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Williamsburg, KY
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Living in Williamsburg



Williamsburg is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,163 people and six associated neighborhoods, Williamsburg is the 86th largest community in Kentucky.

Williamsburg is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Williamsburg to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

One of the benefits of Williamsburg is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.35 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Williamsburg is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Williamsburg overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Williamsburg, 23.36% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Williamsburg in 2018 was $20,721, 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 $82,884 for a family of four. However, Williamsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Williamsburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.97% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Williamsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williamsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Williamsburg include English, German, Irish, Welsh, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Williamsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.