Marshall County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.4. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.14. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 0.1 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2001 was 0.102. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.86. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Calvert City and their reported violations in the past:
CALVERT CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3983, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-24-2005)
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.6%
(6.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 69.2% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Calvert City, KY
People in group quarters in Calvert City:
- 102 people in nursing homes
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Calvert City compared to Kentucky 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 above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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 Calvert City (2011 data):
- Community Financial Services Bank: Calvert Banking Center at Fifth And Cedar Streets, branch established on 1908/10/01. Info updated 2011/12/12: Bank assets: $559.2 mil, Deposits: $472.5 mil, headquarters in Benton, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Community Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Heritage Bank: Calvert City Branch at 35 Oak Plaza Drive, branch established on 2003/12/15. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,022.4 mil, Deposits: $800.2 mil, headquarters in Hopkinsville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices
- Regions Bank: Calvert City Branch at 1400 Fifth Avenue, branch established on 1965/02/08. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Calvert City, Kentucky:
- Days Inn, 75 Campbell Dr, Calvert City, KY 42029
, Phone: (270) 395-7162, Fax: (270) 395-5597
- Super 8 Calvert City, 86 Campbell Dr, Calvert City, KY 42029
, Phone: (270) 395-5566, Fax: (270) 395-5836
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Calvert City, Kentucky
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (66%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Calvert City (based on Marshall County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 66.07%
| Here |  | 66.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 58.5% | 13.1% | 13.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 37.0% | 16.4% | 19.2% | 1.4% | 2.7% |
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| Name | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | American Baptist Association | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
| Adherents | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.9% |
| Congregations | 5.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 13.7% |
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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: 8 | Marshall County: | 2.57 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Marshall County: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26 | Here: | 8.34 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.3% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Marshall County: | 29.6% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 10.0% | | State: | 15.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2002) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $8,311 | $49,866 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $6,080 | $24,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $6,343 | $25,372 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $12,737 | $38,211 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,280 | $15,360 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $6,934 | $27,736 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $7,997 | $23,991 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $6,310 | $25,240 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $8,964 | $53,784 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
25 | $64,957 | $31,179 | 0 | $0 |
Calvert City government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,492,000 ($581.22)
- Charges - Sewerage: $283,000 ($110.25)
Solid Waste Management: $116,000 ($45.19)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($1.95)
All Other: $4,000 ($1.56)
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $1,703,000 ($663.42)
Regular Highways: $47,000 ($18.31)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,968,000 ($766.65)
Water Utilities: $453,000 ($176.47)
Central Staff Services: $416,000 ($162.06)
Sewerage: $372,000 ($144.92)
Regular Highways: $285,000 ($111.02)
Parks & Recreation: $175,000 ($68.17)
Solid Waste Management: $140,000 ($54.54)
Fire Protection: $91,000 ($35.45)
Financial Administration: $15,000 ($5.84)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,141,000 ($444.49)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000 ($1.56)
All Other: $3,000 ($1.17)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $19,339,000 ($7533.70)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $18,795,000 ($7321.78)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $544,000 ($211.92)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $65,000 ($25.32)
Interest Earnings: $31,000 ($12.08)
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($4.29)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $544,000 ($211.92)
Police Protection: $30,000 ($11.69)
Parks & Recreation: $30,000 ($11.69)
Fire Protection: $19,000 ($7.40)
Regular Highways: $16,000 ($6.23)
Central Staff: $2,000 ($0.78)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,029,000 ($790.42)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $626,000 ($243.86)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $80,000 ($31.16)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,716,000 ($668.48)
- Tax - Property: $942,000 ($366.97)
Individual Income: $916,000 ($356.84)
NEC: $433,000 ($168.68)
Public Utilities: $32,000 ($12.47)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $766,000 ($298.40)
6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,113 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.85% | | 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:
6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,465 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.01% | | 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 Calvert City:
- WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
- WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WWLK (900 AM; 1 kW; EDDYVILLE, KY; Owner: TILENT, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WDXR (1450 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
Strongest FM radio stations in Calvert City:
- WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
- WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
- WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
- WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WCBL-FM (99.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
- WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WAAJ (89.7 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WTRT (88.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
- WBEL (88.5 FM; CAIRO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WREZ (105.5 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
TV broadcast stations around Calvert City:
- WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
- W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Calvert City, Kentucky:
- Fatal accident count: 17
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 32
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 18
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 51
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Kentucky average:
- Fatal accident count: 68
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 107
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 75
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 184
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
See more detailed statistics of Calvert City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,120
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,120
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Calvert City
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Calvert City, KY
| Most common first names in Calvert City, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 55 | 74.0 years |
| Mary | 49 | 79.2 years |
| James | 48 | 71.5 years |
| John | 39 | 74.6 years |
| Robert | 34 | 72.8 years |
| Charles | 31 | 72.1 years |
| George | 25 | 76.8 years |
| Thomas | 20 | 74.8 years |
| Ruth | 15 | 79.3 years |
| Joseph | 13 | 68.9 years |
| Most common last names in Calvert City, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 39 | 76.7 years |
| Story | 25 | 75.0 years |
| Davis | 18 | 76.1 years |
| Barrett | 17 | 75.2 years |
| Rudolph | 16 | 84.0 years |
| Powell | 14 | 77.7 years |
| Coursey | 13 | 79.5 years |
| Clark | 13 | 81.0 years |
| Walker | 13 | 73.4 years |
| Johnson | 13 | 76.6 years |
| Businesses in Calvert City, KY |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Arby's | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| FedEx | 3 | | Waffle House | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | | |
Calvert City on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Chemicals"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Engineers"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Chemicals"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities that people commute into (largest positive percentage daily daytime population change due to commuting)"
- #96 (42029) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking English at home (pop 5,000+)"
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