Philpot is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,736 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Philpot is the 88th largest community in Kentucky.

When you are in Philpot, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.9% of Philpot's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Philpot is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Philpot who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.77%), sales jobs (10.26%), and management occupations (8.88%).

Philpot is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Philpot isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.19% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Philpot doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Philpot Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Philpot is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.64% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Philpot in 2000 was $20,717, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,868 for a family of four.

The people who call Philpot home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Philpot is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Philpot include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Philpot is English.