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Bracken County

Population in July 2007: 1,919.
Males: 968  (50.5%)
Females: 951  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  36.2 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 41043


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,206 (it was $33,750 in 2000)
Foster:  $43,206
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,674
Foster:  $21,674
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,372 (it was $79,700 in 2000)
Foster:  $118,372
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $156,175; Detached houses: $190,810; Townhouses or other attached units: $120,245; In 2-unit structures: $136,775; Mobile homes: $40,318
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Races in Foster:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Foster: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/30/1850

Land area: 52.5 square miles.

Population density: 37 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Foster

  • High school or higher: 66.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 39.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Foster CCD

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 64.7%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Kentucky:  2.0%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Foster, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Foster to the number of sex offenders is 1919 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Foster:  0.5% ($370)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Foster satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cincinnati, OH (31.6 miles , pop. 331,285).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (282.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chilo, OH (1.8 miles) , Neville, OH (2.0 miles) , Felicity, OH (2.6 miles ), Moscow, OH (2.7 miles ), Brooksville, KY (2.8 miles ), Augusta, KY (3.0 miles ), Mentor, KY (3.2 miles) , Falmouth, KY (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 38.76 N, Longitude: 84.17 W

Foster household income distribution Foster home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)



Foster-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the Foster place center killed 6 people and injured 364 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 40.3 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 210 people.


Foster-area historical earthquake activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 91% 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 40.3 miles away from Foster 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 45.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.8 miles away from Foster center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Foster:
  • CLERMONT MERCY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BATAVIA, OH)
  • BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GEORGETOWN, OH)
  • MEADOWVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 22 miles; MAYSVILLE, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Foster, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Foster:
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 4,977)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS (about 35 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 22,355)
  • CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 3,972)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 54 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)

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Churches in Foster include: Bethany Church (A), Pilgrim Church (B), Cemetery Chapel (C), Forest Hills Church (D), Pleasant Ridge Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Odd Fellows Cemetery (1), Biddle Cemetery (2), Eden Ridge Cemetery (3), Blackerby Cemetery (4), Downard Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Run (A), Poe Creek (B), Goose Creek (C), Holts Creek (D), Snag Creek (E), Lick Run (F), Locust Creek (G), McCarty Creek (H), Willow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  59.9%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.8%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Foster, KY



Foster compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below 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 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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Banks with branches in Foster (2009 data):
  • United Kentucky Bank of Pendleton County, Inc.: Aa Branch at Aa Highway, branch established on 1998-12-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $31.2 mil, Deposits: $27.7 mil, headquarters in Falmouth, KY, negative income in the last year, 2 total offices, Holding Company: U.K. Bancorporation, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School





2004 Presidential Election results in Bracken County Kentucky:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Utility gas (14%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Foster

Adherents


NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents34.0%24.7%16.6%12.4%12.2%
Congregations31.3%21.9%6.3%21.9%18.8%
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.


6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,357 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.29%
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 Mason County, KY  1.16% ($22,342 average AGI)
from Campbell County, KY  1.12% ($43,486)
from Pendleton County, KY  0.79% ($33,885)


7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.06%
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 Mason County, KY  1.21% ($30,525 average AGI)
to Kenton County, KY  1.00% ($32,909)
to Campbell County, KY  0.97% ($28,594)


Strongest AM radio stations in Foster:
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBOB (1160 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, KY; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCIN (1480 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • WCKY (1360 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Foster:
  • WIOK (107.5 FM; FALMOUTH, KY; Owner: HAMMOND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAOL (99.5 FM; RIPLEY, OH; Owner: RICHARD L. PLESSINGER, SR.)
  • WUBE-FM (105.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKRQ (101.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKFS (107.1 FM; MILFORD, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGUC (90.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CINCINNATI CLASSICAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WGRR (103.5 FM; HAMILTON, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WVMX (94.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WEBN (102.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOFX-FM (92.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOBO (88.7 FM; BATAVIA, OH; Owner: WCNE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY RADIO,INC)
  • WMOJ (94.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WVXU (91.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WRRM (98.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WRRM LICO, INC)
  • WAXZ (97.7 FM; GEORGETOWN, OH; Owner: RICHARD L. PLESSINGER, SR.)
  • WNKR (106.5 FM; WILLIAMSTOWN, KY; Owner: GRANT COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • WCYN-FM (102.3 FM; CYNTHIANA, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WIZF (100.9 FM; ERLANGER, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WFTM-FM (95.9 FM; MAYSVILLE, KY; Owner: STANDARD TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNKU (89.7 FM; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS ON N. KY UNIV.)

TV broadcast stations around Foster:
  • WLWT (Channel 5; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: OHIO/OKLAHOMA HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC)
  • WCPO-TV (Channel 9; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKRC-TV (Channel 12; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS CO.)
  • WXIX-TV (Channel 19; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • 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)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • Richard J Byrne, 360 Day Hill Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:
  • Maggie Staton, Hwy 1951, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
  • Stephanie I Jones, 58 Eden Ridge Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
  • Bruce L Cavender, 11851 North Aa Highway, Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 99.1 m, , Licensee ID: L00137697
    Registrant: Columbia Network Services, 1700 Maccorkle Avenue Se, Charleston, Wv, WV 25325-1273, Phone: (304) 357-2699, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 380\' Of Int Of Ssr2228 And Sr8, Type: Pole, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: KIK918
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.230 MHz, 160.785 MHz, 161.520 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/20/2005, Expiration Date: 03/24/2015
    Registrant: Csx Transportation Inc. J958, 4th Floor, 6735 Southpoint Drive South, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5965, Fax: (904) 332-6048, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Rt 2, Type: Tower, Overall height: 27 m, Call Sign: WHW595, Licensee ID: L00620168
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.900 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/27/2004, Expiration Date: 03/02/2014
    Registrant: Greater Cincinnati Marine LLC, Newport, KY 41072

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KU4ML, Previous Call Sign: KE4URS, Licensee ID: L00246140
    Grant Date: 11/12/2004, Expiration Date: 01/18/2015, Certifier: Steven R Hornsby
    Registrant: Steven R Hornsby, 1641 New Hope Rd, Foster, KY 41043
  • Call Sign: WA4DEA, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 10/18/1988, Expiration Date: 10/18/1998, Cancelation Date: 10/19/2000
    Registrant: Stanley R Moorehead, R 1 Box 70, Foster, KY 41043
  • Call Sign: KG4FTW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00186586
    Grant Date: 12/21/1999, Expiration Date: 12/21/2009, Certifier: Russell E Groves
    Registrant: Russell E Groves, 1363 New Hope Rd, Foster, KY 41043


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 10
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Foster


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