Upper Tygarts, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 3,438.

Males: 1,710	(49.8%)
Females: 1,728	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,071 (it was $21,927 in 2000)

Upper Tygarts:	$28,071
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,421

Upper Tygarts:	$16,421
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $52,726 (it was $35,500 in 2000)

Upper Tygarts:	$52,726
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,434; Detached houses: $93,219; Townhouses or other attached units: $88,180; Mobile homes: $23,913

Upper Tygarts, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Upper Tygarts:

White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Upper Tygarts: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 744 feet

Land area: 47.7 square miles.

Population density: 72 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Upper Tygarts

High school or higher: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 8.8%
Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Upper Tygarts CCD

Never married: 18.3%
Now married: 65.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 9.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Upper Tygarts:	0.6% ($230)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (46.2 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (68.9 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (339.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Olive Hill, KY (2.3 miles ), Grahn, KY (3.4 miles ), Morehead, KY (3.4 miles ), Carter, KY (3.4 miles ), Laurel-Petersville, KY (3.5 miles ), Pine Grove, KY (3.5 miles ), Sandy Hook, KY (3.8 miles ), Lakeview Heights, KY (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.27 N, Longitude: 83.27 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Upper Tygarts household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (14%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Apparel (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Upper Tygarts-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.8 miles away from the Upper Tygarts place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.8 miles away from the place center injured 17 people and caused $6 million in damages.

Upper Tygarts-area historical earthquake activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 87% 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 37.0 miles away from Upper Tygarts 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 34.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from Upper Tygarts center
On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 59.5 miles away from Upper Tygarts center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Upper Tygarts:

ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; MOREHEAD, KY)
MORGAN COUNTY ARH CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (about 24 miles; WEST LIBERTY, KY)
FLEMING COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; FLEMINGSBURG, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Upper Tygarts:

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 70 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)

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Churches in Upper Tygarts include: Walnut Grove Church (A), Bowen Chapel (B), Flat Fork Church (C), Fairview Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Patton Cemetery (1), Trumbo Cemetery (2), Clark Cemetery (3), Masters Cemetery (4), Bradley Cemetery (5), Haywood Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bradley Branch (A), Brushy Fork (B), Porter Branch (C), Proctor Branch (D), Dry Branch (E), Reeves Branch (F), Flat Fork (G), Fleming Fork (H), Goodin Branch (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:	67.3%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.3%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	26.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	8.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Upper Tygarts, KY

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Upper Tygarts compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly 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 Carter County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Wood (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Utility gas (3%) Coal or coke (3%)

Religion statistics for Upper Tygarts

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	National Association of Free Will Baptists	United Methodist Church	The Wesleyan Church
Adherents	31.1%	25.3%	14.9%	9.6%	7.2%
Congregations	18.9%	20.8%	15.1%	11.3%	11.3%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	5.4%	1.8%	1.3%	1.1%	2.2%
Congregations	5.7%	1.9%	1.9%	3.8%	9.4%

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.

4.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.90%
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 Boyd County, KY	0.69% ($31,129 average AGI)
from Rowan County, KY	0.52% ($22,043)
from Greenup County, KY	0.38% ($25,500)

4.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,580 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.40%
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 Boyd County, KY	0.59% ($27,358 average AGI)
to Rowan County, KY	0.58% ($26,019)
to Greenup County, KY	0.45% ($30,950)

Strongest AM radio stations in Upper Tygarts:

WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMOR (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLGC (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTCR (1420 AM; 5 kW; KENOVA, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Upper Tygarts:

WMKY (90.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
WBMK (88.5 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
WQXX (106.1 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
WIVY (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: GATEWAY RADIO WORKS, INC.)
WOSP (91.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
WFLE-FM (95.1 FM; FLEMINGSBURG, KY; Owner: FLEMING COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WUGO (102.3 FM; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WLKS-FM (102.9 FM; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
WDGG (93.7 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE B/CASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WOKE (98.3 FM; GARRISON, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOHP (88.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
WBVX (92.1 FM; CARLISLE, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WKKS-FM (104.9 FM; VANCEBURG, KY; Owner: BROWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Upper Tygarts:

WKMR (Channel 38; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
WPBO (Channel 42; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
WHCP (Channel 30; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TELEVISION PROPERTIES, INC.)
W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W07BY (Channel 7; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MCKINLEY WALKER)
W10BM (Channel 10; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: VEARL PENNINGTON)

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