Stanley vs Whitesville

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

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

Whitesville has the higher population (649 vs 441 in Stanley). Since 2019, Whitesville's population has grown faster (+24.3% vs +17.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Stanley	Whitesville
Population	441	649
Median age	41.1 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$78,333
Median home value	—	$132,700
Median gross rent	—	$817
Housing units	174	272
Homeownership rate	81.6%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stanley	Whitesville
Population	374 → 441 (+17.9%)	522 → 649 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$80,625 → $84,821 (+5.2%)	$46,008 → $78,333 (+70.3%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $128,400 (+8.1%)	$110,200 → $132,700 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$727 → $817 (+12.4%)

Stanley

Population

374441

Median household income

$80,625$84,821

Median home value

$118,800$128,400

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)

	Stanley	Whitesville
Under 5	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	32.4%	30.0%
18 to 24	1.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.8%
35 to 44	30.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	3.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	7.0%	7.9%
65 to 74	12.7%	6.6%
75 and over	12.9%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stanley	Whitesville
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	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	0.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stanley	Whitesville
No high school diploma	6.8%	7.4%
High school graduate	47.6%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stanley	Whitesville
Drove alone	93.3%	78.2%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stanley	Whitesville
1-unit, detached	93.1%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Stanley	Whitesville
Poverty rate	7.9%	7.6%
Average household size	2.53	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1990	1964