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Gregory, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 1,236.
Males: 629  (51.0%)
Females: 607  (49.0%)
Median resident age:  37.9 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 42633

Estimated median household income in 2015: $28,568 (it was $20,179 in 2000)
Gregory:

$28,568
KY:

$45,215

Estimated per capita income in 2015: $12,288 (it was $9,599 in 2000)

Gregory CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $69,326 (it was $36,000 in 2000)
Gregory:

$69,326
KY:

$130,000

Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $103,076; Detached houses: $116,526; Mobile homes: $53,456

  • Races in Gregory, KY (2000)

    Gregory races chart
    • 1,18298.4%White alone
    • 121.0%Hispanic
    • 70.6%Two or more races

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

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Gregory: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 952 feet

Land area: 80.6 square miles.

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

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%

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+: 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

Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

6.6%
Kentucky:

4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2015 (%)
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 supervisors and 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

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Tornado activity:

Gregory-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 12% 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 near Kentucky state average. It is 77% 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 102.8 miles away from the city center
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) earthquake occurred 208.4 miles away from Gregory center
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 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 100.3 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 188.2 miles away from Gregory center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 170.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (13) is near the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Mudslides: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Gregory:

  • WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; MONTICELLO, KY)
  • OAKWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER (Hospital, about 15 miles away; SOMERSET, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gregory:

  • Somerset Community College (about 16 miles; Somerset, KY; Full-time enrollment: 4,698)
  • University of the Cumberlands (about 30 miles; Williamsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 3,585)
  • Lindsey Wilson College (about 40 miles; Columbia, KY; FT enrollment: 2,552)
  • Campbellsville University (about 52 miles; Campbellsville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,948)
  • Lincoln Memorial University (about 60 miles; Harrogate, TN; FT enrollment: 3,706)
  • Tennessee Technological University (about 66 miles; Cookeville, TN; FT enrollment: 9,761)
  • Eastern Kentucky University (about 66 miles; Richmond, KY; FT enrollment: 13,525)

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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)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 52.1. This is significantly better than average.

City:

52.1
U.S.:

74.7

Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 28.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

28.9
U.S.:

32.0

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 19.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

19.7
U.S.:

20.0

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 8.77. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.77
U.S.:

9.35
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%

Educational Attainment (%) in 2000

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2000

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

17.9
Kentucky average:

13.8

Gregory travel time to work - commute Gregory mode of transportation to work chart

Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Gregory CCD (based on Wayne County data)

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant12,14438
Mainline Protestant1,0108
Black Protestant2422
Other1582
Catholic1341
None7,125-
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: 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%

4.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($26,588 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.47%
Kentucky average:

6.18%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Pulaski County, KY  0.95% ($20,629 average AGI)
from Clinton County, KY  0.45% ($22,759)


4.72% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($24,601 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.72%
Kentucky average:

6.19%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Pulaski County, KY  1.26% ($27,037 average AGI)
to Clinton County, KY  0.37% ($30,167)
to McCreary County, KY  0.20% ($15,846)

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
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 1m3ftTotal length
  • 169Total average daily traffic
  • 169Total future (year 2034) average daily traffic

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%)

Gregory compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value 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 above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly 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.
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