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Waynesburg, KY mapPopulation (year 2000): 5,558
Males: 2,770  (49.8%)
Females: 2,788  (50.2%)

Lincoln County

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 40489


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,200 (it was $24,312 in 2000)
Waynesburg  $24,200
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $52,900 (it was $55,400 in 2000)
Waynesburg  $52,900
Kentucky:  $103,900

Waynesburg, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Waynesburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Waynesburg: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 96.8 square miles.

Population density: 57 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Waynesburg

  • High school or higher: 60.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waynesburg CCD

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 67.0%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Waynesburg, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Waynesburg to the number of sex offenders is 1853 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Waynesburg:  0.6% ($305)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
Waynesburg satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (47.7 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (372.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Eubank, KY (5.8 miles ), Middleburg, KY (8.7 miles ), Stanford, KY (11.8 miles ), Hustonville, KY (12.7 miles ), Crab Orchard, KY (13.1 miles ), Science Hill, KY (13.1 miles ), Junction City, KY (17.5 miles ), Brodhead, KY (17.7 miles ).

Latitude: 37.36 N, Longitude: 84.67 W


26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in homes for the mentally ill



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Waynesburg-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the Waynesburg place center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 27.4 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.


Hospitals/medical centers near Waynesburg:
  • FORT LOGAN HOSP (about 11 miles; STANFORD, KY)
  • CASEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LIBERTY, KY)
  • EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 22 miles; DANVILLE, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Waynesburg, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waynesburg:
  • BLUE GRASS (about 47 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
  • LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 93 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
  • CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 115 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waynesburg:
  • STUART POWELL FIELD (about 16 miles; DANVILLE, KY; ID: DVK)
  • SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY-J.T. WILSON FIELD (about 22 miles; SOMERSET, KY; ID: SME)
  • LIBERTY-CASEY COUNTY (about 27 miles; LIBERTY, KY; ID: I53)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waynesburg:
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 48 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 90 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
Public elementary/middle schools in Waynesburg:

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Churches in Waynesburg include: Sweetgum Church (A), South Fork Church (B), Green River Church (C), Locust Grove Church (D), Pleasant View Church (E), Powell Church (F), Polly Ann Church (G), Mount Moriah Church (H), Mount Hebron Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Leach Cemetery (1), Clear Fork Cemetery (2), Gooch Cemetery (3), Singleton Cemetery (4), Benton Cemetery (5), Johnson Cemetery (6), Double Spring Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Fishing Creek Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Moccasin Creek (A), Bittersweet Creek (B), Buckeye Branch (C), Butt Branch (D), Pilot Creek (E), Gilmore Creek (F), Hart Branch (G), Sims Branch (H), Sims Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Faulkner's Motel (10125 USHighway 27 South) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.3%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  23.4%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  6.6%

Waynesburg 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 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,382 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.96%
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 Boyle County, KY  1.75% ($26,324 average AGI)
from Garrard County, KY  0.79% ($28,063)
from Pulaski County, KY  0.58% ($26,128)


7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,929 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.06%
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 Boyle County, KY  1.96% ($24,818 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, KY  0.55% ($25,311)
to Garrard County, KY  0.53% ($24,488)


Strongest AM radio stations in Waynesburg:
  • 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)
  • WRSL (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WDFB (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JUNCTION CITY, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS VISION & OUTREACH CORP)
  • WSFC (1240 AM; 1 kW; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKDO (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LIBERTY, KY; Owner: CARLOS WESLEY)
  • WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Waynesburg:
  • WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
  • WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNZ (105.1 FM; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • W277AA (103.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WKII-FM (102.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDFB-FM (88.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION)
  • WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WKDO-FM (98.7 FM; LIBERTY, KY; Owner: CARLOS D. WESLEY)

TV broadcast stations around Waynesburg:
  • WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)

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