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Population (year 2000): 1,042. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,032 (-1.0% change)
 

Males: 775  (74.4%)
Females: 267  (25.6%)

Floyd County

Median resident age:  29.2 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 41669.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $14,700 (it was $14,808 in 2000)
Wheelwright  $14,700
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $29,900 (it was $31,300 in 2000)
Wheelwright  $29,900
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Wheelwright:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.0%)
  • Black (34.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.6%), English (5.3%), Irish (4.7%), Subsaharan African (3.7%), German (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/06/1917

Elevation: 1102 feet

Land area: 1.74 square miles.

Population density: 593 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wheelwright

  • High school or higher: 60.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wheelwright city

  • Never married: 39.2%
  • Now married: 38.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 16.0%

27 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America).

This city:  2.6%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Wheelwright, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wheelwright to the number of sex offenders is 517 to 1.

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

Wheelwright:  0.8% ($266)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (72.9 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (131.2 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (462.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wheelwright-Weeksbury, KY (1.8 miles ), Long Fork, KY (5.5 miles ), Beaver, KY (5.6 miles ), McDowell, KY (7.7 miles ), McRoberts, KY (9.1 miles ), Fleming-Neon, KY (9.5 miles ), Wayland, KY (9.7 miles ), Colson, KY (9.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.33 N, Longitude: 82.72 W


528 people in other types of correctional institutions

Area code: 606

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Population change in the 1990s: +322 (+44.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (21%)
  • Public administration (21%)
  • Gasoline stations (12%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Bus drivers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.97
US city average:  3.00

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Wheelwright-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the Wheelwright city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1972, a category 2 tornado 45.4 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wheelwright:
  • MCDOWELL ARH HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MC DOWELL, KY)
  • JENKINS COMMUNITY HOSP (about 11 miles; JENKINS, KY)
  • HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Wheelwright, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wheelwright:
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 64 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 73 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • YEAGER (about 106 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wheelwright:
  • PIKE COUNTY-HATCHER FIELD (about 20 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY; ID: PBX)
  • LONESOME PINE (about 28 miles; WISE, VA; ID: LNP)
  • PAINTSVILLE-PRESTONSBURG-COMBS FIELD (about 28 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY; ID: 3I6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wheelwright:
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 100 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)

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

WHEELWRIGHT UTILITY COMMISSION (Population served: 1155, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and OCT-20-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2004 and NOV-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-08-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between FEB-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-02-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-15-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-15-2004)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 22 regular monitoring violations
  • 2 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.4%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  40.0%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  23.4%
Whole state:  6.6%

Wheelwright compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation 2$2,610$15,6600$0
Other and Unallocable 1$1,408$16,8960$0
Gas Supply 1$2,816$33,7920$0
Water Supply 2$4,224$25,3440$0
Financial Administration 1$2,420$29,0401$1,040
Sewerage 2$4,048$24,2880$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,602$19,2240$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,112$25,3440$0
Totals for Government 11$21,240$23,1711$1,040


Wheelwright government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $105,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $189,000
    Water Utilities: $161,000
    Gas Utilities: $147,000
    Sewerage: $132,000
    Police Protection: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $293,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $289,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $114,000
    Interest Earnings: $22,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $29,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $313,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $178,000
    Gas Utilities: $153,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
    Highways: $19,000
  • Tax - Property: $45,000
    NEC: $29,000
    Public Utilities: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $264,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000

4.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,905 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.37%
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 Pike County, KY  1.00% ($47,635 average AGI)
from Johnson County, KY  0.43% ($32,940)
from Knott County, KY  0.25% ($28,483)


5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.01%
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 Johnson County, KY  0.81% ($40,617 average AGI)
to Pike County, KY  0.78% ($32,198)
to Fayette County, KY  0.53% ($38,581)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wheelwright:
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
  • WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
  • WKVG (1000 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JENKINS, KY; Owner: MARTINS & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)
  • WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wheelwright:
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
  • WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
  • WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)

TV broadcast stations around Wheelwright:
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WKPI-TV (Channel 22; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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