Nelson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.6. This is worse than average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 18.9. This is significantly better than average. There were 11 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 21.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.8. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 22.0 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.20. This is significantly better than average. There were 15 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bloomfield and their reported violations in the past:
BLOOMFIELD WATER & SEWER DEPT (Population served: 6270, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-1999 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2000)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-1999 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2000)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2000)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-1998 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2000)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-1998 and MAR-1999, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-06-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-11-2000)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-1997 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-08-1998)
- 4 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and FEB-25-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-1994), St Compliance achieved (APR-11-1997), Fed Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-25-1998), St Public Notif requested (APR-15-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-15-1998)
- 3 minor monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.8%
(16.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.6% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 68.9% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.3% | | 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: 0.9% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bloomfield, KY
Bloomfield compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above 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 Bloomfield (2011 data):
- Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Company: Drive-In Facility at Chaplin Road, branch established on 1967/11/10; Bloomfield Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1982/12/02. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $408.8 mil, Deposits: $353.6 mil, headquarters in Bardstown, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Wilson & Muir Bancorp, Inc.
- King Southern Bank: Bloomfield Branch at 111 Chaplin Road, branch established on 2000/12/04. Info updated 2006/05/10: Bank assets: $178.2 mil, Deposits: $128.2 mil, headquarters in Chaplin, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: King Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Nelson County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Bloomfield (based on Nelson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.25%
| Here |  | 64.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | LDS (Mormon) Church |
| Adherents | 52.0% | 26.2% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 3.8% |
| Congregations | 15.8% | 29.8% | 10.5% | 8.8% | 3.5% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| Congregations | 7.0% | 3.5% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 10.5% |
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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: 6 | Nelson County: | 1.41 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Nelson County: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | Nelson County: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | Here: | 4.01 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.7% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Nelson County: | 27.1% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.9% | | 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 |
1 | $2,274 | $27,288 | 3 | $2,035 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,185 | $26,220 | 7 | $1,275 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,769 | $33,228 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $8,792 | $35,168 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $16,020 | $32,040 | 10 | $3,310 |
Bloomfield government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $206,000 ($244.66)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($13.06)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $328,000 ($389.55)
Sewerage: $219,000 ($260.10)
General - Other: $179,000 ($212.59)
Central Staff Services: $86,000 ($102.14)
Police Protection: $60,000 ($71.26)
Financial Administration: $9,000 ($10.69)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($9.50)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($2.38)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000 ($15.44)
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($9.50)
- Local Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($23.75)
General Support: $4,000 ($4.75)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.19)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,772,000 ($2104.51)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $140,000 ($166.27)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,757,000 ($2086.70)
Other, NEC: $122,000 ($144.89)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $18,000 ($21.38)
Water Utilities: $15,000 ($17.81)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $37,000 ($43.94)
Interest Earnings: $36,000 ($42.76)
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($1.19)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $41,000 ($48.69)
Central Staff: $2,000 ($2.38)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $877,000 ($1041.57)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $390,000 ($463.18)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,000 ($10.69)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000 ($39.19)
Highways: $13,000 ($15.44)
- Tax - Property: $71,000 ($84.32)
NEC: $32,000 ($38.00)
Public Utilities: $14,000 ($16.63)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $184,000 ($218.53)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $106,000 ($125.89)
6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,206 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | Kentucky average: | 6.98% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($444 average AGI)| Nelson County: | 0.06% | | Kentucky average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,563 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bloomfield:
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBRT (1320 AM; 1 kW; BARDSTOWN, KY; Owner: CBC OF NELSON COUNTY, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WDRD (680 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURG, KY; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bloomfield:
- WAKY-FM (102.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, KY; Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY CBC, INC.)
- WLSK (100.9 FM; LEBANON, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION COUNTY, INC)
- WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
- WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
- WKUE (90.9 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WLRS (105.1 FM; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WQXE (98.3 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS-E'TOWN, INC.)
- WJZO (101.7 FM; SHELBYVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- W216BM (91.1 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WKYL (102.1 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, KY; Owner: DAVENPORT BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bloomfield:
- WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
- WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
Bloomfield fatal accident list:
May 30, 1993 02:50 PM, 48, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 14, 1982 05:55 PM, 48, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 28, 1978 00:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bloomfield)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 24 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - City Hall (Lat: 37.912278 Lon: -85.318000), Call Sign: WYE353
Assigned Frequencies: 155.130 MHz Grant Date: 08/11/1998, Expiration Date: 11/07/2003, Cancellation Date: 01/11/2004
Registrant: City Of Bloomfield, Bloomfield, KY 40008 - Wire Lane Tank (Lat: 37.820333 Lon: -85.359389), Type: Tank, Structure height: 37 m, Call Sign: KNEK612
Assigned Frequencies: 173.237 MHz Grant Date: 08/30/2000, Expiration Date: 08/30/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006, Certifier: Ben Long
Registrant: Micro Comm Inc, 6980 W 153rd St, Overland Park, KS 66223, Fax: (913) 681-2753
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bloomfield)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN CORP AA-5A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 131KY , Serial Number: AA5A0828, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 02/08/2003
Registrant (Individual): Edward Covington Jett, Po Box 171, Bloomfield, KY 40008 - Aircraft: FAIRCHILD 24 C8F (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 79 mph), Engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 16818 , Serial Number: 3119, Year manufactured: 1936, Airworthiness Date: 08/08/1973
Registrant (Individual): Edward C Jett, Po Box 171, Bloomfield, KY 40008 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1920M , Serial Number: 18264482, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 01/13/1976
Registrant (Partnership): William F Thompson, 214 Hickory Ln, Bloomfield, KY 40008, Other Owners: Trenton C Thompson
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $120,600 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $106,060 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $44,290 | 1 | $103,830 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $83,770 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $67,040 | 1 | $121,630 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $105,190 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $90,580 | 1 | $99,020 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $102,400 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $90,770 | 1 | $135,440 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $66,870 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $56,580 | 1 | $153,050 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $42,200 | 1 | $129,340 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $82,100 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
9901.00
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Bloomfield
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Bloomfield, KY
| Most common first names in Bloomfield, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 51 | 72.3 years |
| John | 38 | 74.1 years |
| James | 32 | 71.1 years |
| Mary | 30 | 79.2 years |
| Robert | 17 | 73.2 years |
| Charles | 14 | 73.6 years |
| Mattie | 10 | 82.9 years |
| Thomas | 10 | 76.6 years |
| Raymond | 8 | 68.0 years |
| Dorothy | 8 | 78.1 years |
| Most common last names in Bloomfield, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Coulter | 26 | 72.0 years |
| Hardin | 21 | 68.1 years |
| Chesser | 20 | 74.0 years |
| Snider | 17 | 79.5 years |
| Lewis | 14 | 64.8 years |
| Brown | 13 | 78.4 years |
| Shields | 12 | 75.9 years |
| Holt | 12 | 74.2 years |
| Taylor | 12 | 72.7 years |
| Crume | 10 | 80.0 years |
Bloomfield on our top lists:
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Office and administrative support occupations:"
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