---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Whitley County, KY"
classification: county
fips: "21235"
state: "KY"
demographics:
  population: 36920
  population_under_18: 9657
  population_18_64: 21479
  population_65_plus: 5784
  median_household_income: 44615
  poverty_rate: 26.34
  homeownership_rate: 66.78
  unemployment_rate: 5.35
  median_home_value: 131800
  gini_index: 0.4797
  vacancy_rate: 13.36
  race_white: 35210
  race_black: 404
  race_asian: 96
  race_native: 21
  hispanic: 776
  bachelors_plus: 7144
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/05"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/senate/25"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9996
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/house/82"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9994
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ky]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Whitley County, KY

County jurisdiction — 2 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 36920 |
| Under 18 | 9657 |
| 18–64 | 21479 |
| 65+ | 5784 |
| Median household income | 44615 |
| Poverty rate | 26.34 |
| Homeownership rate | 66.78 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.35 |
| Median home value | 131800 |
| Gini index | 0.4797 |
| Vacancy rate | 13.36 |
| White | 35210 |
| Black | 404 |
| Asian | 96 |
| Native | 21 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 776 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 7144 |

## Districts

- [KY-05](/us/states/ky/districts/05.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [KY Senate District 25](/us/states/ky/districts/senate/25.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [KY House District 82](/us/states/ky/districts/house/82.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries