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Jefferson County

Population in July 2007: 256.
Males: 113  (44.4%)
Females: 143  (55.6%)

Median resident age:  55.5 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 40207.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $61,238 (it was $54,375 in 2000)
Broad Fields:

$61,238
Kentucky:

$40,072
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $32,192

Broad Fields city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $224,207 (it was $152,600 in 2000)
Broad Fields:

$224,207
Kentucky:

$117,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $216,762; Detached houses: $216,762

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  • White alone - 248 (99.2%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.4%)
  • Two or more races - 1 (0.4%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Broad Fields: 94.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.4%), Irish (18.8%), English (16.0%), United States (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (6.8%), Italian (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 542 feet

Land area: 0.06 square miles.

Population density: 4237 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Broad Fields:

  • High school or higher: 98.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.4%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Broad Fields city:

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 19.9%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Broad Fields city:  0.8% ($1,223)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (5.4 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (271.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Plymouth Village, KY (0.3 miles ), Norbourne Estates, KY (0.7 miles ), Springlee, KY (0.7 miles ), St. Matthews, KY (0.9 miles ), Fairmeade, KY (1.0 miles ), Richlawn, KY (1.1 miles ), Bellewood, KY (1.2 miles ), Cherrywood Village, KY (1.2 miles ).

Latitude: 38.24 N, Longitude: 85.65 W

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.8%
Kentucky:

8.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (13%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (15%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Customer service representatives (8%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Top executives (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Broad Fields-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the Broad Fields city center killed 3 people and injured 225 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Broad Fields-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 92.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from Broad Fields center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Broad Fields center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Explosion: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Broad Fields:

  • BAPTIST HOSPITAL EAST (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • LOUISVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 3 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • "NORTON HOSPITALS, INC" (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)

Amtrak station near Broad Fields:

  • 7 miles: LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSONVILLE (JEFFERSONVILLE, 500 WILLINGER LANE) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Broad Fields:

  • Sullivan University (about 3 miles; Louisville, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,912)
  • Bellarmine University (about 4 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,337)
  • Jefferson Community and Technical College (about 6 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 5,789)
  • University of Louisville (about 7 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 15,612)
  • Indiana University-Southeast (about 12 miles; New Albany, IN; FT enrollment: 3,938)
  • Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (about 41 miles; Elizabethtown, KY; FT enrollment: 3,367)
  • Kentucky State University (about 44 miles; Frankfort, KY; FT enrollment: 2,204)

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Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.9. This is worse than average.
City:

38.9
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 19.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

19.6
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.9. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

11.9
U.S.:

9.6
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.16. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

3.16
U.S.:

2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 13.6. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

13.6
U.S.:

9.4


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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.0%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.6%
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: 1.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This city:

0.8%
Whole state:

15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This city:

0.8%
Whole state:

6.6%

Broad Fields compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Broad Fields travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (92%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Kentucky:


2008 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Broad Fields (based on Jefferson County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.60%
Here54.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents41.4%28.6%5.2%2.8%2.4%
Congregations12.0%27.6%6.9%5.2%2.7%
NameJewishAssemblies of GodChristian Churches and Churches of ChristEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents2.3%2.2%2.2%1.7%11.1%
Congregations0.8%2.5%3.2%3.2%35.9%
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: 127
Jefferson County:

1.79 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
This county:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 50
Jefferson County:

0.71 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 195
Here:

2.75 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 486
Here:

6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Jefferson County:

10.6%
State:

11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Jefferson County:

27.6%
State:

30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.4%
Kentucky:

15.9%

4.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.93%
Kentucky average:

6.98%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($420 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

0.08%
Kentucky average:

0.12%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bullitt County, KY  0.39% ($31,463 average AGI)
from Oldham County, KY  0.24% ($44,950)
from Clark County, IN  0.23% ($30,964)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.90%
Kentucky average:

6.74%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($399 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

0.03%
Kentucky average:

0.05%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bullitt County, KY  0.53% ($39,307 average AGI)
to Oldham County, KY  0.31% ($70,025)
to Clark County, IN  0.30% ($32,389)

Strongest AM radio stations in Broad Fields:

  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WLLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTMT (620 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: JEFFERSON B/CASTING CMPANY, INC.)
  • WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAVG (1450 AM; 1 kW; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: SUNNYSIDE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WDRD (680 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURG, KY; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WXLN (1570 AM; 2 kW; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Broad Fields:

  • WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXMA (102.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
  • WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • WLRS (105.1 FM; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WFIA-FM (94.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WJZL (93.1 FM; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZKF (98.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Broad Fields:

  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
  • WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$90,2701$218,7906$175,678
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$01$210,970
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$01$194,140
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$158,610
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$113,150
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2008 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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