Bell County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.6%), Retail trade (14.4%), Manufacturing (13.4%).

Type of workers:

Bell County, Kentucky business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bell County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 14,370	(47.8%)
Females: 15,690	(52.2%)

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Bell County:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$22,789
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$298
State:	$446

Bell County:	$60,684
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $93,547

Here:	$93,547
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $108,923

Here:	$108,923
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $81,124

Here:	$81,124
State:	$137,715

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,292

Here:	$95,292
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $29,250

Here:	$29,250
State:	$33,636

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 69
• Auto thefts: 14

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 54
• Auto thefts: 15

This county:	31.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bell County is $385 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pineville, Kentucky Ridge, Pruden-Fonde, Tejay.

2005 air pollution in Bell County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 42 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Claiborne County, Tennessee , Clay County , Harlan County , Lee County, Virginia , Knox County , Leslie County , Whitley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bell County: Camp Ritter (A), Pine Mountain Lodge (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bell County include: Missionary Church (A), Turner Church (B), Tracy Branch Church (C), Henderson Grove Church (D), Stoney Fork Church (E), Wasioto Church (F), Chenoa Church (G), Mill Creek Church (H), Bennetts Fork Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Partin Cemetery (1), Henderson Cemetery (2), Miracle Cemetery (3), Hensley Cemetery (4), Chenoa Cemetery (5), Old Carroll Cemetery (6), Asher Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Laurel Lakes (A), Chenoa Lake (B), Cannon Creek Lake (C), Pine Mountain Lake (D), Bartleys Lake (E), Fern Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Branch (A), Bell Branch (B), Bell Jellico Branch (C), Ben Carrol Branch (D), Bens Fork (E), Betsie Branch (F), Big Branch (G), Nelson Branch (H), Bills Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Bell County: Pine Mountain State Resort Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Hulen Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.3%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 912
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 56.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 197 (36% naturalized citizens)

Bell County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,865
• One, attached: 196
• Two: 473
• 3 or 4: 604
• 5 to 9: 517
• 10 to 19: 142
• 20 or more: 226
• Mobile homes: 3,308
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Bell County with a mortgage: 2,079 (148 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,015

Here:	40.8% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Bell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Bell County-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.4 miles away from Bell County center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 21.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 40.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 20.7 miles away from Bell County center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 42.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 36.6 miles away from Bell County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,974 (79%) Carpooled: 1,387 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 225 (3%) Other means: 65 (1%) Worked at home: 135 (2%)

5.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,137 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.70% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($9,393 average AGI)
3.30% relocated from other states ($14,744 average AGI)

Bell County:	3.30%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Claiborne County, TN	1.18% ($21,785 average AGI)
from Harlan County, KY	0.24% ($36,158)
from Knox County, KY	0.23% ($24,500)
from Laurel County, KY	0.20% ($22,313)
from Knox County, TN	0.20% ($41,500)
from Lee County, VA	0.16% ($15,000)
from Fayette County, KY	0.13% ($32,100)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,609 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.08% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($8,891 average AGI)
3.35% relocated to other states ($15,721 average AGI)

Bell County:	3.35%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Claiborne County, TN	1.58% ($26,544 average AGI)
to Knox County, KY	0.43% ($19,294)
to Fayette County, KY	0.27% ($23,619)
to Harlan County, KY	0.23% ($25,944)
to Knox County, TN	0.23% ($29,778)
to Laurel County, KY	0.20% ($40,563)
to Whitley County, KY	0.15% ($22,417)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,241 (3,962 aged, 2,279 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,584 (6,080 male householders, 2,512 female householders)

  6,329 spouses, 8,907 children (8,313 natural, 188 adopted, 406 stepchildren), 512 grandchildren, 209 brothers or sisters, 280 parents, 426 other relatives, 329 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,705 (1,390 male householders (1,248 living alone)), 2,049 female householders (1,978 living alone)), 266 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 771 (650 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,664 2-persons, 2,440 3-persons, 1,716 4-persons, 554 5-persons, 121 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,226 1-person, 199 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

97.8% of residents of Bell County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $78,074,000 ($2631 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,060,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $99,946,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,394,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $816,000
Federal grants: $73,534,000
Federal procurement contracts: $-159,386,000 ($383,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,772,000 ($1,096,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $371,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,568,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,408,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.90 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

63% of Bell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Kentucky.

Bell County:	63.5%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 24252
• Northeast: 247
• Midwest: 2460
• South: 2617
• West: 272

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,500

Here:	6.4%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	3.6%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	17.5%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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