About Woollum

Woollum is a tiny town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 690 people and just one neighborhood, Woollum is the 291st largest community in Kentucky.

When you are in Woollum, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 52.3% of Woollum's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Woollum is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Woollum who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.08%), sales jobs (11.22%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.54%).

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

In addition, many people in Woollum have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

In Woollum, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 43.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Woollum is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Woollum, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Woollum Information and Demographics

Woollum ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.13% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Woollum in 2000 was $13,072, 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 $52,288 for a family of four.

The people who call Woollum home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Woollum is White, followed by African-American. The main ancestry of people in Woollum is English.

The most common language spoken in Woollum is English.