Worthington Hills, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:City of Worthington Hills, Kentucky
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:City of Worthington Hills
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kentucky
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1980
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.26
Area Land Sq Mi:0.26
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1563
Population Density Sq Mi:6105.47
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:735
Coordinates:38.3094°N -85.5269°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:40245
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:21-84891
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2405791
Area Total Km2:0.66
Area Land Km2:0.66
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population Density Km2:2355.82

City of Worthington Hills is a home rule-class city[2] in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,446 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 1,594 at the 2000 census.

A suburb of Louisville, City of Worthington Hills was separately incorporated by the state legislature on January 31, 1980.[4]

Geography

City of Worthington Hills is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north and east by Coldstream and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. Downtown Louisville is to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.64km2, all land.[3]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,594 people, 577 households, and 447 families residing in the city. The population density was 5699.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 589 housing units at an average density of 2106.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 63.68% White, 30.74% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.69% Asian, 1.88% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.33% of the population.

There were 577 households, out of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 40.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 2.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,250, and the median income for a family was $58,500. Males had a median income of $40,278 versus $27,162 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,199. About 3.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform . Kentucky League of Cities . December 30, 2014.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): City of Worthington Hills city, Kentucky. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. June 25, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213104928/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2184891. February 13, 2020. dead.
  4. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "City of Worthington Hills, Kentucky". Accessed 29 July 2013.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.