Williamsburg is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,116 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Williamsburg is the 93rd largest community in Kentucky.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Williamsburg is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Williamsburg is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Williamsburg who work in teaching (16.17%), office and administrative support jobs (13.30%), and sales jobs (9.75%).

Of important note, Williamsburg is also a city of artists. Williamsburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Williamsburg's character.

Williamsburg is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Williamsburg area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Williamsburg maintain a good economy.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.76 minutes getting to work every day.

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.

Williamsburg Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Williamsburg is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.90% of adults in Williamsburg have a college degree.

The per capita income in Williamsburg in 2000 was $11,224, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $44,896 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Williamsburg is English.