Whitesburg is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,711 people and three associated neighborhoods, Whitesburg is the 205th largest community in Kentucky.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.84% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Whitesburg is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

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 19.00 minutes getting to work every day.

Whitesburg 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 Whitesburg 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 Whitesburg, 21.69% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Whitesburg in 2018 was $25,628, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,512 for a family of four. However, Whitesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Whitesburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.59% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Whitesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitesburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Whitesburg include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scandinavian.

The most common language spoken in Whitesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.