City of Worthington Hills is a home rule-class city[3] in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,446 at the 2010 census,[4] down from 1,594 at the 2000 census.
City of Worthington Hills, Kentucky | |
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 Location of City of Worthington Hills in Jefferson County, Kentucky | |
  City of Worthington Hills Location within the state of Kentucky  City of Worthington Hills City of Worthington Hills (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′34″N 85°31′37″W / 38.30944°N 85.52694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Jefferson |
| Incorporated | 1980 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| • Land | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,563 |
| • Density | 6,105.47/sq mi (2,355.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 40245 |
| FIPS code | 21-84891 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405791[2] |
| Website | www |
A suburb of Louisville, City of Worthington Hills was separately incorporated by the state legislature on January 31, 1980.[5]
Geography
editCity 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 15 miles (24 km) to the southwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.64 km2), all land.[4]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 973 | — | |
| 2000 | 1,594 | 63.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,446 | −9.3% | |
| 2020 | 1,563 | 8.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 1,594 people, 577 households, and 447 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,699.9 inhabitants per square mile (2,200.7/km2). There were 589 housing units at an average density of 2,106.2 per square mile (813.2/km2). 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.
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Worthington Hills, Kentucky
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): City of Worthington Hills city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "City of Worthington Hills, Kentucky". Accessed 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.