McRoberts vs Whitesburg

A side-by-side comparison of McRoberts and Whitesburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whitesburg has the higher population (1,998 vs 303 in McRoberts). Since 2019, Whitesburg's population has grown faster (-16.1% vs -66.3%).

Population, income & housing

	McRoberts	Whitesburg
Population	303	1,998
Median age	42.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$31,875
Median home value	—	$111,300
Median gross rent	—	$619
Housing units	371	868
Homeownership rate	65.2%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McRoberts	Whitesburg
Population	898 → 303 (-66.3%)	2,382 → 1,998 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$28,239 → $29,250 (+3.6%)	$36,776 → $31,875 (-13.3%)
Median home value	$53,700 → $56,800 (+5.8%)	$117,900 → $111,300 (-5.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$569 → $619 (+8.8%)

McRoberts

Population

898303

Median household income

$28,239$29,250

Median home value

$53,700$56,800

Whitesburg

Population

2,3821,998

Median household income

$36,776$31,875

Median home value

$117,900$111,300

Median gross rent

$569$619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McRoberts	Whitesburg
Under 5	10.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	1.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	24.4%	16.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	10.3%
65 to 74	22.1%	11.3%
75 and over	4.0%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McRoberts	Whitesburg
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McRoberts	Whitesburg
No high school diploma	28.1%	13.5%
High school graduate	24.4%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McRoberts	Whitesburg
Drove alone	59.1%	78.3%
Carpooled	28.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McRoberts	Whitesburg
1-unit, detached	74.1%	56.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	25.9%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	McRoberts	Whitesburg
Poverty rate	47.1%	34.9%
Average household size	1.92	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1938	1963