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Pike County

Population in July 2007: 1,883.
Males: 913  (48.5%)
Females: 970  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,696 (it was $20,547 in 2000)
McCarr:  $27,696
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,895
McCarr:  $15,895
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,925 (it was $44,100 in 2000)
McCarr:  $65,925
Kentucky:  $114,300

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Races in McCarr:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in McCarr: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 26.8 square miles.

Population density: 70 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in McCarr

  • High school or higher: 57.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 20.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in McCarr CCD

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

McCarr:  0.8% ($363)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
McCarr satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (60.2 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (129.7 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (415.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Phelps, KY (2.0 miles ), Matewan, WV (2.1 miles ), South Williamson, KY (2.2 miles ), Red Jacket, WV (2.6 miles ), Williamson, WV (3.0 miles ), Delbarton, WV (3.2 miles ), Sidney, KY (3.2 miles ), Chattaroy, WV (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 37.56 N, Longitude: 82.20 W

Area code: 606

McCarr household income distribution McCarr home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (45%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Extraction workers (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)



McCarr-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 51.2 miles away from the McCarr place center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 51.7 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


McCarr-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from McCarr center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 30.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 29.3 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 62.0 miles away from McCarr center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.6 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 82.6 miles away from McCarr center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near McCarr:
  • WILLIAMSON ARH HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SOUTH WILLIAMSON, KY)
  • WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV)
  • PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in McCarr, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to McCarr:
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)

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Churches in McCarr include: Samaria Church (A), Blackberry Church (B), Blue Spring Church (C), Faith Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Stafford Cemetery (1), Daniels Cemetery (2), Hatfield Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Netley Branch (A), Blackberry Creek (B), Blue Spring Branch (C), Board Fork (D), Oldhouse Branch (E), Camp Branch (F), Peelpoplar Branch (G), Peter Branch (H), Poundmill Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.1%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.6%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  20.7%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in McCarr, KY



McCarr 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.
  • 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 significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Pike County Kentucky:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (79%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Religion statistics for McCarr

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionIndependent Free Will Baptists AssociationsChristian Churches and Churches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchNational Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents41.0%11.8%10.0%8.4%8.2%
Congregations13.5%16.1%8.4%6.5%8.4%
NameChurches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchOther religions
Adherents7.3%3.1%2.8%1.6%5.9%
Congregations16.1%5.8%3.9%1.9%19.4%
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.


4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,415 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.28%
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 Floyd County, KY  0.51% ($32,198 average AGI)
from Mingo County, WV  0.45% ($28,877)
from Fayette County, KY  0.28% ($47,961)


4.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($81,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.38%
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 Floyd County, KY  0.64% ($47,635 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY  0.36% ($43,969)
to Mingo County, WV  0.31% ($596,127)


Strongest AM radio stations in McCarr:
  • WHJC (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MATEWAN, WV)
  • WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WBTH (1400 AM; 1 kW; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)

Strongest FM radio stations in McCarr:
  • WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXCC (96.5 FM; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WMJD (97.7 FM; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WDIC-FM (92.1 FM; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)



FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • MCCARR, 1.2 Miles South Of, Overall height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WLN201, Licensee ID: L00008228
    Assigned Frequencies : 11245.0 MHz, 11525.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/26/1991, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 07/13/2000
    Registrant: Bellsouth Telecommunications Incorporated, 22j64 Bsc 675 W Peachtree St Ne, Atlanta, GA 30375

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KG4MFW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00333181
    Grant Date: 03/07/2001, Expiration Date: 03/07/2011, Certifier: Rita F Hyden
    Registrant: Rita F Hyden, Mccarr, KY 41544
  • Call Sign: KI4NFX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01107525
    Grant Date: 01/18/2006, Expiration Date: 01/18/2016, Certifier: Shane Hager
    Registrant: Shane Hager, Mccarr, KY 41544

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