Wingo Statistics

Here are some statistics about our new city.  I'm not sure how it can be called a city though.   

Population in July 2008: 594
Males: 268 (45.3%)

Females: 326 (54.7%)

Estimated median household income in 2008: $36,869

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $91,904


Races in Wingo:

White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
Black (2.9%)
Hispanic (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in Wingo

High school or higher: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 6.3%
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wingo city

Never married: 14.9%
Now married: 58.8%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 11.9%
Divorced: 12.3%

0 residents are foreign born

The ratio of number of residents in Wingo to the number of sex offenders is 594 to 1. (I looked this up and it's now 4.  The closest is 2.5 miles away on the same road that we live on.  Another one of them has put in an application at my work recently.)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1


Wingo-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.


Wingo-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 11% greater than the overall U.S. average.


Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008: 17%

Wingo fatal accident list:


Jul 3, 2008 07:30 AM, Us-45, Lat: 36.667764, Lon: -88.735628, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Jul 10, 1992 07:10 AM, 45, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1

Aug 16, 1987 08:22 AM, 45, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

Yep.  Middle of Nowhere, KY.