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Jefferson County

Population in July 2008: 971. Population change since 2000: +7.6%
 

Males: 461  (47.6%)
Females: 510  (52.4%)

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

Zip codes: 40242.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,720 (it was $51,731 in 2000)
Plantation:  $56,720
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,771
Plantation:  $27,771
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $153,638 (it was $107,100 in 2000)
Plantation:  $153,638
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $162,619; Detached houses: $163,160; Townhouses or other attached units: $185,882; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $86,256; Mobile homes: $32,500

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Races in Plantation:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
  • Black (7.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Plantation: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.1%), United States (13.9%), English (11.5%), Irish (10.5%), French (3.4%), Dutch (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 07/12/1960

Elevation: 630 feet

Land area: 0.20 square miles.

Population density: 4812 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Plantation

  • High school or higher: 94.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plantation city

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

15 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.7%
Kentucky:  2.0%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Plantation:  0.8% ($896)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (9.4 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (269.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Briarwood, KY (0.6 miles ), Langdon Place, KY (0.6 miles ), Murray Hill, KY (0.7 miles ), Westwood, KY (0.8 miles ), Goose Creek, KY (0.9 miles ), Rolling Hills, KY (0.9 miles ), Broeck Pointe, KY (0.9 miles ), Meadowbrook Farm, KY (1.0 miles) .

Latitude: 38.28 N, Longitude: 85.59 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -36 (-3.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)



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Plantation-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 125% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.7 miles away from the Plantation city center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 225 people.


Plantation-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 89.7 miles away from Plantation 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 93.6 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 46.9 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 47.4 miles away from Plantation center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Plantation:
  • TEN BROECK HOSP (about 1 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • CENTRAL STATE HOSP (about 3 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • BAPTIST HOSP EAST (about 4 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)

Amtrak station near Plantation:
  • 9 miles: LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSONVILLE (JEFFERSONVILLE, 500 WILLINGER LANE). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plantation:
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 9 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 13 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 62 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.5%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.7%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.2%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Plantation, KY



Plantation compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Plantation

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents41.4%28.6%5.2%2.8%2.4%
Congregations12.0%27.6%6.9%5.2%2.7%
NameAssemblies of GodChristian Churches and Churches of ChristEpiscopal ChurchChurches of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.2%2.2%1.7%1.7%11.7%
Congregations2.5%3.2%3.2%7.7%29.0%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$416
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$1,000
Totals for Government 0$0 2$1,416



Plantation government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $94,000
    Central Staff Services: $40,000
    Police Protection: $17,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $83,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $111,000
    NEC: $18,000
    Public Utilities: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Plantation:
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WTMT (620 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: JEFFERSON B/CASTING CMPANY, INC.)
  • WLLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAVG (1450 AM; 1 kW; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: SUNNYSIDE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WXLN (1570 AM; 2 kW; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDRD (680 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURG, KY; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plantation:
  • WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXMA (102.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
  • WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • WBLO (104.3 FM; CHARLESTOWN, IN; Owner: NEW ALBANY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFIA-FM (94.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WLRS (105.1 FM; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WJZL (93.1 FM; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Plantation:
  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
  • WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$103,2506$148,1407$130,7311$121,2601$213,570
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$77,1101$103,6500$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$140,0703$163,5031$79,6400$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$107,3902$217,0400$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0100.08

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$166,215
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0100.08

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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