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Williamsburg, KY
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Living in Williamsburg



Williamsburg is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,163 people and six associated neighborhoods, Williamsburg is the 86th largest community in Kentucky.

Williamsburg is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Williamsburg area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Williamsburg maintain a good economy.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.35 minutes getting to work every day.

Williamsburg is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Williamsburg are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.36% of adults in Williamsburg having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Williamsburg in 2022 was $20,721, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,884 for a family of four. However, Williamsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Williamsburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.97% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Williamsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williamsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Williamsburg include English, German, Irish, Welsh, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Williamsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.