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.
