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Laurel County

Population in July 2007: 4,434.
Males: 2,219  (50.0%)
Females: 2,215  (50.0%)

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

Zip code: 40724


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,729 (it was $32,596 in 2000)
Bush:  $41,729
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,880
Bush:  $22,880
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,046 (it was $81,500 in 2000)
Bush:  $121,046
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $165,049; Detached houses: $192,283; Townhouses or other attached units: $180,368; Mobile homes: $36,833

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Races in Bush:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Bush: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1214 feet

Land area: 36.7 square miles.

Population density: 121 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Bush

  • High school or higher: 68.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bush CCD

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 69.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Bush:  0.6% ($506)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Bush satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (69.8 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (382.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Camp Ground, KY (2.2 miles ), London, KY (2.4 miles ), Greenmount-Langnau, KY (2.6 miles ), East Bernstadt, KY (3.1 miles ), Gray, KY (3.3 miles ), Sibert-Hima, KY (3.4 miles ), North Corbin, KY (3.5 miles ), Manchester, KY (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 37.11 N, Longitude: 83.98 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Bush household income distribution Bush home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Data processing and other information services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



Bush-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the Bush place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 tornado 17.0 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Bush-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 76% 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 76.0 miles away from Bush center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from Bush center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 47.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.7 miles away from Bush center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Bush:
  • MARYMOUNT MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; LONDON, KY)
  • MEMORIAL HOSP INC (about 12 miles; MANCHESTER, KY)
  • KNOX CO HOSP (about 19 miles; BARBOURVILLE, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bush:
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 71 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 75 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 78 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)

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Churches in Bush include: Bush Church (A), Weaver Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C), Lick Fork Church (D), Slate Hill Church (E), Shady Grove Church (F), Pleasant Valley Church (G), Rough Creek Church (H), Mount Salem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hoskins Cemetery (1), Gregory Cemetery (2), Jones Cemetery (3), Bruner Cemetery (4), Williams Cemetery (5), Harris Cemetery (6), Phelps Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blackwater Creek (A), Camp Branch (B), Sallys Branch (C), Hooppole Creek (D), John Creek (E), Little Sandy Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Bush: Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.8%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  12.4%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bush, KY



Bush compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age 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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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Laurel County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (65%)
  • Utility gas (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Bush

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of GodChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents73.1%4.8%3.1%3.1%3.1%
Congregations55.0%10.0%8.8%2.5%6.3%
NameCatholic ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents2.8%2.7%2.6%1.5%3.2%
Congregations1.3%6.3%1.3%1.3%7.5%
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.


6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.30%
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 Whitley County, KY  0.77% ($30,862 average AGI)
from Clay County, KY  0.61% ($28,890)
from Knox County, KY  0.56% ($24,910)


5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,246 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:
to Whitley County, KY  0.81% ($29,278 average AGI)
to Knox County, KY  0.49% ($22,291)
to Clay County, KY  0.34% ($26,950)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bush:
  • WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTG (1400 AM; 1 kW; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
  • WGWM (980 AM; 1 kW; LONDON, KY; Owner: WGWM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCTT (680 AM; 1 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WWXL (1450 AM; 1 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: THE PROMISE PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
  • WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
  • WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bush:
  • WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WWEL (103.9 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
  • WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVCT (91.5 FM; KEAVY, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
  • WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKKQ (96.1 FM; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE COMMUNITY B/NG CO.INC.)
  • WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
  • WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Bush:
  • WVTN-LP (Channel 48; CORBIN, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
  • WOBZ-LP (Channel 9; EAST BERNSTADT, ETC., KY; Owner: ANDREA JOY KESLER)
  • W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W39CK (Channel 20; CORBIN, KY; Owner: DEREK RAY EUBANKS)
  • W33BK (Channel 33; CORBIN, KY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
  • W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)


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