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Owsley County

Population in July 2007: 105.
Males: 50  (47.7%)
Females: 55  (52.3%)

Median resident age:  45.3 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 41314


Estimated median household income in 2007: $20,269 (it was $15,833 in 2000)
Booneville:  $20,269
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,696 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Booneville:  $55,696
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $67,798; Detached houses: $78,932; Mobile homes: $26,731

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Races in Booneville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Booneville: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (27.0%), English (5.4%), Dutch (3.6%), Irish (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/01/1847

Elevation: 708 feet

Land area: 0.63 square miles.

Population density: 167 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Booneville

  • High school or higher: 69.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Booneville city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 60.0%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 2.2%
  • Divorced: 15.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Booneville, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Booneville to the number of sex offenders is 53 to 1.

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

Booneville:  1.1% ($418)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (58.9 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (369.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sturgeon, KY (2.5 miles ), South River, KY (2.7 miles ), Beattyville, KY (2.7 miles ), St. Helens, KY (2.7 miles ), Cowcreek, KY (2.9 miles ), Oakdale, KY (3.4 miles ), Canoe, KY (3.5 miles ), Oneida, KY (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 37.47 N, Longitude: 83.68 W

Area code: 606

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Health care (36%)
  • Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (18%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Repair and maintenance (18%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (65%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Educational services (10%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (36%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (18%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (18%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (18%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (35%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
  • Printing workers (15%)



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Crime in Booneville (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (909.1 per 100,000)
  • 1 larceny count (909.1 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 100.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  28.57
US city average:  3.00

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Booneville-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 9% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Booneville city center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.0 miles away from the city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Booneville:
  • KENTUCKY RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; JACKSON, KY)
  • MARCUM AND WALLACE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; IRVINE, KY)
  • MEMORIAL HOSP INC (about 24 miles; MANCHESTER, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Booneville, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Booneville:
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 60 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 96 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
Public high school in Booneville:
Public elementary/middle schools in Booneville:
See full list of schools located in Booneville

Library in Booneville:
  • OWSLEY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $97,960; Location: MEDICAL PLAZA # 2; 27,141 books; 321 audio materials; 1,010 video materials; 131 serial subscriptions)

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Court: Owsley Co Court Clerk (Po Box 500).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Booneville and their reported violations in the past:

BOONEVILLE WATER AND SEWER (Population served: 5775, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-25-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-09-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-16-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-16-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-10-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-09-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between FEB-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-06-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-06-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-04-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-15-2000)
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
  • 42 regular monitoring violations
  • 2 other older monitoring violations
CAMP BRENT LANEER (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between DEC-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2005)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.0%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.0%
Whole state:  4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  57.6%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  41.6%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Booneville, KY



Booneville compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly 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.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population 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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Banks with branches in Booneville (2009 data):
  • Farmers State Bank: at Rural Route 3, branch established on 1931-01-02. Info updated 2008-05-01: Bank assets: $47.9 mil, Deposits: $39.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Middlefork Financial Group Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Owsley County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (63%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Coal or coke (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (4%)


Religon statistics for Booneville

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristOther religions
Adherents45.4%17.6%17.1%7.8%12.2%
Congregations31.6%10.5%15.8%5.3%36.8%
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.


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 2$3,739$22,4340$0
Other Government Administration 2$3,116$18,6960$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$4,840$19,3600$0
Sewerage 1$2,161$25,9320$0
Water Supply 6$7,790$15,5800$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 6$4,627
Totals for Government 14$21,646$18,5546$4,627



Booneville government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $650,000
    Police Protection: $42,000
    Central Staff Services: $24,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,571,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,541,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $33,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $21,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $586,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $688,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $117,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $19,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $388,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $73,000

4.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,020 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.12%
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 Lee County, KY  1.01% ($20,250 average AGI)


5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($19,778 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.95%
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 Lee County, KY  1.16% ($24,714 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Booneville:
  • WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
  • WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
  • WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Booneville:
  • WOCS (88.3 FM; LEROSE, KY; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS - MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
  • WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
  • WSKV-FM (104.9 FM; STANTON, KY; Owner: PARKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMTC-FM (99.9 FM; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOC.)
  • WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBJ (103.7 FM; CAMPTON, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES INC)
  • WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Booneville:
  • WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
  • W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W54CI (Channel 54; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)


Booneville fatal accident list:
Feb 17, 1996 02:54 AM, 0011, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,370
Total average daily truck traffic: 349
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 5,986

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 2.55 Km Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN809
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Paul R Gearheart
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • 2.55 Km Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
    Registrant: Mountaineer Cellular General Partnership Dba , Hindman, KY 41822, Phone: (606) 785-9550

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • St Hwy Garage, Call Sign: WFX455
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.045 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/17/2004, Expiration Date: 04/06/2014
    Registrant: Kentucky, Commomwealth Of Transportation Radio Section, 1239 Wilkinson Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40602, Phone: (502) 564-3820, Fax: (502) 564-3825, Email:
  • Hwy 28, Type: Pole, Structure height: 21 m, Overall height: 22 m, Call Sign: WPKZ886
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.750 MHz, 462.900 MHz, 462.875 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/14/2002, Expiration Date: 10/28/2012, Certifier: Jonathan Drake
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
  • GREEN HALLBPS, Green Hall Bps - 0.25mi W Of Sr846 On Sr30, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WPWC613
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.162 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/11/2002, Expiration Date: 10/11/2012, Certifier: Jolly Cooper
    Registrant: Micro-Comm, Inc., 15895 S Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550, Email:
  • Elk Lick Valve- Sr 30 0.2 Mi E Of Issacs Rd, Type: Mast, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPWC620
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.162 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/11/2002, Expiration Date: 10/11/2012, Certifier: Jolly Cooper
    Registrant: Mirco-Comm Inc, 15895 S Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Booneville)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 55461 , Serial Number: 17275185, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 07/29/1981
    Registrant (Individual): Robert G Gabbard, C/O Turner / Po Box 518, Booneville, KY 41314


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 8
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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