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Drakesboro, KY map Population (year 2000): 627. Estimated population in July 2006: 625 (-0.3% change)
 

Males: 290  (46.3%)
Females: 337  (53.7%)

Muhlenberg County

Median resident age:  33.9 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42337.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $17,800 (it was $17,875 in 2000)
Drakesboro  $17,800
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $35,100 (it was $36,800 in 2000)
Drakesboro  $35,100
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Drakesboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
  • Black (9.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (34.0%), Irish (7.3%), English (5.7%), German (3.2%), Dutch (1.4%), French (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/21/1888

Land area: 0.48 square miles.

Population density: 1292 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Drakesboro

  • High school or higher: 61.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Drakesboro city

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 15.2%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Drakesboro, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Drakesboro to the number of sex offenders is 156 to 1.

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

Drakesboro:  0.6% ($206)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (37.7 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (75.9 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (322.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Powderly, KY (7.5 miles ), Central City, KY (7.6 miles ), Penrod, KY (8.3 miles ), Greenville, KY (8.7 miles ), Rockport, KY (9.1 miles ), Rosewood, KY (10.4 miles ), South Carrollton, KY (10.4 miles) , Rochester, KY (10.8 miles) .

Latitude: 37.22 N, Longitude: 87.05 W


Area code: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+11.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Extraction workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (15%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Drakesboro-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Drakesboro city center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1971, a category 3 tornado 11.2 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Drakesboro:
  • MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
  • OHIO CO HOSP (about 22 miles; HARTFORD, KY)
  • LOGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Drakesboro, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Drakesboro:
  • OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 37 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
  • BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 48 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 49 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Drakesboro:
  • MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 7 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; ID: M21)
  • OHIO COUNTY (about 22 miles; HARTFORD, KY; ID: 7K4)
  • MADISONVILLE MUNI (about 25 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY; ID: 2I0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Drakesboro:
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 62 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 66 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
Public elementary/middle school in Drakesboro:
  • DRAKESBORO CONSOLIDATED ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 325 CARDINAL DR; Grades: PK - 05)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Drakesboro and their reported violations in the past:

DRAKESBORO WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1254, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-06-2002)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2000 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2003)
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-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-09-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-11-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-11-2004)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.6%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  32.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Drakesboro compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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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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 and Unallocable 0$0 2$910
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$75
Water Supply 0$0 1$339
Sewerage 0$0 1$389
Totals for Government 0$0 5$1,713


Drakesboro government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $79,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $452,000
    Housing & Community Development: $173,000
    Water Utilities: $129,000
    Sewerage: $70,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $608,000
    Gas Utilities: $125,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $595,000
    Gas Utilities: $95,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $7,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $8,000
    Central Staff: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $251,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $489,000
    Water Utilities: $116,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $173,000
    All Other: $12,000
    Highways: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $19,000
    Public Utilities: $13,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $848,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $36,000

3.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.95%
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 Hopkins County, KY  0.51% ($29,170 average AGI)
from Daviess County, KY  0.21% ($41,091)
from McLean County, KY  0.18% ($31,158)


4.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
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 Hopkins County, KY  0.44% ($21,870 average AGI)
to Daviess County, KY  0.37% ($31,718)
to Warren County, KY  0.33% ($28,257)


Strongest AM radio stations in Drakesboro:
  • WNES (1050 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMTA (1380 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: WMTA, AM 1380,INC.)
  • WRUS (610 AM; 2 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: LOGAN RADIO INCORPORATED)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Drakesboro:
  • WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNTC (103.9 FM; DRAKESBORO, KY; Owner: NASHVILLE'S SPORTSRADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WKYA (105.5 FM; GREENVILLE, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W278AD (103.5 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WKTG (93.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WXMZ (106.3 FM; HARTFORD, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WYMV (106.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CBC, INC.)
  • W284AO (104.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Drakesboro:
  • WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WAZE-TV (Channel 19; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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