Wingo

Population: 676
Median household income: $46,042
Median home value: $112,000

Wingo, a community in Graves County, Kentucky, has 676 residents. At $46,042, its median household income sits below Graves County's $50,576.

From 2019 to 2023, Wingo's population declined 17.4% from 818 to 676, while its median home value rose 56.2% from $71,700 to $112,000.

The typical home was built around 1979. 22.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 676
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $46,042
Median home value: $112,000
Median gross rent: $648
Housing units: 283
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 16.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

818676

Median household income

$36,518$46,042

Median home value

$71,700$112,000

Median gross rent

$547$648

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	818	$36,518	$71,700	$547
2020	724	$39,286	$80,600	$651
2021	607	$40,000	$85,600	$583
2022	718	$47,396	$88,900	$650
2023	676	$46,042	$112,000	$648

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.2%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3425.0%

35 to 443.7%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	76	11.2%
5 to 17	97	14.3%
18 to 24	74	10.9%
25 to 34	169	25.0%
35 to 44	25	3.7%
45 to 54	88	13.0%
55 to 64	53	7.8%
65 to 74	68	10.1%
75 and over	26	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	502	74.3%
Black or African American	87	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	63	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate59.4%

Some college or associate's15.4%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	12.8%
High school graduate	255	59.4%
Some college or associate's	66	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	46	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone89.7%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	227	89.7%
Carpooled	16	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	4.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	34.6%
15 to 29 min	92	37.9%
30 to 44 min	25	10.3%
45 to 59 min	19	7.8%
60+ min	23	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 22.4% (151 of 674)

	Count	Share
Family households	171	65.5%
Nonfamily households	90	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	261	92.2%
Vacant	22	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	162	62.1%
Renter-occupied	99	37.9%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	256	90.5%
1-unit, attached	6	2.1%
2 to 4 units	11	3.9%
5 to 19 units	4	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2183856
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.6414, -88.7411