Williamstown is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,971 people and two associated neighborhoods, Williamstown is the 108th largest community in Kentucky.When you are in Williamstown, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.01% of Williamstown’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Williamstown is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Williamstown who work in office and administrative support (20.67%), management occupations (7.23%), and food service (5.66%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Williamstown is worth considering. Williamstown 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 percentage of adults in Williamstown who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.85% of the adults in Williamstown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Williamstown in 2022 was $26,350, 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 $105,400 for a family of four. However, Williamstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Williamstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williamstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Williamstown include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Williamstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and French.
