Pearl, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 323

Males: 160	(49.5%)
Females: 163	(50.5%)

Whitley County

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $12,800 (it was $12,917 in 2000)

Pearl	$12,800
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $22,100 (it was $23,100 in 2000)

Pearl	$22,100
Kentucky:	$103,900

Pearl, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Pearl:

White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)
Hispanic (1.2%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 13.8 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Pearl

High school or higher: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 43.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pearl CCD

Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 49.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 18.9%
Divorced: 6.8%

21 residents are foreign born (6.5% Latin America).

This place:	6.5%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Pearl:	0.9% ($199)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (43.8 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (105.2 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (443.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pruden-Fonde, KY (4.9 miles ), Clairfield, TN (5.8 miles ), Siler, KY (7.4 miles ), Bryants, KY (11.3 miles ), Saxton, KY (11.5 miles ), Jellico, TN (11.9 miles ), Habersham, TN (13.5 miles ), Fincastle, TN (13.7 miles ).

Latitude: 36.61 N, Longitude: 83.96 W

Pearl-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the Pearl place center .

On 3/12/1967, a category 3 tornado 12.6 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Pearl:

JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; JELLICO, TN)
PINEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSP (about 16 miles; PINEVILLE, KY)
ST MARY'S MEDICAL CTR OF CAMPBELL CO (about 16 miles; LA FOLLETTE, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pearl:

MC GHEE TYSON (about 56 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
BLUE GRASS (about 108 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 109 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pearl:

MIDDLESBORO-BELL COUNTY (about 16 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY; ID: 1A6)
CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 23 miles; JACKSBORO, TN; ID: JAU)
MC CREARY COUNTY (about 30 miles; PINE KNOT, KY; ID: 18I)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pearl:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 43 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 48 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)

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Church in Pearl: Lower Laurel Fork Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: King Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tiny Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	55.9%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	45.8%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Pearl compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly below 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.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Whitley County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,081 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
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 Laurel County, KY	1.33% ($29,278 average AGI)
from Knox County, KY	1.04% ($18,566)
from Campbell County, TN	0.40% ($19,140)

6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,214 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
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 Laurel County, KY	1.27% ($30,862 average AGI)
to Knox County, KY	1.03% ($21,250)
to Fayette County, KY	0.37% ($26,575)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pearl:

WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEZJ (1440 AM; 3 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
WJJT (1540 AM; 1 kW; JELLICO, TN; Owner: DOUGLAS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WYWY (950 AM; 1 kW; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE-COMMNITY BROADC/G CO IN)
WRWB (740 AM; 1 kW; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: PINE HILLS OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pearl:

WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQLA-FM (104.9 FM; LA FOLLETTE, TN; Owner: LAFOLLETTE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRMX-FM (106.7 FM; NORRIS, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKKQ (96.1 FM; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE COMMUNITY B/NG CO.INC.)
WLMU (91.3 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Pearl:

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.)
WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WPXK (Channel 54; JELLICO, TN; Owner: PAXSON KNOXVILLE LICENSE, INC.)

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