Tracy, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 3,932.

Males: 1,950	(49.6%)
Females: 1,982	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,400 (it was $31,356 in 2000)

Tracy	$34,400
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $82,800 (it was $77,300 in 2000)

Tracy	$82,800
Kentucky:	$114,300

Tracy, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Tracy:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Tracy: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 853 feet

Land area: 121.9 square miles.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Tracy

High school or higher: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 7.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tracy CCD

Never married: 14.3%
Now married: 71.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 7.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Tracy:	0.6% ($448)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (72.4 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (367.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fountain Run, KY (6.8 miles ), Temple Hill, KY (11.5 miles ), Holland, KY (11.6 miles ), Glasgow, KY (12.7 miles ), Settle, KY (12.8 miles ), Mount Herman, KY (13.7 miles ), Rocky Hill, KY (15.0 miles ), Gamaliel, KY (16.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.82 N, Longitude: 85.95 W

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Construction (13%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)
Health care (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Tracy-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.5 miles away from the Tracy place center killed 3 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1997, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Tracy:

T J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSP (about 11 miles; GLASGOW, KY)
MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LA FAYETTE, TN)
MONROE CO MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; TOMPKINSVILLE, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tracy:

BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 34 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
SMYRNA (about 69 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
NASHVILLE INTL (about 70 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: BNA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tracy:

GLASGOW MUNI (about 14 miles; GLASGOW, KY; ID: GLW)
TOMPKINSVILLE-MONROE COUNTY (about 22 miles; TOMPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: TZV)
LAFAYETTE MUNI (about 22 miles; LAFAYETTE, TN; ID: 3M7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tracy:

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)

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Notable locations in Tracy: Park Site Boat Ramp (A), The Narrows Boat Ramp (B), Austin Boat Ramp (C), Walnut Creek Boat Ramp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tracy include: Union Church (A), Tracy Church (B), Wood Church (C), Poplar Log Church (D), Poplar Grove Church (E), Mount Pleasant Church (F), Capitol Hill Church (G), Pleasant Hill Church (H), Dover Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), Alkinson Cemetery (2), Allen Cemetery (3), Tracy Cemetery (4), Chambers Cemetery (5), Antioch Church Cemetery (6), Thomerson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boyds Creek (A), Burges Branch (B), Payne Branch (C), Caney Fork (D), Canoe Creek (E), Peter Creek (F), Coon Creek (G), Dry Branch (H), Dry Creek (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:	66.8%
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: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	17.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	7.5%
Whole state:	6.6%

Tracy 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 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Barren County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,532 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.92%
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 Warren County, KY	0.71% ($32,614 average AGI)
from Metcalfe County, KY	0.69% ($27,684)
from Hart County, KY	0.68% ($23,083)

5.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,877 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.48%
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 Warren County, KY	0.95% ($31,090 average AGI)
to Metcalfe County, KY	0.62% ($23,483)
to Hart County, KY	0.61% ($19,151)

Strongest AM radio stations in Tracy:

WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTKY (1370 AM; daytime; 2 kW; TOMPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: WHITTIMORE ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WCLU (1490 AM; 1 kW; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: ROYSE RADIO, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tracy:

WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGBV (94.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
WPTQ (103.7 FM; CAVE CITY, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVLE (99.3 FM; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHHT (106.7 FM; HORSE CAVE, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOVO (105.3 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDNS (93.3 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTKY-FM (92.1 FM; TOMPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: WHITTIMORE ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WSGP (88.3 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
WLCT (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, TN; Owner: LAFAYETTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCLU-FM (102.3 FM; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: ROYSE RADIO, INC)
WKWY (102.7 FM; TOMPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: J.K. WHITTIMORE)
WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
WUHU (107.1 FM; SMITHS GROVE, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)

TV broadcast stations around Tracy:

WPBM-LP (Channel 48; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: PROCLAIM BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WNKY (Channel 40; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: MMK LICENSE LLC)

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