Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.4. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 22.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.5 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Barlow and their reported violations in the past:
BARLOW WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 700, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-05-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between FEB-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-08-2005)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JUN-17-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-02-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-17-2001)
- 4 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.9%
(17.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 85.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.1 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 56.6% | | Whole state: | 69.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barlow, KY
Barlow compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Barlow (2011 data):
- First Southern National: Barlow Branch at 147 N Fourth Street, branch established on 11/26/1960. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $65.7 mil, Deposits: $54.7 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, KY, positive income, 26 total offices, Holding Company: First Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Ballard County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Barlow:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 84.89%
| Here |  | 84.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Other |
| Adherents | 74.2% | 12.3% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Congregations | 54.8% | 22.6% | 9.7% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | Ballard County: | 2.43 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Ballard County: | 6.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7 | Here: | 8.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.5% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Ballard County: | 29.9% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 10.9% | | State: | 15.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $189 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,157 | $25,884 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,671 | $32,052 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,860 | $22,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $6,688 | $26,752 | 1 | $189 |
Barlow government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $344,000 ($492.13)
Water Utilities: $214,000 ($306.15)
Central Staff Services: $100,000 ($143.06)
Regular Highways: $32,000 ($45.78)
Police Protection: $21,000 ($30.04)
Parks and Recreation: $19,000 ($27.18)
Local Fire Protection: $10,000 ($14.31)
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($11.44)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000 ($15.74)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,000 ($12.88)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($5.72)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000 ($290.41)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $192,000 ($274.68)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $19,000 ($27.18)
Local Fire Protection: $8,000 ($11.44)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($5.72)
Gas Utilities: $4,000 ($5.72)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($4.29)
Parks and Recreation: $2,000 ($2.86)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,000 ($187.41)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $377,000 ($539.34)
Water Utilities: $141,000 ($201.72)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000 ($14.31)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000 ($18.60)
Highways: $7,000 ($10.01)
- Tax - Insurance Premiums Sales: $62,000 ($88.70)
Property: $51,000 ($72.96)
Public Utilities Sales: $14,000 ($20.03)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $237,000 ($339.06)
6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,927 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.04% | | 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:
6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,025 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.71% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Barlow:
- WBCE (1200 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WBCE, INC.)
- WKRO (1490 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, IL; Owner: BENJAMIN STRATEMEYER)
- WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KRHW (1520 AM; 5 kW; SIKESTON, MO)
- WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCHR (1350 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: SOUTH MISSOURI B/C COMPANY, INC.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Barlow:
- WBEL (88.5 FM; CAIRO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WGCF (89.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOC, INC.)
- WGKY (95.9 FM; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WICKLIFE RENTAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
- WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
- KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
- KREZ (104.7 FM; CHAFFEE, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
- KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WKBG (102.1 FM; CLINTON, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WREZ (105.5 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- KWKZ (106.1 FM; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: ANDERSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Barlow:
- WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
- KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
- WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
- WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- K47FB (Channel 47; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- K69HT (Channel 69; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
Barlow fatal accident list:
Apr 19, 2007 04:19 AM, Sr-1105, Lat: 37.051981, Lon: -89.043000, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lat: 37.067278 Lon: -88.988111, Call Sign: WQDK246
Assigned Frequencies: 72.2600 MHz Grant Date: 09/15/2005, Expiration Date: 09/15/2015, Certifier: Richard Overby
Registrant: Primex Wireless, N3211 County Road H, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (262) 248-3000, Fax: (262) 248-0455
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: KC4PLG, Licensee ID: L00139883
Grant Date: 06/30/1992, Expiration Date: 06/30/2002, Cancellation Date: 10/05/1999
Registrant: Brenda G Shankle, Barlow, KY 42024 - Call Sign: KC4QDI, Licensee ID: L00139884
Grant Date: 06/30/1992, Expiration Date: 06/30/2002, Cancellation Date: 10/05/1999
Registrant: Angela K Shankle, Barlow, KY 42024 - Call Sign: KD4YUX, Licensee ID: L00615716
Grant Date: 12/31/2002, Expiration Date: 03/09/2013, Cancellation Date: 11/17/2007, Certifier: Tracy L Melton
Registrant: Tracy L Melton, Pob 54, Barlow, KY 42024 - Call Sign: W4KU, Previous Call Sign: KJ4EW, Licensee ID: L00136867
Grant Date: 09/13/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016
Registrant: Wallace O Shankle Iii, Oldham Rd, Barlow, KY 42024 - Call Sign: W4AKS, Previous Call Sign: KC4QDI, Licensee ID: L00139884
Grant Date: 08/06/2009, Expiration Date: 10/05/2019, Certifier: Angela K Shankle
Registrant: Angela K Allen, 2860 Oldham Road, Barlow, KY 42024-0366 - Call Sign: W4BKS, Previous Call Sign: KC4PLG, Licensee ID: L00139883
Grant Date: 08/06/2009, Expiration Date: 10/05/2019, Certifier: Brenda Shankle
Registrant: Brenda G Shankle, 2860 Oldham Road, Barlow, KY 42024-0366 - Call Sign: N4IL, Previous Call Sign: KD4YUX, Licensee ID: L00615716
Grant Date: 11/17/2007, Expiration Date: 11/17/2017, Certifier: Tracy L Melton
Registrant: Tracy L Melton, Pob 54, Barlow, KY 42024
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Barlow, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 29 | 74.7 years |
| William | 25 | 72.1 years |
| John | 24 | 74.5 years |
| Mary | 21 | 83.8 years |
| Robert | 15 | 66.4 years |
| George | 11 | 71.9 years |
| Charles | 10 | 79.4 years |
| Dorothy | 6 | 72.2 years |
| Marie | 6 | 72.8 years |
| Margaret | 6 | 77.8 years |
| Most common last names in Barlow, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Moore | 15 | 69.0 years |
| Davis | 10 | 82.4 years |
| King | 8 | 82.6 years |
| Knight | 8 | 79.4 years |
| Jones | 8 | 69.0 years |
| Newton | 7 | 72.7 years |
| Rollins | 7 | 78.7 years |
| Price | 7 | 80.6 years |
| Medlin | 6 | 80.5 years |
| Myatt | 6 | 73.7 years |
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Child care workers"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Water transportation"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Paper"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Broadcasting and telecommunications"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper"
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