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Hamilton County

Population in July 2007: 3,660.
Males: 1,683  (46.0%)
Females: 1,977  (54.0%)

Median resident age:  31.8 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33313.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,704 (it was $29,568 in 2000)
West Ken-Lark:  $35,704
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $12,423
West Ken-Lark:  $12,423
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,260 (it was $75,100 in 2000)
West Ken-Lark:  $183,260
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $175,204; Detached houses: $171,442; Townhouses or other attached units: $247,278; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $205,998

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Races in West Ken-Lark:

  • Black (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in West Ken-Lark: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: West Indian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 90 feet

Land area: 0.49 square miles.

Population density: 7536 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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For population 25 years and over in West Ken-Lark

  • High school or higher: 52.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 15.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Ken-Lark CDP

  • Never married: 42.0%
  • Now married: 28.7%
  • Separated: 10.9%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

144 residents are foreign born (4.2% Latin America).

This place:  4.2%
Florida:  16.7%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

West Ken-Lark:  1.3% ($992)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lauderhill, FL (2.9 miles , pop. 57,585).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (20.7 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (960.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Roosevelt Gardens, FL (0.9 miles ), St. George, FL (0.9 miles ), Golden Heights, FL (0.9 miles ), Rock Island, FL (0.9 miles ), Franklin Park, FL (1.1 miles ), Washington Park, FL (1.1 miles ), Broward Estates, FL (1.2 miles ), Boulevard Gardens, FL (1.3 miles ).

Latitude: 26.15 N, Longitude: 80.19 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (15%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Bus drivers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)



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West Ken-Lark-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the West Ken-Lark place center killed one person and injured 33 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/23/1965, a category 3 tornado 3.4 miles away from the place center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


West Ken-Lark-area historical earthquake activity is below Florida state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from West Ken-Lark center
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Hospitals/medical centers near West Ken-Lark:
  • FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL)
  • ST JOHNS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 2 miles; LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL)
  • PLANTATION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; PLANTATION, FL)

Amtrak stations near West Ken-Lark:
  • 3 miles: FORT LAUDERDALE (200 SW 21ST TERRACE). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: HOLLYWOOD (3001 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: DEERFIELD BEACH (1300 W. HILLSBORO BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Ken-Lark:
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 3 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,879)
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 6 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 18 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
  • BARRY UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 5,780)
  • MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 25,323)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.4 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  83.1%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  33.3%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Ken-Lark, FL


3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in homes for the physically handicapped


West Ken-Lark compared to Florida state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above 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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West Ken-Lark travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Florida:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (84%)
  • Utility gas (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • No fuel used (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for West Ken-Lark

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents55.9%11.3%11.2%5.5%3.4%
Congregations31.0%10.3%17.2%3.4%6.9%
NameChurches of ChristAssemblies of GodCatholic ChurchProgressive Primitive BaptistsOther religions
Adherents3.0%2.8%2.3%2.0%2.7%
Congregations6.9%6.9%3.4%3.4%10.3%
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.


8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,228 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.78%
Florida average:  8.71%

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 Columbia County, FL  1.12% ($28,930 average AGI)
from Suwannee County, FL  1.04% ($28,450)
from Lowndes County, GA  0.86% ($27,061)


7.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,639 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.68%
Florida average:  7.73%

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 Columbia County, FL  1.21% ($26,804 average AGI)
to Lowndes County, GA  0.90% ($32,647)
to Suwannee County, FL  0.76% ($27,483)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Ken-Lark:
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFLL (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WEXY (1520 AM; 4 kW; WILTON MANORS, FL; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSRF (1580 AM; 10 kW; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WAVS (1170 AM; 5 kW; DAVIE, FL; Owner: RADIO WAVS, INC.)
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
  • WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
  • WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Ken-Lark:
  • WEDR (99.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WBGG-FM (105.9 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHYI-FM (100.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRMA (106.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WRMA LICENSING, INC.)
  • WLRN-FM (91.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WFLC (97.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPYM (93.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO-MIAMI, LLC)
  • WHQT (105.1 FM; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WLVE (93.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMIB (103.5 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMXJ (102.7 FM; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
  • WPOW (96.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WPOW LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZTA (94.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLYF (101.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
  • WAFG (90.3 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WESTMINSTER ACADEMY)
  • WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WAMR-FM (107.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WEAT-FM (104.3 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKPX (88.5 FM; SUNRISE, FL; Owner: SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA)

TV broadcast stations around West Ken-Lark:
  • W58BU (Channel 58; HALLANDALE, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT,INC.)
  • WPPB-TV (Channel 63; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA)
  • WPBT (Channel 2; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY TV FOUNDATION OF S. FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WHFT-TV (Channel 45; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WSVN (Channel 7; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORP.)
  • W24CA (Channel 24; MARATHON, FL; Owner: KEY COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS)
  • WAMI-TV (Channel 69; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA MIAMI LLC)
  • WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WSCV (Channel 51; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WLRN-TV (Channel 17; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WPLG (Channel 10; MIAMI, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WLTV (Channel 23; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WLTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WBFS-TV (Channel 33; MIAMI, FL; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF MIAMI INC.)
  • WPXM (Channel 35; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WBZL (Channel 39; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CHANNEL 39, INC.)
  • WLMF-LP (Channel 53; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAGING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WFUN-CA (Channel 48; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)
  • WPTV (Channel 5; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFLX (Channel 29; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WDLP-CA (Channel 21; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WXEL-TV (Channel 42; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTVJ (Channel 6; MIAMI, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WPEC (Channel 12; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC)
  • WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)
  • WGEN-LP (Channel 55; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$254,01035$203,66336$149,9818$117,2109$172,797
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$07$162,7337$141,6002$72,0154$142,453
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$223,35018$180,23135$155,4208$68,18510$148,802
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$010$153,86318$162,4711$81,7503$159,117
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$252,0601$195,1300$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0412.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$198,7752$279,065
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0412.00

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