Versailles is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 7,383 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Versailles is the 68th largest community in Kentucky.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Versailles is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Versailles is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Versailles who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.73%), sales jobs (8.97%), and management occupations (6.37%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Versailles spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.08 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Versailles is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Versailles 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. 97.37% 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.

Being a small city, Versailles does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Versailles Information and Demographics

The education level of Versailles citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.80% of adults in Versailles have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Versailles in 2000 was $18,489, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,956 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Versailles is English. Some people also speak Spanish.