Halfway, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 2,300.

Males: 1,143	(49.7%)
Females: 1,157	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	32.5 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip code: 42150

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,494 (it was $40,224 in 2000)

Halfway:	$51,494
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,810

Halfway:	$20,810
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,987 (it was $85,500 in 2000)

Halfway:	$126,987
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $174,696; Detached houses: $186,742; Townhouses or other attached units: $459,603; Mobile homes: $33,942

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Races in Halfway:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Black (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Halfway: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 57.0 square miles.

Population density: 40 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Halfway

High school or higher: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 1.4%
Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Halfway CCD

Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 69.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 5.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Halfway:	0.6% ($518)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (49.0 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (357.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Adolphus, KY (2.7 miles ), Scottsville, KY (2.8 miles ), Woodburn, KY (3.4 miles ), Settle, KY (3.4 miles ), Franklin, KY (3.7 miles ), Mitchellville, TN (3.9 miles ), Westmoreland, TN (3.9 miles ), Bowling Green, KY (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude: 86.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 270

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Construction (12%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Food (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Health care (15%)
Transportation equipment (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)

Halfway-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the Halfway place center killed 3 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 57 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Halfway-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from Halfway center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near Halfway:

MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 11 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)
RIVENDELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 13 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)
MEDIPLEX REHAB BOWLING GREEN (about 13 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Halfway:

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 52 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)

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Churches in Halfway include: Trammel Fork Church (A), Beech Grove Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Middle Fork Church (D), Mount Union Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Allen Cemetery (1), Pope Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Branch (A), Big Spring Branch (B), Boucher Branch (C), Hams Branch (D), Johns Creek (E), Lancaster Branch (F), Sulphur Fork Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	73.0%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	15.4%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	9.0%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Halfway, KY

Halfway compared to Kentucky state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Allen County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (53%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Wood (12%) Utility gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for Halfway

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Old Missionary Baptists Associations	Old Order Mennonite	Other religions
Adherents	42.4%	24.7%	17.7%	5.1%	10.1%
Congregations	36.6%	26.8%	12.2%	7.3%	17.1%

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.

7.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.36%
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 Warren County, KY	1.64% ($30,287 average AGI)
from Sumner County, TN	0.63% ($23,949)
from Simpson County, KY	0.60% ($23,297)

6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.52%
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 Warren County, KY	1.74% ($32,547 average AGI)
to Barren County, KY	0.64% ($41,154)
to Simpson County, KY	0.49% ($26,767)

Strongest AM radio stations in Halfway:

WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
WLCK (1250 AM; 1 kW; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WHIN (1010 AM; 5 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: WHIN, INC.)
WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WQKR (1270 AM; 1 kW; PORTLAND, TN; Owner: BRAVO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WYXE (1130 AM; daytime; 2 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: JON GARY ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Halfway:

WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVLE (99.3 FM; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDNS (93.3 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUHU (107.1 FM; SMITHS GROVE, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBVR-FM (96.7 FM; AUBURN, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WCVK (90.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: BOWLING GREEN COMMTY. B/CSTG, INC.)
WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWHR (91.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
W203BI (88.5 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W230AD (93.9 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WVCP (88.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WLCT (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, TN; Owner: LAFAYETTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Halfway:

WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPBM-LP (Channel 48; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: PROCLAIM BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
WBKO (Channel 13; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKYU-TV (Channel 24; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WNKY (Channel 40; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: MMK LICENSE LLC)
WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, 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: 46
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 300

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

HALFWAY SCHOOL, 1 Mile Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 107 m, Overall height: 110.6 m, Call Sign: WML423
Assigned Frequencies : 2174.80 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 01/24/2008, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:

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