms	2,945	29.01%
3 bedrooms	5,294	52.15%
4 bedrooms	1,079	10.63%
5 bedrooms or more	292	2.88%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,964	-
Less than $50,000	1,957	32.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,558	26.12%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,155	19.37%
$150,000 - $199,999	730	12.24%
$200,000 - $299,999	405	6.79%
$300,000 - $499,999	73	1.22%
$500,000 - $999,999	48	0.80%
$1,000,000 or more	38	0.64%
Median House Value	$80,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,587	-
Less than $500	380	23.94%
$500 - $999	1,161	73.16%
$1,000 - $1,499	46	2.90%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$596	-

Demographic

A total of 21,851 people lives in Whitley County School District area, Kentucky with 10,751 male and 11,100 female. The males to female ratio is 49.20 to 50.80. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	21,851	-
Male	10,751	49.20%
Female	11,100	50.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	21,851	-
Under 5 years	1,622	7.42%
5 - 9 years	1,296	5.93%
10 - 14 years	1,776	8.13%
15 - 19 years	1,232	5.64%
20 - 24 years	1,178	5.39%
25 - 34 years	2,534	11.60%
35 - 44 years	2,617	11.98%
45 - 54 years	3,126	14.31%
55 - 59 years	1,499	6.86%
60 - 64 years	1,287	5.89%
65 - 74 years	2,416	11.06%
75 - 84 years	904	4.14%
85 years and older	364	1.67%
Median Age	39.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	21,851	-
One Race	21,555	98.65%
White	21,345	97.68%
Black or African American	97	0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native	93	0.43%
Asian	20	0.09%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	0	0.00%

Two or more races	296	1.35%
White and Black or African American	55	0.25%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	237	1.08%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%