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Webster County

Population in July 2008: 168. Population change since 2000: -2.9%
 

Males: 92  (54.9%)
Females: 76  (45.1%)

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 42463


Estimated median household income in 2008: $43,215 (it was $32,917 in 2000)
Wheatcroft:  $43,215
Kentucky:  $41,538

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $16,782

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $42,980 (it was $28,200 in 2000)
Wheatcroft:  $42,980
Kentucky:  $118,400

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $50,849; Detached houses: $53,554; Mobile homes: $19,444

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Races in Wheatcroft:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Wheatcroft: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (25.4%), Irish (15.0%), English (6.9%), Dutch (2.9%), Italian (1.2%), Scottish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/02/1902

Elevation: 372 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 678 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wheatcroft

  • High school or higher: 68.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wheatcroft city

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 64.0%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Wheatcroft, Kentucky in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Wheatcroft to the number of sex offenders is 168 to 1.

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

Wheatcroft:  0.7% ($199)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)

Wheatcroft satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (37.8 miles , pop. 121,582).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (110.4 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (301.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clay, KY (1.6 miles ), Sturgis, KY (2.8 miles ), Providence, KY (2.9 miles ), Dixon, KY (3.0 miles ), Breckinridge Center, KY (3.6 miles ), Morganfield, KY (3.7 miles ), Nebo, KY (3.8 miles ), Waverly, KY (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 37.49 N, Longitude: 87.86 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 270

Wheatcroft household income distribution Wheatcroft home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-13.5%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Food (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • U. S. Postal service (19%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Mining (12%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Apparel (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
  • Extraction workers (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Accountants and auditors (12%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)



Average climate in Wheatcroft, Kentucky

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Wheatcroft-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 94% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.6 miles away from the Wheatcroft city center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/3/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.3 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused $7 million in damages.


Wheatcroft-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 66.6 miles away from Wheatcroft center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 92.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from Wheatcroft center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 77.3 miles away from Wheatcroft center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wheatcroft:
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 13 miles; MORGANFIELD, KY)
  • CRITTENDEN CO HOSP (about 16 miles; MARION, KY)
  • REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR OF HOPKINS CO (about 23 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wheatcroft:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 36 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 38 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 75 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.5%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.4%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  18.7%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  8.0%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wheatcroft, KY



Wheatcroft compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income 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.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Wheatcroft travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (20%)


Religion statistics for Wheatcroft

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.48%
Here58.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other
Adherents65.1%18.2%5.0%3.9%7.8%
Congregations38.6%15.9%9.1%6.8%29.5%
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.


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



Wheatcroft government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $90,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
    Highways: $3,000
  • Tax - NEC: $14,000
    Public Utilities: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,297 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.24%
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 Hopkins County, KY  1.65% ($30,038 average AGI)
from Henderson County, KY  1.35% ($26,953)
from Union County, KY  0.46% ($29,773)


7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,784 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
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 Hopkins County, KY  2.00% ($33,427 average AGI)
to Henderson County, KY  1.77% ($38,200)
to Union County, KY  0.35% ($27,882)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wheatcroft:
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTTL (1310 AM; 2 kW; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CBC, INC.)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wheatcroft:
  • WHRZ (97.7 FM; PROVIDENCE, KY; Owner: HOPKINS-WEBSTER CBC, INC.)
  • W266AB (101.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, KY; Owner: PENNYRILE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, INC.)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WMSK-FM (95.3 FM; MORGANFIELD, KY; Owner: UNION COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WKTG (93.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WMJL-FM (102.7 FM; MARION, KY; Owner: JOEMYERS PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WYMV (106.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CBC, INC.)
  • WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WGBF-FM (103.1 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W235AC (94.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WSOF-FM (89.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Wheatcroft:
  • WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WAZE-TV (Channel 19; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WEHT (Channel 25; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEVV (Channel 44; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WFIE (Channel 14; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)


Wheatcroft fatal accident list:
Sep 2, 1984 09:45 AM, 109, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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