Vicco, Kentucky

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Population in July 2008: 314. Population change since 2000: -1.3%

Males: 145	(46.2%)
Females: 169	(53.8%)

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

Zip codes: 41773.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $16,943 (it was $13,235 in 2000)

Vicco:	$16,943
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,322

Vicco:	$13,322
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,696 (it was $37,500 in 2000)

Vicco:	$55,696
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $72,236; Detached houses: $87,169; Mobile homes: $21,083

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Races in Vicco:

White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Vicco: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (61.9%), Irish (3.1%), German (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/01/1964

Land area: 0.77 square miles.

Population density: 406 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Vicco

High school or higher: 39.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vicco city

Never married: 15.8%
Now married: 54.5%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 17.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.6%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Vicco, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Vicco to the number of sex offenders is 314 to 1.

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

Vicco:	0.7% ($263)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (71.9 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (96.6 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (403.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Defiance-Vicco, KY (1.0 miles ), Carr Fork, KY (2.1 miles ), Viper, KY (2.4 miles ), Blackey, KY (2.6 miles) , Hazard, KY (2.8 miles ), Hindman, KY (3.1 miles ), Daisy, KY (3.2 miles ), Emmalena, KY (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 37.22 N, Longitude: 83.06 W

Area code: 606

Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+33.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (11%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Wood products (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Rail transportation (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Personal and laundry services (14%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Private households (9%)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
Extraction workers (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (14%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)

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Vicco-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.1 miles away from the Vicco city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 50.0 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Vicco-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 63% 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 83.7 miles away from Vicco 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 78.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 60.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 62.9 miles away from Vicco 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 11.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 33.0 miles away from Vicco center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Vicco:

HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; HAZARD, KY)
WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WHITESBURG, KY)
MARY BRECKINRIDGE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HYDEN, KY)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vicco:

NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 81 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stacy Branch (A), Montgomery Creek (B), Yellow Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Vicco and their reported violations in the past:

VICCO WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 2500, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-14-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2001)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-14-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2001)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and APR-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-1994), St BCA signed (AUG-16-1994), St Admin Penalty assessed (OCT-13-1994), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-1995), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-28-2000)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.5%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	39.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	24.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vicco, KY

Vicco compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly 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.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age 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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Banks with branches in Vicco (2009 data):

Peoples Bank & Trust Company of Hazard: Vicco Branch at Main And Montgomery Streets, branch established on 1979-07-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $280.0 mil, Deposits: $242.8 mil, headquarters in Hazard, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Hazard Bancorp

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (78%) Utility gas (9%) Coal or coke (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Religion statistics for Vicco

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	61.5%	12.6%	5.8%	4.5%	3.3%
Congregations	26.3%	17.1%	18.4%	6.6%	2.6%

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Independent Free Will Baptists Associations	Evangelical Free Church of America	Other religions
Adherents	3.2%	2.0%	1.3%	1.2%	4.5%
Congregations	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%	2.6%	18.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	2	$4,120	$24,720	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$8,480	$25,440	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$12,600	$25,200	0	$0

Vicco government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $34,000
All Other: $1,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $152,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $350,000
Sewerage: $30,000

Central Staff Services: $26,000

Solid Waste Management: $23,000

General - Other: $9,000

Regular Highways: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $40,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000

Rents: $1,000

Property Sale Other: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $100,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $368,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $355,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $160,000
Highways: $5,000
Tax - NEC: $37,000
Public Utilities: $8,000

Property: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $288,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

4.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,562 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.74%
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 Knott County, KY	1.03% ($25,217 average AGI)
from Letcher County, KY	0.33% ($36,207)
from Fayette County, KY	0.28% ($24,520)

4.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.46%
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 Knott County, KY	0.60% ($30,509 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.35% ($25,258)
to Breathitt County, KY	0.29% ($29,500)

Strongest AM radio stations in Vicco:

WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WKCB (1340 AM; 1 kW; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WQXY (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAZARD, KY; Owner: BLACK GOLD BROADCASTING)
WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vicco:

WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Vicco:

W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W20BO (Channel 20; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Vicco fatal accident list:
Jul 17, 2003 07:46 AM, Sr-15, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 9, 2003 08:48 AM, Sr-1095, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 26, 1998 05:08 AM, Sr-15, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
May 13, 1992 05:35 AM, 15, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 27, 1987 08:45 AM, 15, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 3, 1986 02:55 AM, Vicco Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
May 17, 1979 05:05 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Gerald Robinette, 0.8 Km East Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Email:
Muayyad Mustafa, 15 Kodak Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.2 m, Overall height: 126.5 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

1.5 Mi Se Of Main St On Pine Mountain, Call Sign: KNDN879
Assigned Frequencies : 154.250 MHz
Grant Date: 06/17/1997, Expiration Date: 08/24/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/13/2002
Registrant: City Of Vicco, Box 327 Main St, Vicco, KY 41773, Phone: (606) 476-2912

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

VICCO, 2.5 Mi S Of Hwy 15 5 Mi E Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.2 m, Overall height: 126.5 m, Call Sign: WPNB542
Assigned Frequencies : 6121.86 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
STATION, 3.4 Mi Nw Of, Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: KQQ79
Assigned Frequencies : 6760.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/28/1999, Expiration Date: 08/25/2009, Certifier: Tracy Geyer
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KE4LNG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00814432
Grant Date: 02/17/2004, Expiration Date: 05/10/2014, Certifier: Harold G Slone
Registrant: Harold G Slone, 591 Montgomery Creek Rd, Vicco, KY 41773
Call Sign: KE4OZR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00855555
Grant Date: 04/30/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: David Stidham
Registrant: David Stidham, Vicco, KY 41773
Call Sign: KE4QNN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00895248
Grant Date: 07/21/2004, Expiration Date: 09/14/2014, Certifier: Charlene Slone
Registrant: Charlene Slone, 591 Montgomery Creek Rd, Vicco, KY 41773
Call Sign: KF4CMG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00988495
Grant Date: 06/22/2005, Expiration Date: 08/15/2015, Certifier: Cleveland R Collins
Registrant: Cleveland R Collins, 1592 Montgomery Creek Rd, Vicco, KY 41773
Call Sign: KF4PRA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01225368
Grant Date: 12/19/2006, Expiration Date: 03/08/2017, Certifier: Christy R Slone
Registrant: Christy R Slone, 591 Montgomery Creek Rd, Vicco, KY 41773

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-300 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 44853 , Serial Number: 32-7740108, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 08/19/1977
Registrant (Co-Owned): Anthony S Browning, Po Box 100, Vicco, KY 41773, Other Owners: Sandra Browning

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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