A town of 964, settled in 1917. A typical home worth about $49K.
The 2 things Wheelwright does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Wheelwright. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Wheelwright home is worth about $49,000, down 26.9% in a year, 79% below the Kentucky typical home.
Wheelwright reports less crime per resident than 100% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Wheelwright for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Prestonsburg (14%), Pikeville (8%) and Lexington-Fayette urban county (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
Wheelwright has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Wheelwright beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Wheelwright | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 34% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 45.5% | 58.1% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 46.6% | 39.6% |
Where Wheelwright’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
City in Kentucky, United States
Wheelwright is a home rule-class city in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 509 at the 2020 census, down from 780 in 2010 and 1,042 in 2000.
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