Oldham 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 39.0. This is worse than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 20.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.1 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 4.4 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.10. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 13.6. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.8 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.0%
(1.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.5% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 3.0 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 85.9% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.8% | | 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
Goshen compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (69%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Oldham County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Goshen (based on Oldham County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.82%
| Here |  | 55.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Adherents | 38.4% | 30.4% | 17.4% | 3.0% | 2.4% |
| Congregations | 6.8% | 31.8% | 13.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 2.8% |
| Congregations | 4.5% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 20.5% |
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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 | Oldham County: | 0.54 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Oldham County: | 0.72 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | Oldham County: | 3.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 14 | Here: | 2.51 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.6% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Oldham County: | 29.1% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.6% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,276 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,276 |
Goshen government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $83,000 ($91.21)
Solid Waste Management: $47,000 ($51.65)
Police Protection: $30,000 ($32.97)
General - Other: $22,000 ($24.18)
- General - Interest on Debt: $120,000 ($131.87)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,000,000 ($2197.80)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000,000 ($2197.80)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($7.69)
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($1.10)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $204,000 ($224.18)
- Tax - NEC: $157,000 ($172.53)
Property: $48,000 ($52.75)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $96,000 ($105.49)
9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($77,325 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.80% | | 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:
8.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($60,098 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.33% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Goshen:
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- WTMT (620 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: JEFFERSON B/CASTING CMPANY, INC.)
- WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXLN (1570 AM; 2 kW; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAVG (1450 AM; 1 kW; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: SUNNYSIDE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WSLM (1220 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, IN; Owner: DON H. MARTIN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Goshen:
- WBLO (104.3 FM; CHARLESTOWN, IN; Owner: NEW ALBANY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
- WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
- WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMPI (105.3 FM; SCOTTSBURG, IN; Owner: D.R. RICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZKF (98.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WXMA (102.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WFIA-FM (94.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Goshen:
- WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
- WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
- WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
- WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
Goshen fatal accident list:
Feb 19, 1984 05:45 AM, 42, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Marin Fettman, 1721 South Highway 1793 (9lv1087) (Lat: 38.396389 Lon: -85.588139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 83.8 m, Overall height: 83.8 m, Licensee ID: L00135925
Registrant: Powertel/Memphis, Inc., 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
- Marin Fettman, 1721 South Highway 1793 (9lv1087) (Lat: 38.396389 Lon: -85.588139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 83.8 m, Overall height: 83.8 m, Licensee ID: L00135925
Registrant: Powertel/Memphis, Inc., 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lat: 38.400556 Lon: -85.598306, Call Sign: WQHP538
Assigned Frequencies: 452.187 MHz, 457.187 MHz Grant Date: 09/26/2007, Expiration Date: 09/26/2017, Certifier: Jay Charnes
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 17 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Goshen)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-250 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6856Y , Serial Number: 27-4200, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 03/06/1969
Registrant (Individual): Grady L Whitelaw, 4000 Greenhaven Ln, Goshen, KY 40026
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $150,890 | 3 | $177,157 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $265,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $188,070 | 1 | $309,460 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $178,030 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $210,530 | 2 | $154,955 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $153,320 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $185,320 | 2 | $131,205 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $147,380 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $181,165 | 2 | $194,530 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $106,230 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $109,870 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $255,880 | 2 | $188,010 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $128,250 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $87,180 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $242,570 | 7 | $145,869 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $91,430 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $136,290 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $104,420 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $189,880 | 5 | $144,038 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $93,080 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $91,410 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $231,040 | 4 | $142,190 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $52,850 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $108,330 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $76,380 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $119,465 | 1 | $139,550 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $173,220 | 2 | $126,710 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $63,630 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $87,910 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Goshen, KY
| Most common first names in Goshen, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 12 | 72.5 years |
| Mary | 11 | 81.1 years |
| Charles | 8 | 75.0 years |
| Margaret | 8 | 74.4 years |
| William | 7 | 71.0 years |
| Robert | 7 | 71.7 years |
| James | 6 | 72.3 years |
| Joseph | 6 | 78.2 years |
| Dorothy | 4 | 76.0 years |
| Anna | 4 | 81.2 years |
| Most common last names in Goshen, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Bottorff | 5 | 82.2 years |
| Clausen | 3 | 84.7 years |
| King | 3 | 74.3 years |
| Daeuble | 3 | 79.0 years |
| Carter | 3 | 78.7 years |
| Leet | 3 | 82.0 years |
| Smith | 3 | 63.7 years |
| Thomas | 3 | 71.0 years |
| Coffman | 2 | 71.0 years |
| East | 2 | 88.5 years |
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Management occupations:"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Fuel dealers"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
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