Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.2. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.8. This is about average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 7.91. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.3. This is about average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00388. This is significantly better than average. There were 13 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brownsville and their reported violations in the past:
EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT - WAX (Population served: 15952, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-21-2004), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-21-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
- 13 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-31-2006)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-22-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-23-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2001)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2001 and OCT-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2001)
- 3 minor monitoring violations
- 43 regular monitoring violations
EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 14160, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-16-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-03-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-04-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-04-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-13-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-13-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2003)
- 3 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-16-2006)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-22-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2002, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-04-2002), St Compliance achieved (APR-04-2002), St Public Notif received (APR-04-2002), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2002), St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2002)
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 33 regular monitoring violations
- 4 other older monitoring violations
BROWNSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1485, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JAN-19-2000 and MAY-08-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-25-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-08-2000)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1999 and FEB-23-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-2000), St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2000), St Public Notif received (APR-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-23-2001)
- One minor monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 30.6%
(30.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.0 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 53.6% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
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: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brownsville, KY
89 people in nursing homes
Brownsville compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Brownsville (2011 data):
- Bank of Edmonson County: Bank Of Edmonson County at 109 N Main Street, branch established on 1925/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $199.1 mil, Deposits: $169.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Edmonson Bancshares, Inc
- PBI Bank: Brownsville Deposit Bank Branch at 113 East Crossmain Street, branch established on 1899/09/01. Info updated 2008/03/03: Bank assets: $1,461.9 mil, Deposits: $1,326.3 mil, headquarters in Louisville, KY, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Porter Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (77%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Edmonson County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Brownsville (based on Edmonson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.12%
| Here |  | 39.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Old Missionary Baptists Associations | Southern Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 72.8% | 9.3% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Congregations | 42.3% | 30.8% | 11.5% | 3.8% | 11.5% |
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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: 5 | This county: | 4.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Edmonson County: | 5.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Edmonson County: | 5.02 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 32.3% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Edmonson County: | 15.6% | | Kentucky: | 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 | $1,683 | $20,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $3,224 | $19,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $7,959 | $23,877 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,599 | $19,188 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $2,551 | $15,306 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,435 | $17,220 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $18,451 | $20,128 | 0 | $0 |
Brownsville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $93,000 ($111.24)
Sewerage: $79,000 ($94.50)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $243,000 ($290.67)
Water Utilities: $107,000 ($127.99)
Sewerage: $86,000 ($102.87)
Solid Waste Management: $72,000 ($86.12)
Regular Highways: $30,000 ($35.89)
Police Protection: $23,000 ($27.51)
Fire Protection: $4,000 ($4.78)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $118,000 ($141.15)
Property Sale Other: $59,000 ($70.57)
Interest Earnings: $55,000 ($65.79)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $176,000 ($210.53)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $500,000 ($598.09)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $99,000 ($118.42)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $84,000 ($100.48)
Highways: $16,000 ($19.14)
- Tax - Individual Income: $150,000 ($179.43)
NEC: $76,000 ($90.91)
Public Utilities: $28,000 ($33.49)
Property: $28,000 ($33.49)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $130,000 ($155.50)
7.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,106 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.52% | | 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:
7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,471 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.41% | | 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 Brownsville:
- WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WBGN (1340 AM; 1 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
- WLOC (1150 AM; 1 kW; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: HART COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brownsville:
- WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
- WUHU (107.1 FM; SMITHS GROVE, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WDNS (93.3 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPTQ (103.7 FM; CAVE CITY, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHHT (106.7 FM; HORSE CAVE, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCVK (90.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: BOWLING GREEN COMMTY. B/CSTG, INC.)
- WBVR-FM (96.7 FM; AUBURN, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCLU-FM (102.3 FM; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: ROYSE RADIO, INC)
- WWHR (91.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- W203BI (88.5 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WJCR-FM (90.1 FM; UPTON, KY; Owner: FM 90.1, INC.)
- WKHG (104.9 FM; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)
TV broadcast stations around Brownsville:
- WBKO (Channel 13; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNKY (Channel 40; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: MMK LICENSE LLC)
- WKYU-TV (Channel 24; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WPBM-LP (Channel 48; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: PROCLAIM BROADCASTING, INC.)
Brownsville fatal accident list:
Oct 19, 1992 09:25 AM, 70, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 1, 1982 11:33 AM, 70, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jul 31, 1977 01:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Brownsville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 45 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - State Garage 1.7 Mi Nw Ky 70 (Lat: 37.212833 Lon: -86.286917), Call Sign: KRW381, Licensee ID: L00001846
Assigned Frequencies: 47.1400 MHz, 47.2600 MHz Grant Date: 12/03/2003, Expiration Date: 02/15/2014
Registrant: Kentucky, Commonwealth Of, Communications Section, Frankfort, KY 40622 - 1 Block Ne From High School (Lat: 37.190889 Lon: -86.263861), Call Sign: KIZ347
Assigned Frequencies: 39.5000 MHz, 155.370 MHz Grant Date: 06/04/1997, Expiration Date: 08/17/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/09/2002
Registrant: County Of Edmonson, County Court House, Brownsville, KY 42210, Phone: (502) 597-2819 - Metro Center Washington St (Lat: 37.190889 Lon: -86.263861), Call Sign: KNEQ265, Licensee ID: L00041504
Assigned Frequencies: 39.5000 MHz Grant Date: 12/24/1997, Expiration Date: 02/18/2003, Cancellation Date: 05/25/2003
Registrant: City Of Brownsville, Box 238, Brownsville, KY 42210 - BROWNSVILLE, 441 St Rt 925 (Lat: 36.535639 Lon: -89.218750), Type: Tower, Structure height: 47.2 m, Call Sign: WPNS505
Assigned Frequencies: 856.712 MHz, 857.712 MHz, 858.712 MHz, 859.712 MHz Grant Date: 04/07/2004, Expiration Date: 05/25/2014, Certifier: Norris Cranford
Registrant: Jennings Communications, 4124 Crossland Rd, Murray, KY 42071, Phone: (720) 201-1292, Fax: (720) 890-1795, Email:
- E Side Of Hwy 259 1000 S Of Int Of Hwys 70 & 259 (Lat: 37.247278 Lon: -86.282750), Call Sign: WQY245
Assigned Frequencies: 37.4800 MHz Grant Date: 10/24/2005, Expiration Date: 11/08/2015
Registrant: Edmonson County Water District, Brownsville, KY 42210, Phone: (270) 597-2165
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - MAMMOTH CAVE, Mammouth Cave 422 & Hwy 31w (Lat: 37.103750 Lon: -86.192194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.5 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WPNB435
Assigned Frequencies: 6135.45 MHz Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 06/26/2002, Certifier: Charles Featherstun
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 17330 Preston Road, Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2025, Fax: (972) 733-5924 - BROWNSVILLE, 3.5 Mi Nnw Of (Lat: 37.219194 Lon: -86.304417), Overall height: 81.7 m, Call Sign: KIM71
Assigned Frequencies: 3730.00 MHz, 3730.00 MHz, 3750.00 MHz, 3750.00 MHz, 3890.00 MHz, 3890.00 MHz, 3830.00 MHz, 3830.00 MHz, 4130.00 MHz, 4130.00 MHz... (+16 more) Grant Date: 01/16/1990, Expiration Date: 02/01/2000, Cancellation Date: 01/27/1998
Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree St 15w24, Atlanta, GA 30309
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brownsville)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Brownsville
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Brownsville, KY
| Most common first names in Brownsville, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 31 | 70.3 years |
| Mary | 19 | 74.0 years |
| Charles | 18 | 67.4 years |
| William | 18 | 75.9 years |
| Robert | 14 | 73.8 years |
| John | 14 | 73.9 years |
| George | 13 | 72.9 years |
| Myrtle | 12 | 75.9 years |
| Paul | 11 | 72.6 years |
| Carl | 11 | 69.1 years |
| Most common last names in Brownsville, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Vincent | 84 | 74.7 years |
| Lindsey | 50 | 74.6 years |
| Webb | 37 | 74.1 years |
| Johnson | 34 | 71.5 years |
| Skaggs | 33 | 77.1 years |
| Davis | 30 | 75.8 years |
| Sanders | 25 | 78.2 years |
| Houchin | 25 | 76.0 years |
| Wells | 22 | 82.7 years |
| Meredith | 20 | 82.1 years |
Businesses in Brownsville, KY
Brownsville on our top lists:
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in nursing homes"
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