Bald Knob, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 1,443

Males: 720	(49.9%)
Females: 723	(50.1%)

Laurel County

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,100 (it was $36,304 in 2000)

Bald Knob	$36,100
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,400 (it was $70,600 in 2000)

Bald Knob	$67,400
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Bald Knob:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 49.0 square miles.

Population density: 29 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Bald Knob

High school or higher: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 7.6%
Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bald Knob CCD

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 61.1%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 4.7%
Divorced: 14.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.5%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Bald Knob:	0.4% ($308)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (35.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (309.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Peaks Mill, KY (8.0 miles ), Monterey, KY (8.8 miles) , Frankfort, KY (8.8 miles ), Christianburg, KY (9.7 miles ), Gratz, KY (11.7 miles) , Pleasureville, KY (13.2 miles ), Harrisonville, KY (15.9 miles ), Monterey-New Columbus, KY (16.0 miles ).

Latitude: 38.31 N, Longitude: 84.93 W

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (22%)
Truck transportation (13%)
Food and beverage stores (12%)
Construction (11%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Educational services (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (20%)
Health care (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Gasoline stations (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Engineers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other financial specialists (4%)

Bald Knob-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 74% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.4 miles away from the Bald Knob place center killed 4 people and injured 122 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 tornado 22.5 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bald Knob:

FRANKFORT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; FRANKFORT, KY)
NEW HORIZONS HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (about 14 miles; OWENTON, KY)
JEWISH HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE (about 22 miles; SHELBYVILLE, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bald Knob:

BLUE GRASS (about 30 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)
LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 57 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bald Knob:

CAPITAL CITY (about 10 miles; FRANKFORT, KY; ID: FFT)
ROBINSON (about 32 miles; VEVAY, IN; ID: 8I1)
GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY - MARSHALL FLD (about 35 miles; GEORGETOWN, KY; ID: 27K)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bald Knob:

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 35 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 53 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)

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Churches in Bald Knob include: Mount Zion Church (A), Pleasant View Church (B), Mount Carmel Church (C), North Benson Church (D), Lebanon Church (E), Pleasant Ridge Church (F), Harvieland Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bailey Cemetery (1), Sudduth Cemetery (2), Moore Cemetery (3), Hutcherson Cemetery (4), Waits Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Fork North Benson Creek (A), Quire Branch (B), Duvall Branch (C), Flat Creek (D), Goose Creek (E), Sudduth Branch (F), Tucker Creek (G), Marshall Branch (H), Willow Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	71.8%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.6%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	12.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	1.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Bald Knob compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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 significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students 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 Laurel County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
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 Whitley County, KY	0.77% ($30,862 average AGI)
from Clay County, KY	0.61% ($28,890)
from Knox County, KY	0.56% ($24,910)

5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
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 Whitley County, KY	0.81% ($29,278 average AGI)
to Knox County, KY	0.49% ($22,291)
to Clay County, KY	0.34% ($26,950)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bald Knob:

WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFKY (1490 AM; 1 kW; FRANKFORT, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bald Knob:

WKED-FM (103.7 FM; FRANKFORT, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKYW (104.9 FM; FRANKFORT, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W202AZ (88.3 FM; FRANKFORT, KY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
WTSZ-FM (105.7 FM; EMINENCE, KY; Owner: METRO EAST CBC, INC.)
WJZO (101.7 FM; SHELBYVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKYL (102.1 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, KY; Owner: DAVENPORT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBTF (107.9 FM; MIDWAY, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WKQQ (100.1 FM; WINCHESTER, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMXL (94.5 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, INC.)
WRVG-FM (89.9 FM; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: GEORGETOWN COLLEGE)
WLXO (96.1 FM; STAMPING GROUND, KY; Owner: CLARITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bald Knob:

WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WKON (Channel 52; OWENTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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