Ravenna, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 693. Estimated population in July 2006: 679 (-2.0% change)

Males: 317	(45.7%)
Females: 376	(54.3%)

Estill County

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 40472.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,400 (it was $30,583 in 2000)

Ravenna	$30,400
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $44,400 (it was $46,500 in 2000)

Ravenna	$44,400
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Ravenna:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Black (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (18.0%), English (13.9%), German (8.9%), Irish (7.5%), French (3.0%), Scottish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/00/1921

Elevation: 643 feet

Land area: 0.37 square miles.

Population density: 1827 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ravenna

High school or higher: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ravenna city

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 57.9%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 12.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Ravenna, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ravenna to the number of sex offenders is 338 to 1.

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

Ravenna:	0.8% ($372)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (44.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (384.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Irvine, KY (1.3 miles ), Station Camp, KY (5.3 miles ), Red Lick, KY (6.1 miles ), Clay City, KY (12.4 miles ), Stanton, KY (12.9 miles ), South River, KY (15.8 miles ), McKee, KY (17.9 miles ), Beattyville, KY (18.2 miles ).

Latitude: 37.69 N, Longitude: 83.95 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

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Population change in the 1990s: -116 (-14.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Machinery (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Utilities (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Furniture and related products (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (27%)
Educational services (10%)
Apparel (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Ravenna (2004):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
1 burglary (147.7 per 100,000)
11 thefts (1624.8 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 75.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Crime in Ravenna (2005):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
2 burglaries (292.0 per 100,000)
7 thefts (1021.9 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (146.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 73.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.96
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ravenna, Kentucky

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Ravenna-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.2 miles away from the Ravenna city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Ravenna:

MARCUM AND WALLACE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; IRVINE, KY)
PATTIE A CLAY HOSP (about 24 miles; RICHMOND, KY)
BEREA HOSP (about 24 miles; BEREA, KY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ravenna:

BLUE GRASS (about 51 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 103 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: LUK)
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 105 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ravenna:

STANTON (about 14 miles; STANTON, KY; ID: I50)
MOUNT STERLING-MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 26 miles; MOUNT STERLING, KY; ID: IOB)
MADISON (about 26 miles; RICHMOND, KY; ID: I39)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ravenna:

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 46 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 4,977)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.8%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.3%
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 1999:

This city:	17.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	8.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Ravenna compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below 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.
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

Ravenna mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Estill County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$864
Streets and Highways	2	$3,100	$18,600	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$3,012
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$1,993
Totals for Government	2	$3,100	$18,600	11	$5,868

Ravenna government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $46,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $91,000
Solid Waste Management: $47,000

Police Protection: $31,000

Fire Protection: $18,000

General - Other: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

Financial Administration: $3,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $35,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $206,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
Highways: $11,000
Tax - NEC: $61,000
Property: $53,000

Public Utilities: $17,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $75,000

5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.30%
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 Madison County, KY	1.82% ($28,600 average AGI)
from Powell County, KY	0.43% ($16,400)
from Clark County, KY	0.32% ($18,867)

4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,140 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.90%
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 Madison County, KY	1.89% ($31,409 average AGI)
to Clark County, KY	0.45% ($22,143)
to Fayette County, KY	0.34% ($26,875)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ravenna:

WIRV (1550 AM; 1 kW; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBFC (1470 AM; 1 kW; STANTON, KY; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMJR (1380 AM; 3 kW; WINCHESTER, KY; Owner: THY KINGDOM COME NETWORK, INC)
WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ravenna:

WSKV-FM (104.9 FM; STANTON, KY; Owner: PARKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
WLRO (101.5 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Ravenna:

WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBLU-LP (Channel 62; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: SANDRA B. POWLEY)

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