Alva, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 994

Males: 501	(50.4%)
Females: 493	(49.6%)

Harlan County

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $15,600 (it was $15,699 in 2000)

Alva	$15,600
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $32,800 (it was $34,400 in 2000)

Alva	$32,800
Kentucky:	$103,900

Alva, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Alva:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1440 feet

Land area: 48.3 square miles.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alva

High school or higher: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
Unemployed: 17.1%
Mean travel time to work: 38.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alva CCD

Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 64.3%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 6.9%

21 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America).

This place:	2.1%
Kentucky:	2.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alva:	0.9% ($301)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (63.8 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (116.8 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (459.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rose Hill, VA (4.9 miles ), South Wallins, KY (6.0 miles ), Ewing, VA (6.3 miles ), Wallins Creek, KY (6.8 miles ), Tejay, KY (8.5 miles ), Loyall, KY (9.4 miles ), Harlan, KY (9.9 miles ), Powell Valley, TN (11.2 miles ).

Latitude: 36.73 N, Longitude: 83.41 W

Most common industries for males:

Mining (32%)
Educational services (14%)
Construction (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Furniture and related products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (24%)
Educational services (19%)
Food and beverage stores (16%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (8%)
Apparel (7%)
Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (23%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (28%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (17%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)

Alva-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.7 miles away from the Alva place center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/6/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Alva:

HARLAN ARH HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HARLAN, KY)
CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TAZEWELL, TN)
MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alva:

TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 73 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
MC GHEE TYSON (about 76 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 108 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alva:

TUCKER-GUTHRIE MEMORIAL (about 10 miles; HARLAN, KY; ID: I35)
LEE COUNTY (about 15 miles; JONESVILLE, VA; ID: 0VG)
MIDDLESBORO-BELL COUNTY (about 25 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY; ID: 1A6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alva:

WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 43 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 64 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)

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Cemetery: Fee Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Berts Branch (A), Bradford Branch (B), Old Field Branch (C), Old House Branch (D), Path Fork (E), Chunklick Branch (F), Cloud Branch (G), Polecat Branch (H), Cy Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	65.4%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	36.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	21.0%
Whole state:	6.6%

Alva compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Harlan County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

3.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,572 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.72%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Letcher County, KY	0.23% ($29,947 average AGI)
from Bell County, KY	0.22% ($25,944)
from Fayette County, KY	0.21% ($11,588)

3.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.70%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Madison County, KY	0.28% ($16,478 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.26% ($23,905)
to Bell County, KY	0.23% ($36,158)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alva:

WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCRK (1150 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: RADIO ACQUISITION CORP.)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRWB (740 AM; 1 kW; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: PINE HILLS OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
WMTN (1300 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN)
WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alva:

WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WJNV (99.1 FM; JONESVILLE, VA; Owner: REGINA KAY MOORE)
WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
WXJB (96.5 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: JBD INCORPORATED)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Alva:

WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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