Defiance-Vicco, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 2,156.

Males: 1,045	(48.5%)
Females: 1,111	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,403 (it was $14,375 in 2000)

Defiance-Vicco:	$18,403
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,559

Defiance-Vicco:	$10,559
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $50,201 (it was $33,800 in 2000)

Defiance-Vicco:	$50,201
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $69,339; Detached houses: $81,815; Townhouses or other attached units: $96,196; Mobile homes: $23,995

Defiance-Vicco, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Defiance-Vicco:

White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Defiance-Vicco: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 18.4 square miles.

Population density: 117 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Defiance-Vicco

High school or higher: 44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 10.8%
Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Defiance-Vicco CCD

Never married: 17.2%
Now married: 61.7%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 12.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Defiance-Vicco:	0.7% ($246)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (72.2 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (96.0 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (403.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Vicco, KY (1.0 miles ), Viper, KY (2.2 miles ), Carr Fork, KY (2.3 miles ), Hazard, KY (2.7 miles ), Blackey, KY (2.7 miles) , Daisy, KY (3.1 miles ), Hindman, KY (3.2 miles ), Emmalena, KY (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 37.21 N, Longitude: 83.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Defiance-Vicco household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (25%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (18%)
Public administration (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Extraction workers (17%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Defiance-Vicco-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the Defiance-Vicco place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 49.4 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Defiance-Vicco-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 63% 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 83.4 miles away from Defiance-Vicco 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 77.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 60.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from Defiance-Vicco 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 11.3 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 32.4 miles away from Defiance-Vicco center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Defiance-Vicco:

HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; HAZARD, KY)
WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WHITESBURG, KY)
MARY BRECKINRIDGE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HYDEN, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Defiance-Vicco:

NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 80 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)

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Church in Defiance-Vicco: Jeff Missionary Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Carr Fork (A), Doty Branch (B), George Branch (C), Scuddy Branch (D), Stacy Branch (E), Kelly Fork (F), Lick Fork (G), Water Branch (H), White Oak Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.3%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	43.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	22.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Defiance-Vicco, KY

Defiance-Vicco compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly below 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Perry County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (73%) Coal or coke (12%) Utility gas (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Defiance-Vicco

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	61.5%	12.6%	5.8%	4.5%	3.3%
Congregations	26.3%	17.1%	18.4%	6.6%	2.6%

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Independent Free Will Baptists Associations	Evangelical Free Church of America	Other religions
Adherents	3.2%	2.0%	1.3%	1.2%	4.5%
Congregations	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%	2.6%	18.4%

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.

4.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,562 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.74%
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 Knott County, KY	1.03% ($25,217 average AGI)
from Letcher County, KY	0.33% ($36,207)
from Fayette County, KY	0.28% ($24,520)

4.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.46%
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 Knott County, KY	0.60% ($30,509 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.35% ($25,258)
to Breathitt County, KY	0.29% ($29,500)

Strongest AM radio stations in Defiance-Vicco:

WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WQXY (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAZARD, KY; Owner: BLACK GOLD BROADCASTING)
WKCB (1340 AM; 1 kW; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Defiance-Vicco:

WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Defiance-Vicco:

W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W20BO (Channel 20; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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