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Allen County, KY mapCounty population in 2005: 18,706 (22% urban, 78% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,457
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,453
% of renters here:  21%
State:  29%
Land area: 346 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 54 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  17.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  6.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.1%), Educational,health and social services (16.5%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Allen County, Kentucky:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Median resident age:  36.2 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Males: 8,716  (49.0%)
Females: 9,084  (51.0%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $24,469
County population in 2003: 18,292
Jobs in 2003: 5,310

Allen County,KY real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 8,625
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.2%

Average household size:
Allen County:  2.5 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,668 ($31,238 in 2000)
This county  $34,668
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,456
Allen County  $90,456
Kentucky:  $103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $357
Institutionalized population: 201
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Allen County in 2000: $684


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 30
  • Thefts: 35
  • Auto thefts: 4

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 22
  • Thefts: 35
  • Auto thefts: 3

Allen County races chart


Allen County, KY map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Allen County Kentucky:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 26.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $466 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Allen County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $573 a month.

Cities in this county include: Scottsville, Adolphus, Halfway, Holland, Settle, Poor Fork.

Neighboring counties: Barren County , Macon County, Tennessee , Sumner County, Tennessee , Monroe County , Simpson County , Warren County .


Allen County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Allen County: Baileys Point Boat Ramp (A), Browns Ford Boat Ramp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Allen County include: Union Chapel (A), Trammel Fork Church (B), Stony Point Church (C), Corinth Church (D), Smyrna Church (E), Beech Grove Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Shiloh Church (H), Liberty Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Agee Cemetery (1), Allen Cemetery (2), Tabor Cemetery (3), Bandy Cemetery (4), Nancy Cemetery (5), Hinton Cemetery (6), Roark Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Barren River Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Benedict Branch (A), Big Branch (B), Big Spring Branch (C), Boucher Branch (D), North Prong Bays Fork (E), Buck Creek (F), Casey Branch (G), Pinchgut Creek (H), Coruth Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.7%
Kentucky:  5.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 430
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 135 (38% naturalized citizens)

Allen County:  0.8%
Whole state:  2.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 32
  • 1990 to 1994: 15
  • 1985 to 1989: 22
  • 1980 to 1984: 17
  • 1975 to 1979: 18
  • 1970 to 1974: 11
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 20

Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.4%

Allen County marital status for males

Allen County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,460
  • One, attached: 70
  • Two: 163
  • 3 or 4: 141
  • 5 to 9: 142
  • 20 or more: 14
  • Mobile homes: 2,044
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Allen County with a mortgage: 1,800 (145 second mortgage, 275 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,123


Agriculture in Allen County
Average size of farms: 141 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34665
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $132.24
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.18%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.94%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31285
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.00%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33201
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.95%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 37.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.97%
Corn for grain: 2594 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1056 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2038 harvested acres
Vegetables: 330 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9 acres

Allen County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 5.3 times below overall U.S. average.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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



  • Mexico (27%)
  • Other Western Asia (22%)
  • Germany (16%)
  • United Kingdom (15%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • Guatemala (5%)
  • Taiwan (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Allen County:



  • United States or American (49%)
  • English (10%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • German (9%)
  • Swiss (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Allen County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 5,835 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 1,219 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
  • Walked: 159 (2%)
  • Other means: 83 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 254 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Allen County, Kentucky
  • 164 people in nursing homes
  • 28 people in state prisons
  • 9 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,810.

7.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.36%
Kentucky average:  6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.65% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($14,042 average AGI)
3.71% relocated from other states ($16,648 average AGI)
Allen County:  3.71%
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 Warren County, KY  1.64% ($30,287 average AGI)
from Sumner County, TN  0.63% ($23,949)
from Simpson County, KY  0.60% ($23,297)
from Macon County, TN  0.36% ($16,273)
from Barren County, KY  0.31% ($26,368)
from Monroe County, KY  0.21% ($19,615)
from Marion County, IN  0.16% ($20,100)


6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.52%
Kentucky average:  6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.14% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($19,489 average AGI)
2.38% relocated to other states ($10,103 average AGI)
Allen County:  2.38%
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 Warren County, KY  1.74% ($32,547 average AGI)
to Barren County, KY  0.64% ($41,154)
to Simpson County, KY  0.49% ($26,767)
to Sumner County, TN  0.39% ($37,500)
to Macon County, TN  0.23% ($22,357)
to Davidson County, TN  0.18% ($38,455)
to Jefferson County, KY  0.16% ($24,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9



Births per 1000 population in Allen County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1



Deaths per 1000 population in Allen County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Allen County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,949 (2,261 aged, 688 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%


Household type by relationship


Households: 17,597
  • In family households: 15,668 (4,165 male householders, 980 female householders)
    4,159 spouses, 5,413 children (4,926 natural, 80 adopted, 407 stepchildren), 269 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 176 other relatives, 299 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,929 (812 male householders (735 living alone)), 932 female householders (870 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 203 (198 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,332 2-persons, 1,283 3-persons, 966 4-persons, 356 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,605 1-person, 118 2-persons, 21 4-persons.

3,353 married couples with children.
858 single-parent households (188 men, 670 women).

96.4% of residents of Allen County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $104,389,000 ($5630 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,353,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,619,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,458,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $890,000
Federal grants: $35,815,000
Federal procurement contracts: $530,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,078,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,325,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,942,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,163,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,248
Here:  67 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,082
Here:  58 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +31
Here:  +2 per 1000 residents
State:  +7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +735
Here:  +39 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Allen County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.90 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.6
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 370
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,096
  • 1990 to 1994: 754
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,278
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,414
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,064
  • 1950 to 1959: 506
  • 1940 to 1949: 581
  • 1939 or earlier: 994


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 19
  • 3 rooms: 127
  • 4 rooms: 768
  • 5 rooms: 1,644
  • 6 rooms: 1,462
  • 7 rooms: 682
  • 8 rooms: 381
  • 9 or more rooms: 374


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

  • 1 room: 15
  • 2 rooms: 43
  • 3 rooms: 161
  • 4 rooms: 499
  • 5 rooms: 386
  • 6 rooms: 190
  • 7 rooms: 70
  • 8 rooms: 47
  • 9 or more rooms: 42


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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 105
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,568
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,023
  • 4 bedrooms: 618
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 143


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allen County:

  • no bedroom: 15
  • 1 bedroom: 202
  • 2 bedrooms: 689
  • 3 bedrooms: 464
  • 4 bedrooms: 66
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 17


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

  • no vehicle: 348
  • 1 vehicle: 1,328
  • 2 vehicles: 2,478
  • 3 vehicles: 1,017
  • 4 vehicles: 215
  • 5 or more vehicles: 71


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

  • no vehicle: 262
  • 1 vehicle: 724
  • 2 vehicles: 353
  • 3 vehicles: 75
  • 4 vehicles: 26
  • 5 or more vehicles: 13

57% of Allen County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Kentucky.

Allen County:  57.3%
State average:  56.6%


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

  • This state: 12919
  • Northeast: 466
  • Midwest: 1821
  • South: 2183
  • West: 243

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,300


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 (55%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Utility gas (14%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (51%)
  • Utility gas (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 157
Here:  7.2%
Kentucky:  11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59
Here:  6.0%
Kentucky:  10.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 75
Here:  20.2%
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)

Allen County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $576,000
    Solid Waste Management: $328,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $138,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,171,000
    Health Services - Other: $729,000
    General - Other: $728,000
    Corrections - Other: $528,000
    Solid Waste Management: $510,000
    Police Protection: $486,000
    Central Staff Services: $364,000
    General Public Buildings: $170,000
    Fire Protection: $158,000
    Financial Administration: $122,000
    Parks & Recreation: $96,000
    Sewerage: $59,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
    Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $25,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $154,000
    All Other: $49,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $8,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
    Highways: $7,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $157,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
    Property Sale Other: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $86,000
    Regular Highways: $50,000
    Police Protection: $32,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $244,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,338,000
    Highways: $841,000
    Health & Hospitals: $166,000
    General Support: $14,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $989,000
    Property: $494,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $148,000
    NEC: $140,000
    Public Utilities: $30,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,232,000

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