Philpot vs Whitesville

A side-by-side comparison of Philpot and Whitesville: population, income, housing, and more.

Philpot and Whitesville are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Philpot has the higher population (1,098 vs 649 in Whitesville). Philpot has the higher median household income ($85,833 vs $78,333 in Whitesville). Philpot has the higher median home value ($242,100 vs $132,700 in Whitesville).

Population, income & housing

	Philpot	Whitesville
Population	1,098	649
Median age	41.1 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$85,833	$78,333
Median home value	$242,100	$132,700
Median gross rent	—	$817
Housing units	429	272
Homeownership rate	80.4%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Philpot	Whitesville
Population	968 → 1,098 (+13.4%)	522 → 649 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$90,795 → $85,833 (-5.5%)	$46,008 → $78,333 (+70.3%)
Median home value	$184,800 → $242,100 (+31.0%)	$110,200 → $132,700 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$727 → $817 (+12.4%)

Philpot

Population

9681,098

Median household income

$90,795$85,833

Median home value

$184,800$242,100

Whitesville

Population

522649

Median household income

$46,008$78,333

Median home value

$110,200$132,700

Median gross rent

$727$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Philpot	Whitesville
Under 5	7.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	30.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	6.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.4%	7.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	6.6%
75 and over	9.2%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Philpot	Whitesville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Philpot	Whitesville
No high school diploma	3.1%	7.4%
High school graduate	29.8%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Philpot	Whitesville
Drove alone	69.4%	78.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Philpot	Whitesville
1-unit, detached	87.2%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Philpot	Whitesville
Poverty rate	8.8%	7.6%
Average household size	2.65	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1976	1964