Wheelwright, KY

Census Place

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2024 Population
964
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.7
4.59% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
40.7%
16.3% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$58,250
2024 Median Property Value
$72,000
16% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
180
4.26% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Wheelwright, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Wheelwright, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wheelwright, KY was $72,000, and the homeownership rate was 73%.

Most people in Wheelwright, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wheelwright, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wheelwright, KY is home to a population of 964 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Wheelwright, KY residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 9.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (820 people) in Wheelwright, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 22 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Wheelwright, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wheelwright, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wheelwright, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    820 ± 243
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    91 ± 58
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    22 ± 38
3.11%
Hispanic Population
30 people

In 2024, there were 9.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (820 people) in Wheelwright, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 22 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.11% of the people in Wheelwright, KY are hispanic (30 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wheelwright, KY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,091 ± 4,516 people
  2. Cuba
    20,475 ± 3,505 people
  3. India
    12,629 ± 2,755 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,091 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 20,475 and India with 12,629.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    14 ± 26
  2. Vietnam
    4 ± 19

Wheelwright, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 3.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wheelwright, KY employs 180 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wheelwright, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (52 people), Wholesale Trade (27 people), and Public Administration (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($54,063), Manufacturing ($52,000), and Retail Trade ($51,806).

Employment

Occupations

180
2024 Value
± 106
−4.26%
1 Year decline
± 87.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wheelwright, KY declined at a rate of −4.26%, from 188 employees to 180 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wheelwright, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (38 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (34 people), and Production Occupations (20 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wheelwright, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

180
2024 Value
± 106
−4.26%
1 Year decline
± 87.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wheelwright, KY declined at a rate of −4.26%, from 188 employees to 180 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wheelwright, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (52 people), Wholesale Trade (27 people), and Public Administration (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wheelwright, KY, though some of these residents may live in Wheelwright, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,250
Median earning men ± $18,648
$32,045
Median earning women ± $14,875

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,972) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($13,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,705).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.51%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Wheelwright, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wheelwright, KY was $72,000 in 2024, which is 0.216 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $85,700 to $72,000, a 16% decrease. The homeownership rate in Wheelwright, KY is 73%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wheelwright, KY have an average commute time of 35.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wheelwright, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$72,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$58,156
$162
Median Property Taxes
±$70

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wheelwright, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

73%
Homeownership
2024
70.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73% of the housing units in Wheelwright, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$58,250
Median Household Income
± $44,876
222
Number of Households
± 80

The following chart displays the households in Wheelwright, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wheelwright, KY is from Kentucky.
0.449
2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2023, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.729% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.3%)
  2. Carpooled (15.6%)
  3. Other (1.11%)

In 2024, 83.3% of workers in Wheelwright, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (1.11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

35.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wheelwright, KY have a longer commute time (35.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Wheelwright, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wheelwright, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wheelwright, KY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

40.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wheelwright, KY (239 out of 587 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wheelwright, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

88.8% of the population of Wheelwright, KY has health coverage, with 19.9% on employee plans, 49.4% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 4.94% on non-group plans, and 0.681% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 43.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

11.2%
Uninsured
19.9%
Employer Coverage
49.4%
Medicaid
13.8%
Medicare
4.94%
Non-Group
0.681%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wheelwright, KY grew by 57.7% from 7.13% to 11.2%.

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