Penrod, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 2,068

Males: 1,047	(50.6%)
Females: 1,021	(49.4%)

Muhlenberg County

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip code: 42365

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,600 (it was $26,711 in 2000)

Penrod	$26,600
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $55,700 (it was $58,400 in 2000)

Penrod	$55,700
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Penrod:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 432 feet

Land area: 66.6 square miles.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Penrod

High school or higher: 60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 10.3%
Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Penrod CCD

Never married: 13.2%
Now married: 68.3%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 9.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Penrod:	0.6% ($328)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (45.3 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (68.1 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (330.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Drakesboro, KY (8.3 miles ), Rochester, KY (9.1 miles) , Lewisburg, KY (9.4 miles ), Rosewood, KY (10.9 miles ), Greenville, KY (14.6 miles ), Powderly, KY (14.6 miles ), Rockport, KY (15.2 miles ), Central City, KY (15.8 miles ).

Latitude: 37.12 N, Longitude: 86.98 W

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (12%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Mining (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Health care (19%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Apparel (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Penrod-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 49% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the Penrod place center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1971, a category 3 tornado 12.7 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Penrod:

MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
LOGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, KY)
OHIO CO HOSP (about 26 miles; HARTFORD, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Penrod:

BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 41 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 45 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
CAMPBELL AAF (about 47 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Penrod:

MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 14 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; ID: M21)
STANDARD FIELD (about 26 miles; ELKTON, KY; ID: 1M6)
OHIO COUNTY (about 26 miles; HARTFORD, KY; ID: 7K4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Penrod:

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 67 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)

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Churches in Penrod include: Old Hebron Church (A), Mount Moriah Church (B), New Hebron Church (C), Myers Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Bridge Lake (A), Lake Malone (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Biggerstaff Creek (A), Norman Branch (B), Canfield Branch (C), Pryor Creek (D), Rocky Clifty Creek (E), Hazel Creek (F), Hooper Creek (G), Jockys Branch (H), Sulphur Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Penrod: Lake Malone State Park (1). 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:	69.9%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
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 1999:

This place:	24.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	6.5%
Whole state:	6.6%

Penrod compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Muhlenberg County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

3.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.95%
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 Hopkins County, KY	0.51% ($29,170 average AGI)
from Daviess County, KY	0.21% ($41,091)
from McLean County, KY	0.18% ($31,158)

4.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.35%
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 Hopkins County, KY	0.44% ($21,870 average AGI)
to Daviess County, KY	0.37% ($31,718)
to Warren County, KY	0.33% ($28,257)

Strongest AM radio stations in Penrod:

WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WRUS (610 AM; 2 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: LOGAN RADIO INCORPORATED)
WNES (1050 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WMTA (1380 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: WMTA, AM 1380,INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Penrod:

WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WNTC (103.9 FM; DRAKESBORO, KY; Owner: NASHVILLE'S SPORTSRADIO, INCORPORATED)
WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
WKYA (105.5 FM; GREENVILLE, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
W278AD (103.5 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
WXMZ (106.3 FM; HARTFORD, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Penrod:

W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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