Kentucky Ridge, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 2,090.

Males: 1,120	(53.6%)
Females: 970	(46.4%)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $19,493 (it was $15,227 in 2000)

Kentucky Ridge:	$19,493
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $8,858

Kentucky Ridge:	$8,858
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,389 (it was $34,600 in 2000)

Kentucky Ridge:	$51,389
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $111,729; Detached houses: $79,458; Townhouses or other attached units: $104,212; Mobile homes: $109,517

Kentucky Ridge, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Kentucky Ridge:

White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
Black (3.5%)
American Indian (3.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Kentucky Ridge: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1440 feet

Land area: 41.7 square miles.

Population density: 50 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kentucky Ridge

High school or higher: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 19.9%
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kentucky Ridge CCD

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 67.8%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 8.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Kentucky Ridge:	0.9% ($321)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (51.8 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (100.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (412.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pineville, KY (2.2 miles ), Middlesborough, KY (2.6 miles ), Trosper, KY (2.7 miles ), Cumberland Gap, TN (3.0 miles ), Pruden-Fonde, KY (3.2 miles ), Bryants, KY (3.2 miles ), Harrogate-Shawanee, TN (3.2 miles ), Barbourville, KY (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 36.71 N, Longitude: 83.75 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Kentucky Ridge household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (22%)
Construction (13%)
Mining (13%)
Health care (9%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Educational services (21%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Public administration (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Construction (6%)
Furniture and related products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (13%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Cashiers (7%)

Kentucky Ridge-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.3 miles away from the Kentucky Ridge place center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1967, a category 3 tornado 20.6 miles away from the place center .

Kentucky Ridge-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 67% 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 63.8 miles away from Kentucky Ridge center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 99.7 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 23.6 miles away from the city 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 42.3 miles away from Kentucky Ridge center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 23.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 44.8 miles away from Kentucky Ridge center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Kentucky Ridge:

PINEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSP (about 2 miles; PINEVILLE, KY)
MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY)
KNOX CO HOSP (about 13 miles; BARBOURVILLE, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kentucky Ridge:

CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 44 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 51 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)

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Notable location: Pine Mountain Lodge (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Kentucky Ridge include: Salem Number 2 Church (A), Salem Church (B), Harmony Church (C), Fuson Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mason Cemetery (1), Smith Cemetery (2), Shelton Cemetery (3), Lee Cemetery (4), Knuckle Cemetery (5), Bratcher Cemetery (6), Head Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bens Fork (A), Nelson Branch (B), Bratcher Branch (C), Brooks Branch (D), Campbell Branch (E), Caney Creek (F), Carter Branch (G), Phoebe Branch (H), Collins Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Kentucky Ridge: Pine Mountain State Resort 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:	52.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	35.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	20.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kentucky Ridge, KY

People in group quarters in Kentucky Ridge

225 people in state prisons
96 people in nursing homes
66 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Kentucky Ridge compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Bell County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (61%) Coal or coke (13%) Utility gas (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Kentucky Ridge

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Old Missionary Baptists Associations	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church
Adherents	71.1%	6.5%	5.6%	3.9%	2.7%
Congregations	63.5%	4.2%	1.0%	5.2%	2.1%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Charismatic Churches Independent	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	1.9%	1.7%	1.7%	1.4%	3.4%
Congregations	2.1%	1.0%	3.1%	2.1%	15.6%

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.

5.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,137 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
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 Claiborne County, TN	1.18% ($21,785 average AGI)
from Harlan County, KY	0.24% ($36,158)
from Knox County, KY	0.23% ($24,500)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,609 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
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 Claiborne County, TN	1.58% ($26,544 average AGI)
to Knox County, KY	0.43% ($19,294)
to Fayette County, KY	0.27% ($23,619)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kentucky Ridge:

WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WANO (1230 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WFXY (1490 AM; 1 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: COUNTRY WIDE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WRWB (740 AM; 1 kW; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: PINE HILLS OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
WYWY (950 AM; 1 kW; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE-COMMNITY BROADC/G CO IN)
WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kentucky Ridge:

WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
WLMU (91.3 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXJB (96.5 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: JBD INCORPORATED)
WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
WKKQ (96.1 FM; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE COMMUNITY B/NG CO.INC.)
WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Kentucky Ridge:

WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
W14AQ (Channel 14; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
W18AN (Channel 18; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)

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