Anderson County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.5%), Educational,health and social services (13.5%), Public administration (10.4%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Anderson County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 9,340	(48.9%)
Females: 9,771	(51.1%)

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Anderson County:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$54,331
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$517
State:	$446

Anderson County:	$131,754
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $163,530

Here:	$163,530
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $114,821

Here:	$114,821
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $158,348

Here:	$158,348
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,169

Here:	$171,169
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $503,059

Here:	$503,059
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $50,950

Here:	$50,950
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $87,500

Here:	$87,500
State:	$47,392

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 48
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 22
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Anderson County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $847 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lawrenceburg.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Mercer County , Nelson County , Shelby County , Spencer County , Washington County , Woodford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Gudgel (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Anderson County include: Alton Church (A), Goshen Church (B), Corinth Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Sand Spring Church (E), Salt River Church (F), Hebron Church (G), Mount Pleasant Church (H), Pleasant Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Leathers Cemetery (1), Best Cemetery (2), Bucy Cemetery (3), Woodlawn Hills Cemetery (4), Petty Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Beaver Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Lick (A), Brush Creek (B), Buchanan Creek (C), Cedar Brook (D), Pigeon Creek (E), Cheese Lick (F), Clay Lick Creek (G), Crooked Creek (H), Puncheon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.1%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 539
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 164 (63% naturalized citizens)

Anderson County:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,071
• One, attached: 120
• Two: 580
• 3 or 4: 119
• 5 to 9: 126
• 10 to 19: 20
• 20 or more: 20
• Mobile homes: 681
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Anderson County with a mortgage: 2,936 (336 second mortgage, 374 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,125

Here:	72.3% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Anderson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 133 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 122 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Anderson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from Anderson County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from Anderson County center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.5 miles away from Anderson County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,877 (84%) Carpooled: 1,035 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 68 (1%) Other means: 118 (1%) Worked at home: 206 (2%)

8.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.34%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.88% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($29,908 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($8,022 average AGI)

Anderson County:	1.46%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Franklin County, KY	2.21% ($35,351 average AGI)
from Fayette County, KY	0.96% ($38,595)
from Woodford County, KY	0.73% ($41,714)
from Mercer County, KY	0.47% ($31,833)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.36% ($31,179)
from Shelby County, KY	0.23% ($35,000)
from Jessamine County, KY	0.19% ($35,267)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,768 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.48% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($25,768 average AGI)
1.21% relocated to other states ($6,000 average AGI)

Anderson County:	1.21%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Franklin County, KY	1.82% ($31,123 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.86% ($28,215)
to Woodford County, KY	0.49% ($32,081)
to Mercer County, KY	0.34% ($36,885)
to Shelby County, KY	0.28% ($27,048)
to Washington County, KY	0.21% ($19,313)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.18% ($32,429)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,545 (2,077 aged, 468 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,940 (4,457 male householders, 1,107 female householders)

  4,593 spouses, 5,939 children (5,439 natural, 126 adopted, 374 stepchildren), 211 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 245 other relatives, 255 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,030 (665 male householders (558 living alone)), 1,085 female householders (946 living alone)), 280 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 141 (98 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,382 2-persons, 1,373 3-persons, 1,246 4-persons, 419 5-persons, 101 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,504 1-person, 214 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

97.5% of residents of Anderson County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (9% speak English well, 65% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $82,739,000 ($4117 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,528,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,500,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,427,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $165,000
Federal grants: $23,450,000
Federal procurement contracts: $562,000 ($10,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,635,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,885,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,079,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,761,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+44 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.70 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

58% of Anderson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kentucky.

Anderson County:	57.7%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 15591
• Northeast: 294
• Midwest: 1464
• South: 1190
• West: 359

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $83,000

Here:	4.4%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	3.4%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	19.2%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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