Worthville, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

176

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.6

29.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

67.5%

58.9% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$33,036

7.87% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$66,400

40.7% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Worthville, KY employs 57 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Worthville, KY were Manufacturing (16 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (14 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (10 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($95,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,813), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,357).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 86

−6.56%

1 Year decline

± 224%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Worthville, KY declined at a rate of −6.56%, from 61 employees to 57 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Worthville, KY, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (10 people), Production Occupations (10 people), and Management Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Worthville, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 86

−6.56%

1 Year decline

± 224%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Worthville, KY declined at a rate of −6.56%, from 61 employees to 57 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Worthville, KY, are Manufacturing (16 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (14 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (10 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Worthville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Worthville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,571

Median earning men ± $41,486

$25,625

Median earning women ± $35,926

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($95,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,813).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Worthville, KY was $66,400 in 2024, which is 0.2 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $47,200 to $66,400, a 40.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Worthville, KY is 73.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Worthville, KY have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Worthville, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$66,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$35,974

$52

Median Property Taxes

±$43

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 Worthville, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Worthville, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.2%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.2% of the housing units in Worthville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Worthville, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$33,036

Median Household Income

± $23,059

Number of Households

± 46

In 2023, the median household income of the 71 households in Worthville, KY grew to $33,036 from the previous year's value of $30,625.

The following chart displays the households in Worthville, 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Worthville, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.5%)
Walked (14%)
Carpooled (1.75%)

In 2024, 82.5% of workers in Worthville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (14%) and those who carpooled to work (1.75%).

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

17.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Worthville, KY have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Worthville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Worthville, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Worthville, KY have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

67.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Worthville, KY (114 out of 169 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 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Worthville, 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

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

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

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