Williamstown, KY

Census Place

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2022 Population

3,909

0.433% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

33.9

8.65% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.1%

10.7% 1-year decrease

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Williamstown, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.102%), White (Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Williamstown, 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 Williamstown, KY are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Williamstown, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Williamstown, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Williamstown, KY employs N/A people. The largest industries in Williamstown, KY are Retail Trade (247 people), Educational Services (245 people), and Manufacturing (217 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($85,223), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,125).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Williamstown, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (324 people), Production Occupations (188 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (144 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Williamstown, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Williamstown, KY, are Retail Trade (247 people), Educational Services (245 people), and Manufacturing (217 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Williamstown, KY, though some of these residents may live in Williamstown, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Williamstown, KY have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Williamstown, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Williamstown, KY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Williamstown, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Williamstown, KY is from Williamstown, KY.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Williamstown, KY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (6.98%)

In 2022, 77.9% of workers in Williamstown, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (6.98%).

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.

Commute Time

21.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Williamstown, KY have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Williamstown, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Williamstown, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Williamstown, KY (467 out of 3.57k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females < 5.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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

Uninsured People

5.23%

Uninsured

54.9%

Employer Coverage

17.8%

Medicaid

7.54%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

2.45%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Williamstown, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.