U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Gregory, Kentucky forum City-Data.com Homepage

Gregory, Kentucky



Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Back to Gregory, KY housing info, Wayne County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities.


We are giving away $1200 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • OSM Map
  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map

Wayne County

Population in July 2007: 1,236.
Males: 629  (51.0%)
Females: 607  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  43.1 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2011: $24,780 (it was $20,179 in 2000)
Gregory:

$24,780
Kentucky:

$41,141
Estimated per capita income in 2011: $11,520

Gregory CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $58,938 (it was $36,000 in 2000)
Gregory:

$58,938
Kentucky:

$120,600
Mean prices in 2011: All housing units: $66,100; Detached houses: $74,002; Mobile homes: $44,980

Gregory, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for: near:  
Gregory races chart
  • White alone - 1,182 (98.4%)
  • Hispanic - 12 (1.0%)
  • Two or more races - 7 (0.6%)

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


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Gregory: 123.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 952 feet

Land area: 80.6 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Gregory, Kentucky map

For population 25 years and over in Gregory:

  • High school or higher: 51.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gregory CCD:

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 69.3%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.8%

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

Gregory CCD:  0.6% ($233)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Gregory satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (72.3 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (83.1 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (381.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Co-operative, KY (3.1 miles ), Monticello, KY (3.1 miles ), Mill Springs, KY (3.3 miles ), Burnside, KY (3.4 miles ), Coopersville, KY (3.4 miles ), Parkers Lake, KY (3.7 miles ), Whitley City, KY (3.7 miles ), Stearns, KY (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 36.84 N, Longitude: 84.67 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Gregory household income distribution Gregory home values distribution

Unemployment in July 2013:
Here:

11.7%
Kentucky:

8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Wood products (18%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Data processing, libraries, and other information services (16%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Carpenters (12%)
  • Woodworkers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Bus drivers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)

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

Average climate in Gregory, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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

Back to the top

Tornado activity:

Gregory-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 66% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Gregory place center killed 10 people and injured 113 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 tornado 10.0 miles away from the place center .

Earthquake activity:

Gregory-area historical earthquake activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 73.9 miles away from Gregory center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.4 miles away from Gregory center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 92.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Gregory:

  • WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; MONTICELLO, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gregory:

  • Somerset Community College (about 16 miles; Somerset, KY; Full-time enrollment: 4,009)
  • Lindsey Wilson College (about 40 miles; Columbia, KY; FT enrollment: 2,222)
  • Lincoln Memorial University (about 60 miles; Harrogate, TN; FT enrollment: 2,182)
  • Tennessee Technological University (about 66 miles; Cookeville, TN; FT enrollment: 8,679)
  • Eastern Kentucky University (about 66 miles; Richmond, KY; FT enrollment: 12,354)
  • Roane State Community College (about 67 miles; Harriman, TN; FT enrollment: 3,464)
  • Pellissippi State Community College (about 68 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 5,478)

Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable locations in Gregory: Cullom Rock (A), The Thrashing Rock (B), The Grass Field (C), The Hawk Point (D), A Salt Spring and Deer Lick (E), Buffalo Wallow (F), Jericho (G), Mack Tract (H), Sifter Rock (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Gregory include: Concord Baptist Church (A), Clay Hill Church (B), Big Sinking Church (C), Zion Church (D), Shiloh Church (E), Mount Hermon Church (F), Freedom Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Morrow Cemetery (1), Keith Cemetery (2), Jonesville Cemetery (3), Hardwick Cemetery (4), Carrender-Tuttle Cemetery (5), Kidd Cemetery (6), Cowan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chicken Creek (A), Crabtree Branch (B), Denney Creek (C), Dry Fork (D), Lick Creek (E), Lincoln Creek (F), Little South Fork (G), Long Branch (H), Lovell Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Wayne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI  Ozone 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 19.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 18.3 miles away from the city center.
City:

19.7
U.S.:

24.0


Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.8%
Whole state:  66.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

28.1%
Whole state:

15.8%

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

9.9%
Whole state:

6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gregory, KY

Gregory 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top

Educational Attainment (%) in 2000

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Wood (35%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • No fuel used (2%)

Presidential Elections Results

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

1996 Presidential Elections Results

2000 Presidential Elections Results

2004 Presidential Elections Results

2008 Presidential Elections Results

2012 Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results



Religion statistics for Gregory (based on Wayne County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.70%
Here62.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurches of ChristChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents74.5%9.7%3.7%2.3%2.2%
Congregations49.0%18.4%4.1%10.2%2.0%
NameSeparate Baptists in ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Assemblies of GodChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Other
Adherents1.9%1.9%1.0%0.9%1.9%
Congregations4.1%2.0%2.0%2.0%6.1%
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: 8
Wayne County:

3.89 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Wayne County:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Wayne County:

3.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
Here:

2.91 / 10,000 pop.
State:

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

10.9%
Kentucky:

11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Wayne County:

31.1%
Kentucky:

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

17.8%
State:

15.9%

4.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,326 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.68%
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 Pulaski County, KY  0.97% ($24,583 average AGI)
from Clinton County, KY  0.68% ($17,714)
from McCreary County, KY  0.18% ($20,455)


4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.72%
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 Pulaski County, KY  1.07% ($27,515 average AGI)
to Clinton County, KY  0.44% ($24,185)
to Fayette County, KY  0.31% ($19,789)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gregory:

  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
  • WFLW (1360 AM; 1 kW; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES, JR.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WKEQ (910 AM; 0 kW; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WTLO (1480 AM; 1 kW; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gregory:

  • WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
  • WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
  • WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WHAY (105.9 FM; WHITLEY CITY, KY; Owner: TIM LAVENDER)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKII-FM (102.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W277AA (103.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WJRS (104.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)

TV broadcast stations around Gregory:

  • WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 169
Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic: 206


Gregory on our top lists:

  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Data processing and other information services"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Wood products"
  • #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Florists"
Cost of Living Calculator

Back to Gregory, KY housing info, Wayne County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2013 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2013 Advameg, Inc.