Westwood, Kentucky

Back to Westwood, KY housing info, Jefferson County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Westwood, KY Jefferson County Population in July 2008: 668. Population change since 2000: +9.2%   Males: 343   (51.5%) Females: 325   (48.5%) Median resident age:   44.1 years Kentucky median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 41102. Estimated median household income in 2007: $80,363 (it was $73,295 in 2000) Westwood:   $80,363 Kentucky:   $40,267 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,591 Westwood:   $30,591 Kentucky:   $21,951 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $224,503 (it was $156,500 in 2000) Westwood:   $224,503 Kentucky:   $114,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $223,583; Detached houses: $222,382 Westwood, KY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Westwood: White Non-Hispanic (96.9%) Hispanic (1.3%) Chinese (1.0%) Two or more races (1.0%) American Indian (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Westwood: 98.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Westwood, Kentucky on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Westwood is mentioned 11 times on our forum: Living in the city of Lexington less than 200K?  (56 replies) Moving soon and need help!  (11 replies) Need some info on areas in and around Lexington  (15 replies) Home Builders???  (33 replies) Louisville  (24 replies) lexington info  (11 replies) Latest news from Westwood, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (36.8%), Irish (20.3%), English (19.0%), Scottish (4.2%), Italian (3.1%), Polish (3.1%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated on 03/02/1967 Elevation: 630 feet Land area: 0.13 square miles. Population density: 5162 people per square mile   (average).

Average climate in Westwood, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Westwood-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 124% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.1 miles away from the Westwood city center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 225 people.

Westwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 94% 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 89.2 miles away from Westwood 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 93.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from Westwood center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 91.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	87.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This city:	0.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

This city:	0.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

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4.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.93%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($420 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.08%
Kentucky average:	0.12%

from Bullitt County, KY	0.39% ($31,463 average AGI)
from Oldham County, KY	0.24% ($44,950)
from Clark County, IN	0.23% ($30,964)

4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.90%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($399 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.03%
Kentucky average:	0.05%

to Bullitt County, KY	0.53% ($39,307 average AGI)
to Oldham County, KY	0.31% ($70,025)
to Clark County, IN	0.30% ($32,389)