Highview, Kentucky

Back to Highview, KY housing info, Jefferson County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Highview, KY Jefferson County Population in July 2007: 15,493. Males: 7,588   (49.0%) Females: 7,905   (51.0%) Median resident age:   38.1 years Kentucky median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 40219. Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,434 (it was $48,734 in 2000) Highview:   $53,434 Kentucky:   $40,267 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,267 Highview:   $25,267 Kentucky:   $21,951 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $153,638 (it was $107,100 in 2000) Highview:   $153,638 Kentucky:   $114,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $166,589; Detached houses: $165,670; Townhouses or other attached units: $136,161; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $570,430; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $138,138 Highview, KY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Highview: White Non-Hispanic (88.3%) Black (7.8%) Hispanic (2.0%) Two or more races (1.1%) Other race (0.8%) 2008 cost of living index in Highview: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Highview, Kentucky on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Highview is mentioned 27 times on our forum: My family and I are considering a move to Kentucky from Florida... NEED MAJOR ADVICE...  (71 replies) L'ville population-what happened  (47 replies) Mexican Restaurants (again please)  (34 replies) Which Louisville area is the most boring and ugliest?  (22 replies) Louisville- bad areas?  (82 replies) Are there any subdivisions or sections of the cities like this?  (10 replies) Latest news from Highview, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (22.3%), Irish (14.6%), United States (12.3%), English (11.9%), French (2.7%), Scottish (2.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 670 feet Land area: 6.48 square miles. Population density: 2389 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Highview, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Highview-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Highview place center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1996, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the place center injured 10 people and caused $101 million in damages.

Highview-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 94% 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 92.6 miles away from Highview 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 96.1 miles away from the city center
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) earthquake occurred 43.0 miles away from the city 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 43.2 miles away from Highview center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Churches in Highview include: Summit Heights Church (A), Maple Grove Church (B), Pennsylvania Run Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Creek: Fern Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in Highview: Highview Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	74.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This place:	4.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

This place:	2.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highview, KY

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4.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.93%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($420 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.08%
Kentucky average:	0.12%

from Bullitt County, KY	0.39% ($31,463 average AGI)
from Oldham County, KY	0.24% ($44,950)
from Clark County, IN	0.23% ($30,964)

4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.90%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($399 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.03%
Kentucky average:	0.05%

to Bullitt County, KY	0.53% ($39,307 average AGI)
to Oldham County, KY	0.31% ($70,025)
to Clark County, IN	0.30% ($32,389)