About Uniontown

Uniontown is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,071 people and just one neighborhood, Uniontown is the 252nd largest community in Kentucky.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Uniontown is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 59.9% of the Uniontown workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Uniontown is a city of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Uniontown who work in sales jobs (7.60%), office and administrative support jobs (7.14%), and food service (6.22%).

Uniontown is a very car-oriented city. 96.87% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Uniontown is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Uniontown has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Uniontown Information and Demographics

The population of Uniontown has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.61% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Uniontown in 2000 was $13,258, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $53,032 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Uniontown is English.