Worthington Hills, Kentucky

Not to be confused with the city of Worthington, Kentucky, in Greenup Co.

Worthington Hills, Kentucky
City
Worthington Hills, Kentucky Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Jefferson
Incorporated	1980
Area
• Total	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
• Land	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	741 ft (226 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,594
• Density	5,699.9/sq mi (2,200.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	21-84891
GNIS feature ID	1669524
Website	www.worthingtonhillsky.org

Worthington Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,594 at the 2000 census.

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

Geography

Worthington Hills is located at (38.311389, -85.527500). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1990	973		—
2000	1,594		63.8%
2010	1,446		−9.3%
Est. 2014	1,487		2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,594 people, 577 households, and 447 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,699.9 people per square mile (2,198.0/km²). There were 589 housing units at an average density of 2,106.2 per square mile (812.2/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.