West Paducah is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 6,348 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Paducah is the 69th largest community in Kentucky.West Paducah is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, West Paducah is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in West Paducah who work in office and administrative support (18.31%), management occupations (9.77%), and sales jobs (9.13%). The overall crime rate in West Paducah is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, West Paducah has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes West Paducah a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.In terms of college education, West Paducah is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.83% of adults 25 and older in West Paducah have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in West Paducah in 2022 was $29,565, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,260 for a family of four. However, West Paducah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call West Paducah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Paducah residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Paducah include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in West Paducah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
