West Paducah is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 6,351 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Paducah is the 69th largest community in Kentucky.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, West Paducah has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes West Paducah a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

The percentage of adults in West Paducah who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.27% of the adults in West Paducah have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in West Paducah in 2022 was $31,549, 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 $126,196 for a family of four. However, West Paducah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in West Paducah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.