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Carter, KY mapPopulation (year 2000): 1,743
Males: 873  (50.1%)
Females: 870  (49.9%)

Carter County

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,100 (it was $24,188 in 2000)
Carter  $24,100
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,500 (it was $62,300 in 2000)
Carter  $59,500
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Carter:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 83.0 square miles.

Population density: 21 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Carter

  • High school or higher: 57.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 16.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carter CCD

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 71.9%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.2%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Carter:  0.4% ($269)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
Carter satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (48.9 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (96.5 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (391.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Olive Hill, KY (8.2 miles ), Grahn, KY (11.2 miles ), Garrison, KY (11.9 miles ), Upper Tygarts, KY (12.9 miles ), Tygarts, KY (14.9 miles ), Grayson, KY (15.0 miles ), Laurel-Petersville, KY (15.8 miles ), Vanceburg, KY (17.3 miles ).

Latitude: 38.42 N, Longitude: 83.15 W




Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Mining (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Rail transportation (4%)
  • Wood products (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (25%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)


Carter-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the Carter place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the place center injured 17 people and caused $6 million in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Carter:
  • ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; MOREHEAD, KY)
  • SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH)
  • KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; ASHLAND, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carter:
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 42 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 82 miles; WILMINGTON, OH; ID: ILN)
  • RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 97 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carter:
  • OLIVE HILL-SELLERS' FIELD (about 12 miles; OLIVE HILL, KY; ID: 2I2)
  • ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY (about 30 miles; ASHLAND, KY; ID: DWU)
  • MOREHEAD-ROWAN COUNTY (about 34 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; ID: I32)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carter:
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 96 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 98 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
Public elementary/middle school in Carter:
  • CARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 147; Location: 12594 ST HWY 2; Grades: PK - 05)

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Churches in Carter include: Smith Creek Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Plummer Church (C), Mount Pleasant Church (D), Oakland Church (E), Kibbey Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Amey Cemetery (1), Cooper Cemetery (2), Bentley Cemetery (3), Everman Cemetery (4), Fults Cemetery (5), Sexton Cemetery (6), Kiser Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Murphy Branch (A), Big Run (B), Brushy Creek (C), Buffalo Creek (D), Perry Fork (E), Cave Branch (F), Cedar Run (G), Clark Branch (H), Colen Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Carter: Carter Caves State Resort Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Wolf Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.5%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.4%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  25.6%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Carter compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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 significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Carter County Kentucky:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
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 Boyd County, KY  0.69% ($31,129 average AGI)
from Rowan County, KY  0.52% ($22,043)
from Greenup County, KY  0.38% ($25,500)


4.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,580 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.40%
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 Boyd County, KY  0.59% ($27,358 average AGI)
to Rowan County, KY  0.58% ($26,019)
to Greenup County, KY  0.45% ($30,950)


Strongest AM radio stations in Carter:
  • WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLGC (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNXT (1260 AM; 5 kW; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTCR (1420 AM; 5 kW; KENOVA, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOKT (1040 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CANNONSBURG, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.-KY)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carter:
  • WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
  • WOSP (91.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOKE (98.3 FM; GARRISON, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WMKY (90.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WUGO (102.3 FM; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WOHP (88.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WNXT-FM (99.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)
  • W215AV (90.9 FM; SOUTH PORTSMOUTH, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WZZZ (107.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF PORTSMOUTH 2, INC.)
  • WBMK (88.5 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WLGC-FM (105.7 FM; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDGG (93.7 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE B/CASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKKS-FM (104.9 FM; VANCEBURG, KY; Owner: BROWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFLE-FM (95.1 FM; FLEMINGSBURG, KY; Owner: FLEMING COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC)

TV broadcast stations around Carter:
  • WPBO (Channel 42; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHCP (Channel 30; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TELEVISION PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • WKMR (Channel 38; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W66CZ (Channel 66; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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