Ohio County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 39.3. This is worse than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.75. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 22.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 21.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 6.19. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.9. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 22.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fordsville and their reported violations in the past:
FORDSVILLE WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 1297, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2001. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2001), St Public Notif received (SEP-13-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-06-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-06-2005)
- 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)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-17-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-06-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2000)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1999 and JUL-12-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-02-2000), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-2000), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-12-2000 to AUG-11-2000)
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 36.3%
(35.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 56.5% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fordsville, KY
68 people in nursing homes
Fordsville compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Fordsville (2011 data):
- Commonwealth Community Bank, Inc.: Fordsville Branch at 78 East Main Street, branch established on 1906/10/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $157.5 mil, Deposits: $122.4 mil, headquarters in Hartford, KY, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Ohio County Community Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Ohio County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Fordsville (based on Ohio County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 66.52%
| Here |  | 66.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 73.1% | 10.0% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| Congregations | 51.2% | 19.8% | 2.3% | 8.1% | 4.7% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Church of God of Prophecy | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Congregations | 2.3% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | Ohio County: | 1.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.42 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Ohio County: | 2.97 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Here: | 5.10 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.1% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Ohio County: | 31.5% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.8% | | State: | 15.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,480 | $29,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $63 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,296 | $51,552 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,296 | $51,552 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $11,072 | $44,288 | 5 | $63 |
Fordsville government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,000 ($49.62)
- Charges - Sewerage: $106,000 ($202.29)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $22,000 ($41.98)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $212,000 ($404.58)
Water Utilities: $169,000 ($322.52)
Sewerage: $147,000 ($280.53)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($17.18)
General - Other: $1,000 ($1.91)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $129,000 ($246.18)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $125,000 ($238.55)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000 ($7.63)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $140,000 ($267.18)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($11.45)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $143,000 ($272.90)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $128,000 ($244.27)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $99,000 ($188.93)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,000 ($15.27)
All Other: $5,000 ($9.54)
- Tax - NEC: $38,000 ($72.52)
Property: $27,000 ($51.53)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($3.82)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $147,000 ($280.53)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($15.27)
5.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,503 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.62% | | 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:
5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,493 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.76% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Fordsville:
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WAIA (1600 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER DAM, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTCJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fordsville:
- WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
- WLME (102.9 FM; CANNELTON, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
- WBIO (94.7 FM; PHILPOT, KY; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC OF KENTUCKY)
- WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
- WXBC (104.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: BRECKINRIDGE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WXMZ (106.3 FM; HARTFORD, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WBFI (91.5 FM; MCDANIELS, KY; Owner: BETHEL FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WULF (94.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS - 94.3, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Fordsville:
- WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
- W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fordsville fatal accident list:
May 24, 1980 04:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Fordsville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 41 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - FORDSVILLE, 5.8 Miles Ne Of (Lat: 37.695861 Lon: -86.661639), Overall height: 68.3 m, Call Sign: KIY24
Assigned Frequencies: 6063.80 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz... (+6 more) Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Cancellation Date: 01/30/2002
Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ll 007-1, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4020, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:
- EASTON JCT, 3.4 Mi From St Hwy 261 (Lat: 37.712250 Lon: -86.644972), Overall height: 70.1 m, Call Sign: WLC356, Licensee ID: L00896575
Assigned Frequencies: 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6004.50 MHz... (+14 more) Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Robert A Esty
Registrant: International Communications Group, Inc. D/B/A Corban Networks
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KF4EFJ, Licensee ID: L01067602
Grant Date: 09/28/2005, Expiration Date: 10/25/2015
Registrant: Joshua R Matthews, Fordsville, KY 42343 - Call Sign: N0BFX, Licensee ID: L00176828
Grant Date: 03/03/2001, Expiration Date: 03/05/2011
Registrant: David A Koenig, 8400 State Route 1700, Fordsville, KY 42343-5904 - Call Sign: KJ4NGO, Licensee ID: L01503508
Grant Date: 07/02/2009, Expiration Date: 07/02/2019, Certifier: Charles E Mattingly
Registrant: Charles E Mattingly, 90 Linde St, Fordsville, KY 42343 - Call Sign: KJ4NGP, Licensee ID: L01503509
Grant Date: 07/02/2009, Expiration Date: 07/02/2019, Certifier: Bradley A Beatty
Registrant: Bradley A Beatty, Fordsville, KY 42343
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Fordsville, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 31 | 68.9 years |
| William | 19 | 75.9 years |
| Robert | 17 | 65.5 years |
| Mary | 17 | 80.4 years |
| George | 14 | 79.5 years |
| Charles | 12 | 70.0 years |
| John | 11 | 77.1 years |
| Willie | 10 | 81.7 years |
| Paul | 8 | 71.7 years |
| Arnold | 7 | 74.3 years |
| Most common last names in Fordsville, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Richards | 36 | 77.1 years |
| Smith | 21 | 68.5 years |
| Sanders | 20 | 75.3 years |
| Rice | 19 | 74.7 years |
| Wilson | 12 | 71.7 years |
| Fuqua | 12 | 84.2 years |
| Boling | 11 | 81.5 years |
| Matthews | 11 | 76.1 years |
| Seaton | 10 | 73.7 years |
| Hall | 10 | 76.2 years |
Businesses in Fordsville, KY
Fordsville on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Pharmacies and drug stores"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Personal care and service occupations:"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in nursing homes"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Pharmacies and drug stores"
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