Floyd County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.4. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 21.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.31. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 1.08. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.5 miles away from the city center.
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
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 40.4%
(32.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 59.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.7% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wheelwright, KY
528 people in other types of correctional institutions
Wheelwright compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Floyd County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Wheelwright (based on Floyd County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 30.87%
| Here |  | 30.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | National Association of Free Will Baptists | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church |
| Adherents | 29.4% | 21.0% | 20.1% | 7.8% | 3.5% |
| Congregations | 17.9% | 21.4% | 15.5% | 13.1% | 2.4% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Catholic Church | Church of God of Prophecy | Other |
| Adherents | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 7.4% |
| Congregations | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 6.0% | 15.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 21 | Floyd County: | 5.00 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Floyd County: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21 | Floyd County: | 5.00 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15 | Here: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 14.4% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Floyd County: | 35.3% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.3% | | State: | 15.9% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,164 | $25,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,504 | $30,048 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $1,772 | $21,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,800 | $28,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $2,816 | $16,896 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,008 | $30,048 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
1 | $3,340 | $40,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $22,404 | $26,885 | 0 | $0 |
Wheelwright government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $105,000 ($135.31)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $10,000 ($12.89)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $189,000 ($243.56)
Water Utilities: $161,000 ($207.47)
Gas Utilities: $147,000 ($189.43)
Sewerage: $132,000 ($170.10)
Police Protection: $20,000 ($25.77)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($10.31)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($7.73)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($5.15)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000 ($47.68)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $293,000 ($377.58)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $289,000 ($372.42)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000 ($5.15)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $114,000 ($146.91)
Interest Earnings: $22,000 ($28.35)
Rents: $1,000 ($1.29)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $29,000 ($37.37)
Fire Protection: $17,000 ($21.91)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $313,000 ($403.35)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $178,000 ($229.38)
Gas Utilities: $153,000 ($197.16)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000 ($43.81)
Highways: $19,000 ($24.48)
- Tax - Property: $45,000 ($57.99)
NEC: $29,000 ($37.37)
Public Utilities: $3,000 ($3.87)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $264,000 ($340.21)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000 ($23.20)
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:
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:
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)
- WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
- WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- 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.)
- WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wheelwright:
- WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
- WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
- WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
- WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
- W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
- WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
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)
- W16BI (Channel 16; 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)
Wheelwright fatal accident list:
Apr 23, 1988 09:52 PM, 306, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 11, 1982 07:15 PM, 306, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8262L , Serial Number: 17256462, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 07/22/1967
Registrant (Individual): Wayne P Gravitt, Po Box 495, Wheelwright, KY 41669
| Most common first names in Wheelwright, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 9 | 76.0 years |
| Willie | 8 | 68.6 years |
| James | 6 | 71.2 years |
| George | 5 | 66.0 years |
| Charlie | 4 | 80.2 years |
| Arthur | 4 | 71.7 years |
| Charles | 4 | 66.3 years |
| Essie | 3 | 72.4 years |
| Clarence | 3 | 60.4 years |
| Lillie | 3 | 70.7 years |
| Most common last names in Wheelwright, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Hall | 27 | 67.1 years |
| Johnson | 20 | 68.5 years |
| Little | 15 | 66.1 years |
| Branham | 8 | 69.2 years |
| Tackett | 7 | 66.0 years |
| Bryant | 6 | 67.0 years |
| Osborne | 6 | 62.9 years |
| Burke | 5 | 70.4 years |
| Collins | 5 | 71.0 years |
| Isaac | 4 | 74.3 years |
Wheelwright on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Gasoline stations"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers:"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
- #37 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
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