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Whitesville, KY map Population (year 2000): 632. Estimated population in July 2006: 597 (-5.5% change)
 

Males: 296  (46.8%)
Females: 336  (53.2%)

Daviess County

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42378.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,900 (it was $25,655 in 2000)
Whitesville  $25,900
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,500 (it was $54,600 in 2000)
Whitesville  $62,500
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Whitesville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (25.2%), English (13.4%), Irish (12.0%), German (6.6%), Welsh (1.6%), Italian (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/27/1867

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 1326 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Whitesville

  • High school or higher: 68.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whitesville city

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 49.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.2%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Whitesville, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Whitesville to the number of sex offenders is 99 to 1.

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

Whitesville:  0.6% ($329)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (17.8 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (85.8 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (292.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Patesville, KY (10.7 miles ), Heflin-Beda, KY (10.9 miles ), Fordsville, KY (11.1 miles ), Masonville, KY (11.4 miles ), Hartford, KY (16.2 miles ), Hawesville, KY (16.9 miles ), Lewisport, KY (17.6 miles ), Owensboro, KY (17.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $45,800
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $33,400
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $46,300
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $43,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $162,700
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $54,900
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,500

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Latitude: 37.68 N, Longitude: 86.87 W


Area code: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: -88 (-12.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Metal and metal products (15%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Private households (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Child care workers (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)


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Whitesville-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.6 miles away from the Whitesville city center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 28.0 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Whitesville:
  • OHIO CO HOSP (about 15 miles; HARTFORD, KY)
  • OWENSBORO MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 16 miles; OWENSBORO, KY)
  • RIVER VALLEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 22 miles; OWENSBORO, KY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whitesville:
  • OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 21 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
  • EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 51 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: EVV)
  • BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 60 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitesville:
  • OHIO COUNTY (about 17 miles; HARTFORD, KY; ID: 7K4)
  • ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK (about 27 miles; FALLS-OF-ROUGH, KY; ID: 2I3)
  • PERRY COUNTY MUNI (about 27 miles; TELL CITY, IN; ID: TEL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitesville:
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 51 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 57 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 84 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
Private high school in Whitesville:
  • TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 171; Location: 10510 MAIN CROSS STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Whitesville:
  • WHITESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: 9656 KY 54; Grades: PK - 05)
Private elementary/middle school in Whitesville:
  • ST MARY OF THE WOOD SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 10521 FRANKLIN ST; Grades: KG - 8)

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

WHITESVILLE WATER WORKS (Population served: 4006, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and MAY-10-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-10-2000)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.0%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.8%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  6.6%

Whitesville 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Whitesville (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Whitesville Branch at 10026 Main Street, branch established on 2002-07-12. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation



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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
Sewerage 1$2,248$26,9760$0
Water Supply 1$2,248$26,9760$0
Other Government Administration 2$3,389$20,3344$620
Totals for Government 4$7,885$23,6554$620


Whitesville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $56,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $324,000
    Sewerage: $105,000
    Central Staff Services: $56,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $19,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $92,000
    Sewerage: $50,000
    Central Staff: $29,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $592,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $343,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $62,000
    Highways: $10,000
  • Tax - NEC: $53,000
    Property: $18,000
    Public Utilities: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $214,000

4.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,576 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.45%
Kentucky average:  6.98%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)
Daviess County:  0.04%
Kentucky average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ohio County, KY  0.44% ($29,470 average AGI)
from McLean County, KY  0.32% ($30,073)
from Hancock County, KY  0.26% ($28,303)


4.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
Kentucky average:  6.74%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Daviess County:  0.03%
Kentucky average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ohio County, KY  0.39% ($30,795 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, KY  0.33% ($38,473)
to Fayette County, KY  0.24% ($28,892)


Strongest AM radio stations in Whitesville:
  • WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAIA (1600 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER DAM, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTCJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOMI (1490 AM; 1 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Whitesville:
  • WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
  • WBIO (94.7 FM; PHILPOT, KY; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC OF KENTUCKY)
  • WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WLME (102.9 FM; CANNELTON, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXMZ (106.3 FM; HARTFORD, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
  • WYXY (107.1 FM; BOONVILLE, IN; Owner: BOONVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W246AF (97.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: FM 90.1, INC.)
  • W219BB (91.7 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: BOWLING GREEN COMMUNITY B/CNG, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Whitesville:
  • WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
  • W12BJ (Channel 12; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY)

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