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Population (year 2000): 1,995. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,174 (+9.0% change)
 

Males: 930  (46.6%)
Females: 1,065  (53.4%)

Grant County

Median resident age:  31.1 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 41035.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,500 (it was $30,647 in 2000)
Dry Ridge  $30,500
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $103,400 (it was $108,300 in 2000)
Dry Ridge  $103,400
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Dry Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.5%), German (14.3%), Irish (9.9%), English (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Scottish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1920

Land area: 4.66 square miles.

Population density: 466 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dry Ridge

  • High school or higher: 68.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dry Ridge city

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 50.5%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 15.2%

111 residents are foreign born (4.0% Asia, 0.9% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

This city:  5.6%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Dry Ridge, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dry Ridge to the number of sex offenders is 145 to 1.

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

Dry Ridge:  0.7% ($796)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cincinnati, OH (32.0 miles , pop. 331,285).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (304.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Williamstown, KY (3.7 miles ), Crittenden, KY (6.9 miles ), Walton, KY (12.5 miles ), Corinth, KY (13.1 miles) , Piner-Visalia, KY (13.6 miles ), Glencoe, KY (15.6 miles ), Butler, KY (17.1 miles ), Falmouth, KY (18.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 1998: 23 buildings, average cost: $78,900
  • 1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $48,100
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 38.68 N, Longitude: 84.60 W


58 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 859

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Population change in the 1990s: +400 (+25.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)


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Dry Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 72% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the Dry Ridge city center killed 3 people and injured 210 people.

On 4/23/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 364 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Skeeter Davis - (born 1931), singer.


Hospitals/medical centers near Dry Ridge:
  • ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER GRANT CTY (about 2 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, KY)
  • NORTHKEY COMMUNITY CARE INTENSIVE SERV (about 19 miles; COVINGTON, KY)
  • NEW HORIZONS HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (about 21 miles; OWENTON, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dry Ridge:
  • CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)
  • CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 32 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: LUK)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 45 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dry Ridge:
  • GENE SNYDER (about 15 miles; FALMOUTH, KY; ID: K62)
  • CYNTHIANA-HARRISON COUNTY (about 32 miles; CYNTHIANA, KY; ID: 0I8)
  • GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY - MARSHALL FLD (about 33 miles; GEORGETOWN, KY; ID: 27K)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dry Ridge:
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 4,977)
  • CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 3,972)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS (about 34 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 22,355)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 46 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
Public high school in Dry Ridge:
  • GRANT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,080; Location: 715 WARSAW RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Dry Ridge:
  • GRANT COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 930; Location: 305 SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • DRY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 659; Location: 275 SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
  • CRITTENDEN MOUNT ZION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 648; Location: 270 CRITTENDEN-MT ZION RD; Grades: KG - 05)

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Cemeteries: Martin Cemetery (1), Renneckar Cemetery (2), McGuinnis Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Lake Polliwog (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Super 8 Motel - Dry Ridge (I-75 Exit 159), Super 8 (88 Blackburn Lane), Hampton Inn Dry Ridge (1200 Cull Road), Dry Ridge Self Storage (69 Broadway Street), Pinewood Inn (18 North Main Street).

 

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

DRY RIDGE WATER WORKS COMMISSION (Population served: 2630, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)
  • 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 Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-07-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2000)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 minor monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.5%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.3%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  23.5%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.5%
Whole state:  6.6%

Dry Ridge compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dry Ridge (2007 data):
  • The Bank of Kentucky, Inc.: Wal-Mart Branch at 20 Ferguson Boulevard, branch established on 1999-09-01; Dry Ridge Branch at 12 Taft Highway, branch established on 2000-04-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,050.2 mil, Deposits: $914.6 mil, headquarters in Crestview Hills, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Kentucky Financial Corporation, The
  • Grant County Deposit Bank: Taft Highway Branch at 26 Taft Hwy, branch established on 2001-03-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $95.3 mil, Deposits: $77.7 mil, headquarters in Williamstown, KY, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Grant County Bancorp, Inc.
  • Integra Bank National Association: Dry Ridge Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1918-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,676.6 mil, Deposits: $1,962.0 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 78 total offices, Holding Company: Integra Bank Corporation
  • Eagle Bank, Inc.: Dry Ridge Branch at 58 Broadway, branch established on 1994-08-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $152.7 mil, Deposits: $130.0 mil, headquarters in Williamstown, KY, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Eagle Fidelity, Inc.



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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 Government Administration 2$3,401$20,4061$815
Other and Unallocable 3$7,144$28,5760$0
Totals for Government 5$10,545$25,3081$815


Dry Ridge government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $563,000
    All Other: $179,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $50,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $520,000
    Water Utilities: $346,000
    Fire Protection: $342,000
    Police Protection: $296,000
    Central Staff Services: $153,000
    Regular Highways: $79,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $579,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $304,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $275,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
    Rents: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $994,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $376,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $106,000
    Highways: $31,000
  • Tax - NEC: $335,000
    Property: $322,000
    Individual Income: $272,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $265,000

10.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,381 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.25%
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 Boone County, KY  2.65% ($32,791 average AGI)
from Kenton County, KY  2.05% ($31,033)
from Pendleton County, KY  0.53% ($28,894)


10.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,665 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.33%
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 Boone County, KY  2.60% ($33,323 average AGI)
to Kenton County, KY  2.34% ($30,864)
to Pendleton County, KY  0.56% ($27,551)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dry Ridge:
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBOB (1160 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, KY; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCIN (1480 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • WCKY (1360 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dry Ridge:
  • WNKR (106.5 FM; WILLIAMSTOWN, KY; Owner: GRANT COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • WIOK (107.5 FM; FALMOUTH, KY; Owner: HAMMOND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEBN (102.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVMX (94.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WUBE-FM (105.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKRQ (101.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOFX-FM (92.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGUC (90.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CINCINNATI CLASSICAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WKFS (107.1 FM; MILFORD, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGRR (103.5 FM; HAMILTON, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WVXU (91.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WMOJ (94.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WRRM (98.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WRRM LICO, INC)
  • WIZF (100.9 FM; ERLANGER, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WSCH (99.3 FM; AURORA, IN; Owner: COLUMBUS RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dry Ridge:
  • WLWT (Channel 5; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: OHIO/OKLAHOMA HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC)
  • WKON (Channel 52; OWENTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WCPO-TV (Channel 9; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXIX-TV (Channel 19; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WKRC-TV (Channel 12; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS CO.)
  • WSTR-TV (Channel 64; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WSTR LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WCET (Channel 48; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: THE GREATER CINCINNATI TV EDUC'L. FOUNDATION)
  • WOTH-LP (Channel 35; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)
  • WBQC-CA (Channel 25; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)

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