Adair County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 17,573 (26% urban, 74% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,407
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,340

% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

Land area: 407 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	24.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.7%), Manufacturing (19.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Adair County, Kentucky business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Adair County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
Black (2.6%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 8,355	(48.5%)
Females: 8,889	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,465
County population in 2003: 17,499
Jobs in 2003: 5,183

Adair County,KY real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 8,509
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.0%

Average household size:

Adair County:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,696 ($24,055 in 2000)

This county	$26,696
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,361

Adair County	$79,361
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $315
Institutionalized population: 192
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Adair County in 2000: $625

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 1
Auto thefts: 0

Adair County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Adair County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $323 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adair County is $361 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $523 a month.

Cities in this county include: Columbia, Cane Valley, Casey Creek, Glens Fork, Gradyville.

Neighboring counties: Casey County , Cumberland County , Green County , Metcalfe County , Russell County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Adair County: Picnic (A), Vester (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Adair County include: Union Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Tabernacle Church (C), Milltown Church (D), Sulphur Spring Church (E), Millerfield Church (F), Barnett Creek Church (G), Bearwallow Church (H), Gradyville Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Henderson Cemetery (1), Absher Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3), Parker Chapel Cemetery (4), Adkins Cemetery (5), Allen Cemetery (6), Tedder Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Branch (A), Big Branch (B), Big Clifty Creek (C), Big Creek (D), Bland Branch (E), Blue Branch (F), Brush Creek (G), Oil Well Branch (H), Bryant Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.2%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,122
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 102 (13% naturalized citizens)

Adair County:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 78
1990 to 1994: 17
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 7

Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.3%

Adair County marital status for males

Adair County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,394
One, attached: 92
Two: 108
3 or 4: 105
5 to 9: 127
10 to 19: 131
20 or more: 43
Mobile homes: 1,784
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Adair County with a mortgage: 1,505 (165 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,389

Agriculture in Adair County
Average size of farms: 122 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22429
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $125.87
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21415
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.22%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32367
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.33%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 28.12
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 16.10%
Corn for grain: 2223 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 749 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 877 harvested acres
Vegetables: 12 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 28 acres

Adair County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 73 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/27/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 58 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Educational services (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Africa, n.e.c. (49%)
Japan (23%)
Germany (13%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Egypt (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Adair County:

United States or American (53%)
Irish (12%)
English (11%)
German (7%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Italian (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Adair County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,603 (78%)
Carpooled: 887 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 86 (1%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
Walked: 189 (3%)
Other means: 75 (1%)
Worked at home: 371 (5%)

People in group quarters in Adair County, Kentucky

529 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
99 people in nursing homes
59 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
34 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in other group homes
2 people in other workers' dormitories
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,905.

5.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,307 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.75%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.50% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($13,971 average AGI)
2.25% relocated from other states ($13,337 average AGI)
Adair County: 2.25%
Kentucky average: 2.94%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Russell County, KY	0.87% ($20,766 average AGI)
from Taylor County, KY	0.61% ($19,636)
from Green County, KY	0.32% ($20,824)
from Casey County, KY	0.24% ($18,615)

5.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.92% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($18,727 average AGI)
1.09% relocated to other states ($5,966 average AGI)
Adair County: 1.09%
Kentucky average: 2.76%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Taylor County, KY	0.79% ($25,905 average AGI)
to Russell County, KY	0.67% ($17,222)
to Warren County, KY	0.30% ($21,875)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.26% ($40,286)
to Fayette County, KY	0.21% ($23,727)
to Green County, KY	0.21% ($33,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Births per 1000 population in Adair County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Adair County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Adair County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,133 (2,389 aged, 744 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,491

In family households: 14,329 (3,817 male householders, 962 female householders)
3,889 spouses, 4,777 children (4,407 natural, 84 adopted, 286 stepchildren), 273 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 142 other relatives, 326 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,162 (736 male householders (658 living alone)), 1,218 female householders (1,121 living alone)), 208 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 753 (152 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,168 2-persons, 1,290 3-persons, 874 4-persons, 273 5-persons, 116 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,779 1-person, 149 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 5-persons.

2,908 married couples with children.
813 single-parent households (196 men, 617 women).

95.0% of residents of Adair County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 39% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $111,060,000 ($6319 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,256,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,605,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,056,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $874,000
Federal grants: $36,103,000
Federal procurement contracts: $584,000 ($26,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,837,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,852,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,814,000
Federal Government insurance: $562,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,109

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 919

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +71

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +90

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Adair County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.26 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 177
1995 to 1998: 824
1990 to 1994: 763
1980 to 1989: 1,391
1970 to 1979: 1,501
1960 to 1969: 1,000
1950 to 1959: 746
1940 to 1949: 471
1939 or earlier: 919

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adair County, Kentucky:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 20
3 rooms: 138
4 rooms: 789
5 rooms: 1,757
6 rooms: 1,130
7 rooms: 771
8 rooms: 426
9 or more rooms: 376

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adair County, Kentucky:

1 room: 19
2 rooms: 50
3 rooms: 231
4 rooms: 407
5 rooms: 297
6 rooms: 187
7 rooms: 71
8 rooms: 33
9 or more rooms: 45

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adair County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 151
2 bedrooms: 1,491
3 bedrooms: 2,840
4 bedrooms: 680
5 or more bedrooms: 245

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adair County:

no bedroom: 19
1 bedroom: 266
2 bedrooms: 583
3 bedrooms: 328
4 bedrooms: 82
5 or more bedrooms: 62

Cars and other vehicles available in Adair County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 464
1 vehicle: 1,494
2 vehicles: 2,223
3 vehicles: 918
4 vehicles: 223
5 or more vehicles: 85

Cars and other vehicles available in Adair County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 270
1 vehicle: 641
2 vehicles: 318
3 vehicles: 84
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 16

59% of Adair County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Kentucky.

Adair County:	59.0%
State average:	56.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13955
Northeast: 370
Midwest: 1771
South: 926
West: 68

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (53%)
Utility gas (14%)
Wood (13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (48%)
Utility gas (17%)
Wood (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 146

Here:	8.1%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52

Here:	5.7%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 679

Here:	68.8%
Kentucky:	18.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Adair County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $442,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $250,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,320,000
General - Other: $425,000

Corrections - Other: $246,000

Central Staff Services: $170,000

Financial Administration: $105,000

Solid Waste Management: $72,000

Health Services - Other: $55,000

Police Protection: $50,000

General Public Buildings: $40,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000

Fire Protection: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $52,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $12,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $176,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $423,000
Industrial Revenue: $288,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $540,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $517,000
Water Utilities: $418,000

Industrial Revenue: $173,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $115,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $23,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $187,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $67,000
Regular Highways: $62,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $765,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $173,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $992,000
All Other: $518,000
Tax - Property: $396,000
Motor Vehicle License: $216,000

NEC: $34,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $732,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $25,000

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