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Fern Creek, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 18,325.
Males: 9,019  (49.2%)
Females: 9,306  (50.8%)
Median resident age:  34.6 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 40291.

Estimated median household income in 2015: $69,747 (it was $53,688 in 2000)
Fern Creek:

$69,747
KY:

$45,215

Estimated per capita income in 2015: $29,665 (it was $22,190 in 2000)

Fern Creek CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $173,927 (it was $112,600 in 2000)
Fern Creek:

$173,927
KY:

$130,000

Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $211,959; Detached houses: $219,651; Townhouses or other attached units: $213,475; In 2-unit structures: $264,171; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,197; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,543; Mobile homes: $16,798
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  • Races in Fern Creek, KY (2000)

    Fern Creek races chart
    • 15,54587.0%White alone
    • 1,3857.8%Black alone
    • 3692.1%Hispanic
    • 3051.7%Asian alone
    • 2231.2%Two or more races
    • 240.1%American Indian alone
    • 160.09%Other race alone
    • 30.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Races in Fern Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Fern Creek: 93.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Ancestries: German (25.3%), Irish (17.8%), English (11.6%), United States (11.4%), Scottish (3.1%), French (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 5.81 square miles.

Population density: 3,154 people per square mile   (average).

Fern Creek,KY real estate house value index trend

Fern Creek, Kentucky map

For population 25 years and over in Fern Creek:

  • High school or higher: 89.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fern Creek CDP:

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

490 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.0% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

This place:

2.7%
Kentucky:

2.0%

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

Fern Creek CDP:  0.8% ($866)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Fern Creek satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (9.6 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (277.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hollow Creek, KY (1.3 miles ), Spring Mill, KY (1.5 miles ), Highview, KY (1.7 miles ), Buechel, KY (1.8 miles ), Jeffersontown, KY (1.9 miles ), Petersburg, KY (1.9 miles ), Forest Hills, KY (2.0 miles ), Houston Acres, KY (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 38.16 N, Longitude: 85.60 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -7,616 (-42.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 798 (8.0%)

Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

4.1%
Kentucky:

4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)

Work and jobs in Fern Creek: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Fern Creek, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Fern Creek, Kentucky average temperatures Fern Creek, Kentucky average precipitation Fern Creek, Kentucky humidity Fern Creek, Kentucky wind speed Fern Creek, Kentucky snowfall Fern Creek, Kentucky sunshine Fern Creek, Kentucky clear and cloudy days

Tornado activity:

Fern Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1996, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Fern Creek place center injured 10 people and caused $101 million in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the place center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Fern Creek-area historical earthquake activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 125.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from Fern Creek center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 132.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 119.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 124.0 miles away from Fern Creek center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (15) is near the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 5, Mudslides: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Explosion: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Tropical Depression: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Fern Creek topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Fern Creek:

  • FMC - EAST LOUISVILLE (Dialysis Facility, about 1 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WESTMINSTER TERRACE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • DAVITA - MEADOWS EAST (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF EAST LOUISVILLE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • HURSTBOURNE CARE CENTRE AT STONY BROOK (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • KLONDIKE CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • REGIS WOODS CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)

Amtrak station near Fern Creek:

  • 13 miles: LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSONVILLE (JEFFERSONVILLE, 500 WILLINGER LANE) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fern Creek:

  • Sullivan University (about 6 miles; Louisville, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,129)
  • Bellarmine University (about 8 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 3,180)
  • The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (about 8 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,360)
  • University of Louisville (about 10 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 16,640)
  • Jefferson Community and Technical College (about 11 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 7,950)
  • Indiana University-Southeast (about 18 miles; New Albany, IN; FT enrollment: 5,050)
  • Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (about 35 miles; Elizabethtown, KY; FT enrollment: 3,762)

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Notable locations in Fern Creek: Wildwood Country Club (A), Fern Creek Fire Department Station 1 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Piccadilly Square Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Fern Creek include: Saint Stephen Lutheran Church (A), Saint Gabriel the Archangel Church (B), Fountain of Life Church (C), Fern Creek Lighthouse Assembly of God (D), Fern Creek Christian Church (E), Fern Creek Baptist Church (F), City Church (G), Chinese Christian Church (H), Calvary Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Fern Creek: Fern Creek Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 93.1. This is worse than average.

City:

93.1
U.S.:

74.7

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.299. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.299
U.S.:

0.293

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 11.0. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

11.0
U.S.:

6.4

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 1.41. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

1.41
U.S.:

1.91

Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 26.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

26.3
U.S.:

32.0

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 17.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

17.3
U.S.:

20.0

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 11.3. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

11.3
U.S.:

9.4
Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.6%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.1%
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: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

4.7%
Whole state:

15.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

2.9%
Whole state:

6.6%
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
2 people in religious group quarters in 2000

Fern Creek, Kentucky environmental map by EPA

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Educational Attainment (%) in 2000

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2000

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.3
Kentucky average:

13.8

Fern Creek travel time to work - commute Fern Creek mode of transportation to work chart

Presidential Elections Results

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Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Fern Creek CDP (based on Jefferson County data)

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant180,149384
Catholic120,62060
Mainline Protestant48,598129
Black Protestant35,30570
Other19,94758
Orthodox1,1803
None335,297-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 127
Jefferson County:

1.79 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
This county:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 50
Jefferson County:

0.71 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 195
Jefferson County:

2.75 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 486
Here:

6.86 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

10.6%
Kentucky:

11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Jefferson County:

27.6%
Kentucky:

30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.4%
State:

15.9%

4.49% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,403 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.49%
Kentucky average:

6.18%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($457 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

0.03%
Kentucky average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Bullitt County, KY  0.35% ($29,686 average AGI)
from Clark County, IN  0.22% ($30,657)
from Oldham County, KY  0.21% ($42,733)


4.46% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.46%
Kentucky average:

6.19%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($536 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

0.04%
Kentucky average:

0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Bullitt County, KY  0.40% ($34,667 average AGI)
to Clark County, IN  0.25% ($31,384)
to Oldham County, KY  0.23% ($66,295)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fern Creek:

  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDRD (680 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURG, KY; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLCR (1470 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: LCR PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • WTMT (620 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: JEFFERSON B/CASTING CMPANY, INC.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAVG (1450 AM; 1 kW; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: SUNNYSIDE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fern Creek:

  • WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
  • WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W216BM (91.1 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WLRS (105.1 FM; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WXMA (102.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • WFIA-FM (94.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fern Creek:

  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
  • WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 5Number of bridges
  • 17m56ftTotal length
  • 75,983Total average daily traffic
  • 5,551Total average daily truck traffic

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Fern Creek)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

4
  • 7201 Outerloop (Lat: 38.137278 Lon: -85.628306), Call Sign: KCV367
    Assigned Frequencies: 154.740 MHz, 154.860 MHz, 155.580 MHzGrant Date: 11/27/2002, Expiration Date: 02/22/2013, Cancellation Date: 04/26/2011Registrant: Louisville Metro Government, 410 Sth 5th, Louisville, KY 40202, Phone: (502) 572-3489, Fax: (502) 572-3498, Email:
  • 7201 Outerloop (Lat: 38.137278 Lon: -85.628306), Call Sign: KET38
    Assigned Frequencies: 158.730 MHz, 158.850 MHz, 158.910 MHzGrant Date: 11/27/2002, Expiration Date: 02/22/2013, Cancellation Date: 04/26/2011Registrant: Louisville Metro Government, 410 Sth 5th, Louisville, KY 40202, Phone: (502) 572-3489, Fax: (502) 572-3498, Email:
  • 7203 Outerloop (Lat: 38.137278 Lon: -85.628306), Call Sign: WAA404
    Assigned Frequencies: 158.730 MHz, 158.850 MHz, 158.910 MHzGrant Date: 11/27/2002, Expiration Date: 02/22/2013, Cancellation Date: 04/26/2011Registrant: Louisville Metro Government, 410 Sth 5th, Louisville, KY 40202, Phone: (502) 572-3489, Fax: (502) 572-3498, Email:
  • 7201 Outerloop (Lat: 38.137278 Lon: -85.628306), Call Sign: WFX472
    Assigned Frequencies: 467.950 MHz, 467.975 MHz, 468.000 MHz, 468.025 MHz, 468.050 MHz, 468.075 MHz, 468.100 MHz, 468.125 MHz, 468.150 MHz, 468.175 MHzGrant Date: 12/13/2003, Expiration Date: 03/03/2014, Cancellation Date: 12/20/2010Registrant: Louisville Metro Government, 410 Sth 5th, Louisville, KY 40202, Phone: (502) 572-3489, Fax: (502) 572-3498, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

2
  • 5612 Old Heady Rd (Lat: 38.163667 Lon: -85.511056), Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WPOQ629
    Assigned Frequencies: 942.575 MHzGrant Date: 09/05/2008, Expiration Date: 11/12/2018Registrant: Louisville Metro Government Ema/Metrosafe, 410 South 5th Street, Louisville, KY 40202, Phone: (502) 572-3470, Fax: (502) 572-3498, Email:
  • STATION, 260 Feet South Of Lovers Lane On West Side Of Billtown Road (Lat: 38.164500 Lon: -85.568000), Overall height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WGY221
    Assigned Frequencies: 953.600 MHzGrant Date: 09/22/2010, Expiration Date: 12/06/2020Registrant: Louisville Metro Government Ema/Metrosafe, 410 South 5th Street, Louisville, KY 40202, Phone: (502) 572-3470, Fax: (502) 572-3498, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fern Creek)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED111$133,42298$125,918455$132,69114$67,8231$335,00036$173,921
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$108,2258$81,64839$131,9084$56,4780$02$98,350
APPLICATIONS DENIED21$146,36917$115,670176$124,16211$40,8740$07$89,066
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN8$153,1356$127,405130$137,8064$79,2600$04$110,973
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$110,2201$96,84022$127,2141$78,7300$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.09 , 0111.10, 0115.06, 0115.09, 0115.10

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED20$140,41519$159,1011$114,260
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$113,74311$172,4810$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$155,1054$239,6400$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$128,0003$189,0600$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$127,5400$00$0
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Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.09 , 0111.10, 0115.06, 0115.09, 0115.10

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 41
  • Hazardous Condition: 155
  • Service Call: 5
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Fern Creek

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Fern Creek, KY

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (71%)
  • Electricity (29%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Businesses in Fern Creek, KY

  • Arby's: 1
  • H&R Block: 1

Fern Creek compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.

Fern Creek on our top lists:

  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 5,000+)"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 5,000+)"
  • #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Music stores (population 5,000+)"
  • #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Customer service representatives (population 5,000+)"
  • #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
  • #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
  • #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (population 5,000+)"
  • #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
  • #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (population 5,000+)"
  • #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers (population 5,000+)"
  • #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities that people commute from (largest negative percentage daily daytime population change due to commuting) (population 5,000+)"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
  • #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
  • #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
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