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Boyd County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 48,342 (75% urban, 25% rural); it was 49,752 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 8,404
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,517
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 14,591
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,866 (it was 5,419 in 2000)
% of renters here:

27%
State:

31%

Land area: 160 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 302 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Boyd County: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.9%), Retail trade (14.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Boyd County, KY (2022)
    • 44,05290.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,2634.7%Two or more races
    • 9832.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 9321.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1440.3%Asian alone
    • 550.1%Some other race alone
    • 160.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 160.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

42.4 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 24,178  (50.0%)
Females: 24,164  (50.0%)
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Average household size:
Boyd County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,510 ($32,749 in 1999)
This county:

$57,510
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $573 (lower quartile is $448, upper quartile is $742)
This county:

$573
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $143,066 (it was $65,600 in 2000)
Boyd:

$143,066
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,038 - $213,627
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,171
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $455

Institutionalized population: 2,208

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 14
  • Burglaries: 67
  • Thefts: 85
  • Auto thefts: 38

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 11
  • Burglaries: 65
  • Thefts: 104
  • Auto thefts: 23
Boyd County, KY map from a distance

Health of residents in Boyd County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.
65.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
48.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
30.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
61.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 210 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 172 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $173,000
  • 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $173,000
  • 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $173,000
  • 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $173,000
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 0 buildings
  • 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $82,900
  • 2013: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $215,000
  • 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $110,400
  • 2010: 13 buildings, average cost: $148,900
  • 2009: 10 buildings, average cost: $84,900
  • 2008: 16 buildings, average cost: $88,700
  • 2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $77,300
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $61,700
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $61,700
  • 2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $106,600
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $118,300
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $97,700
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $119,000
  • 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $102,300
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $103,200
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $80,200
  • 1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $98,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Boyd, KY residents
Average permit cost in Boyd, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,400 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $960 (0.9%)

Distribution of median household income in Boyd, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Boyd, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Boyd, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.8%
Boyd County:

17.8%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(16.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.3% for Black residents, 2.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.6% for other race residents, 43.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.4 years old
(Males: 41.0 years old, Females: 44.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.6 years old, Black residents: 44.5 years old, Asian residents: 70.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.8 years old, Other race residents: 37.7 years old)

Area name: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Boyd County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ashland, Ashland Rural, Cannonsburg, Westwood, Catlettsburg.

Boyd County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Boyd County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.8 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Boyd County: Camp Webb (A), Easterline Shelter (B), Old Hanging Prison Wall Gardens (C), Grahn Volunteer Fire Department (D), Hitchins Volunteer Fire Department (E), Carter City Volunteer Fire Department (F), Norton Branch Volunteer Fire Department (G), Carter County Emergency Ambulance Service District (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Boyd County include: Fairview Church (A), Goebel Church (B), Huff Run Church (C), Johns Run Church (D), Kibbey Church (E), Bowen Chapel (F), Lindsey Chapel (G), Mount Chapel Church (H), Mount Pleasant Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Jordan Cemetery (1), Barney Fultz Cemetery (2), Gilliam Cemetery (3), Patton Cemetery (4), Hale Cemetery (5), Hargett Cemetery (6), Jones Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Fraley Pond (A), Stevens Lake (B), Anglin Pond (C), Rose Lake (D), Smoky Valley Lake (E), Olive Hill Reservoir (F), Grayson Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams Creek (A), Anglin Branch (B), Barnes Branch (C), Barrett Creek (D), Beckwith Branch (E), Beetree Fork (F), Big Sinking Creek (G), Black Branch (H), Dixie Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Boyd County include: Carter Caves State Resort Park (1), Grayson Lake State Park (2), Grayson Game Refuge Area (3), Sunrise Valley Golf and Country Club (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Calaveras County, California , Bent County, Colorado , Greenbrier County, West Virginia , Carroll County , Sacramento County, California , King George County, Virginia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.1%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Boyd, KY
County total employment by year in Boyd, KY
County average yearly wages by year in Boyd, KY

Current college students: 2,318
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 447 (61.2% naturalized citizens)

Boyd County:

0.9%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1402010 or later
  • 1072000 to 2009
  • 961990 to 1999
  • 1531980 to 1989
  • 951970 to 1979
  • 97Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.9%

Boyd County marital status for males Boyd County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 16,409
  • One, attached: 395
  • Two: 459
  • 3 or 4: 442
  • 5 to 9: 839
  • 10 to 19: 473
  • 20 to 49: 274
  • 50 or more: 408
  • Mobile homes: 2,221
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54

Housing units in Boyd County with a mortgage: 7,560 (950 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 809 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 279

Here:

2.4% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Boyd County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant21,27985
Mainline Protestant5,66020
Catholic1,9501
Black Protestant1202
Other31
None20,530-
Boyd County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 11
Boyd County:

2.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
Boyd County:

6.19 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 33
This county:

6.81 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Boyd County:

12.7%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Boyd County:

32.2%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.4%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Boyd County:

Average size of farms: 122 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $4,591
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $107.20
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 15.20%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8,213
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.23%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22,110
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.81%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.35
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.46%
Corn for grain: 184 harvested acres
Vegetables: 30 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

Boyd County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 16025835.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Boyd County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 14% greater 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 71.0 miles away from Boyd County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 259.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 160.1 miles away from the 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 68.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 243.8 miles away from Boyd County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 282.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 3, 2020 - February 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4540-KY: April 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4540, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 21, 2018 - March 21, 2018, FEMA Id: 4361, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Boyd County (24) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 15, Mudslides: 7, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Boyd

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 19,875 (80.9%)
  • Carpooled: 2,359 (9.6%)
  • Bus: 5 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 272 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 516 (2.1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,247 (5.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (34%)
  • Retail trade (16%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Sales and related occupations (14%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (28%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Jordan (7%)
  • Laos (6%)
  • Burma (Myanmar) (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • Other South Central Asia (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Boyd County


  • American (33%)
  • English (24%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • German (7%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • European (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Boyd County, Kentucky in 2010:

  • 1,551 people in federal prisons
  • 343 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 182 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 105 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 47 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 24 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 23 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 22 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 21 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 17 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 3 people in in-patient hospice facilities

People in group quarters in Boyd County, Kentucky in 2000:

  • 1,358 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 239 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 200 people in nursing homes
  • 101 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 58 people in halfway houses
  • 55 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 21 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 11 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 10 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 10 people in other group homes
  • 6 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $62,369.

7.29% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,504 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.29%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.43% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($18,924 average AGI)
3.86% relocated from other states ($24,580 average AGI)
Boyd County:

3.86%
Kentucky average:

2.87%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Greenup County, KY  1.64% ($40,921 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, OH  0.93% ($36,287)
from Carter County, KY  0.54% ($36,793)
from Cabell County, WV  0.47% ($58,526)
from Lawrence County, KY  0.29% ($42,745)
from Wayne County, WV  0.24% ($48,079)
from Scioto County, OH  0.15% ($42,958)


7.20% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,170 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.20%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.49% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($22,795 average AGI)
3.71% relocated to other states ($23,374 average AGI)
Boyd County:

3.71%
Kentucky average:

2.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Greenup County, KY  1.58% ($46,298 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, OH  0.71% ($36,383)
to Cabell County, WV  0.48% ($34,500)
to Carter County, KY  0.48% ($37,436)
to Wayne County, WV  0.28% ($39,239)
to Fayette County, KY  0.26% ($43,357)
to Lawrence County, KY  0.17% ($64,107)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.0

Births per 1000 population in Boyd County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Boyd County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Boyd County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Boyd County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Boyd County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Boyd County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Boyd County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Boyd County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Boyd County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,458 (7,785 aged, 2,673 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 951 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Boyd County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (930)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (929)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (766)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (622)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (486)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (422)
  • Congestive heart failure (400)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (394)
  • Unspecified dementia (366)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (181)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.02
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 65,213
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,530
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 177,488

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,178
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,103
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 65
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 113

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 98.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 75.3
  • Other - 23.2

Household type by relationship:

Households: 48,342
  • Male householders: 8,632 (2,408 living alone), Female householders: 10,551 (3,508 living alone)
  • 8,550 spouses (8,447 opposite-sex spouses), 1,346 unmarried partners, (1,308 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,219 children (11,438 natural, 354 adopted, 432 stepchildren), 2,095 grandchildren, 394 brothers or sisters, 592 parents, 26 foster children, 913 other relatives, 1,179 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,700

Size of family households: 6,141 2-persons, 3,072 3-persons, 1,710 4-persons, 975 5-persons, 302 6-persons, 143 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,919 1-person, 787 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

4,771 married couples with children.
3,458 single-parent households (1,141 men, 2,317 women).

97.9% of residents of Boyd speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $383,050,000 ($7,701 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,913,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $175,788,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $86,705,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $803,000
Federal grants: $69,265,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,385,000 ($4,743,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $34,103,000 ($3,135,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $420,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,792,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,661,000

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

Births: 3,072
Here:

62 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,141
Here:

63 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +109
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -121
Here -2 per 1000 residents
State +8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Boyd County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.69 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4

Year house built in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • 42020 or later
  • 7842010 to 2019
  • 1,9542000 to 2009
  • 2,0741990 to 1999
  • 2,3761980 to 1989
  • 4,2211970 to 1979
  • 3,4011960 to 1969
  • 2,5071950 to 1959
  • 1,2021940 to 1949
  • 2,6801939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Boyd County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • 171 room
  • 362 rooms
  • 863 rooms
  • 6694 rooms
  • 2,1835 rooms
  • 2,6216 rooms
  • 2,7587 rooms
  • 2,0388 rooms
  • 2,9179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • 1191 room
  • 2012 rooms
  • 4903 rooms
  • 1,6604 rooms
  • 1,2615 rooms
  • 9406 rooms
  • 4397 rooms
  • 3338 rooms
  • 3569+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Boyd County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • 49no bedroom
  • 2341 bedroom
  • 2,0362 bedrooms
  • 7,6313 bedrooms
  • 2,8864 bedrooms
  • 5135+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boyd County, Kentucky
  • 161no bedroom
  • 8391 bedroom
  • 2,5902 bedrooms
  • 1,5553 bedrooms
  • 4024 bedrooms
  • 2255+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Boyd County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Boyd County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Boyd County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 418no vehicle
  • 3,5971 vehicle
  • 5,6002 vehicles
  • 2,4563 vehicles
  • 8984 vehicles
  • 3775+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Boyd County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Boyd County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,147no vehicle
  • 2,5751 vehicle
  • 1,6532 vehicles
  • 2483 vehicles
  • 704 vehicles
  • 1025+ vehicles

87.4% of Boyd County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Kentucky.

Boyd County:

87.4%
State average:

87.2%

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

  • This state: 30,194
  • Other state: 17,394
  • Northeast: 986
  • Midwest: 6,332
  • South: 9,008
  • West: 1,000
Year householders moved into unit in Boyd County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Boyd County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 53.1%Utility gas
  • 41.4%Electricity
  • 4.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Wood
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 57.0%Electricity
  • 40.5%Utility gas
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 283
Here:

6.3%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 261
Here:

10.8%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 190
Here:

12.4%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Boyd County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $66,000
    Cash and Securities: $23,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $5,719,000
    Sewerage: $5,280,000
    Other: $473,000
    Other: $389,000
    Hospital Public: $274,000
    Hospital Public: $197,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $174,000
    Regular Highways: $119,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $9,588,000
    General - Other: $5,755,000
    Sewerage: $4,685,000
    Sewerage: $3,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,505,000
    Health - Other: $3,105,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,693,000
    Police Protection: $2,567,000
    Police Protection: $2,313,000
    Regular Highways: $2,071,000
    Regular Highways: $1,566,000
    Health - Other: $1,417,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,261,000
    Parks and Recreation: $884,000
    Central Staff Services: $790,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $727,000
    General Public Buildings: $538,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $465,000
    Parks and Recreation: $457,000
    General Public Buildings: $399,000
    Financial Administration: $356,000
    Central Staff Services: $342,000
    Financial Administration: $311,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $167,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $77,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $59,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $570,000
    Health and Hospitals: $280,000
    Other: $246,000
    Other: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $708,000
    Interest on Debt: $591,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $475,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $175,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,338,000
    Health and Hospitals: $428,000
    Other: $152,000
    Other: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,985,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,520,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,864,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,393,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,275,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,275,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,275,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,275,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,465,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,332,000
    Rents: $2,187,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,220,000
    Rents: $216,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $30,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Sale of Property: $12,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
    Royalties: $2,000
    Royalties: $1,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $-434,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $542,000
    Police Protection: $203,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    Police Protection: $102,000
    Correctional Institutions: $56,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,749,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,661,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $301,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $262,000
    Beginning: $221,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $176,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,509,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,293,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,168,000
    Other: $3,546,000
    Highways: $1,200,000
    Highways: $1,171,000
    Health and Hospitals: $519,000
    Health and Hospitals: $349,000
    General Local Government Support: $339,000
    General Local Government Support: $109,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $5,021,000
    Property: $4,858,000
    Property: $4,827,000
    Individual Income: $4,680,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,054,000
    Other Selective Sales: $554,000
    Other Selective Sales: $525,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $466,000
    Corporation License: $194,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $110,000
    Corporation License: $109,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $98,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $73,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $72,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,791,000
    : $6,693,000

Boyd County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $66,000
    Cash and Securities: $23,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $5,719,000
    Sewerage: $5,280,000
    Other: $473,000
    Other: $389,000
    Hospital Public: $274,000
    Hospital Public: $197,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $174,000
    Regular Highways: $119,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $9,588,000
    General - Other: $5,755,000
    Sewerage: $4,685,000
    Sewerage: $3,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,505,000
    Health - Other: $3,105,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,693,000
    Police Protection: $2,567,000
    Police Protection: $2,313,000
    Regular Highways: $2,071,000
    Regular Highways: $1,566,000
    Health - Other: $1,417,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,261,000
    Parks and Recreation: $884,000
    Central Staff Services: $790,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $727,000
    General Public Buildings: $538,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $465,000
    Parks and Recreation: $457,000
    General Public Buildings: $399,000
    Financial Administration: $356,000
    Central Staff Services: $342,000
    Financial Administration: $311,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $167,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $77,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $59,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $570,000
    Health and Hospitals: $280,000
    Other: $246,000
    Other: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $708,000
    Interest on Debt: $591,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $475,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $175,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,338,000
    Health and Hospitals: $428,000
    Other: $152,000
    Other: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,985,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,520,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,864,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,393,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,275,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,275,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,275,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,275,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,465,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,332,000
    Rents: $2,187,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,220,000
    Rents: $216,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $30,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Sale of Property: $12,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
    Royalties: $2,000
    Royalties: $1,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $-434,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $542,000
    Police Protection: $203,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    Police Protection: $102,000
    Correctional Institutions: $56,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,749,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,661,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $301,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $262,000
    Beginning: $221,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $176,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,509,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,293,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,168,000
    Other: $3,546,000
    Highways: $1,200,000
    Highways: $1,171,000
    Health and Hospitals: $519,000
    Health and Hospitals: $349,000
    General Local Government Support: $339,000
    General Local Government Support: $109,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $5,021,000
    Property: $4,858,000
    Property: $4,827,000
    Individual Income: $4,680,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,054,000
    Other Selective Sales: $554,000
    Other Selective Sales: $525,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $466,000
    Corporation License: $194,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $110,000
    Corporation License: $109,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $98,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $73,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $72,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,791,000
    : $6,693,000

Boyd County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $66,000
    Cash and Securities: $23,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $5,719,000
    Sewerage: $5,280,000
    Other: $473,000
    Other: $389,000
    Hospital Public: $274,000
    Hospital Public: $197,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $174,000
    Regular Highways: $119,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $9,588,000
    General - Other: $5,755,000
    Sewerage: $4,685,000
    Sewerage: $3,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,505,000
    Health - Other: $3,105,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,693,000
    Police Protection: $2,567,000
    Police Protection: $2,313,000
    Regular Highways: $2,071,000
    Regular Highways: $1,566,000
    Health - Other: $1,417,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,261,000
    Parks and Recreation: $884,000
    Central Staff Services: $790,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $727,000
    General Public Buildings: $538,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $465,000
    Parks and Recreation: $457,000
    General Public Buildings: $399,000
    Financial Administration: $356,000
    Central Staff Services: $342,000
    Financial Administration: $311,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $167,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $77,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $59,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $570,000
    Health and Hospitals: $280,000
    Other: $246,000
    Other: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $708,000
    Interest on Debt: $591,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $475,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $175,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,338,000
    Health and Hospitals: $428,000
    Other: $152,000
    Other: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,985,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,520,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,864,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,393,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,275,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,275,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,275,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,275,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,465,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,332,000
    Rents: $2,187,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,220,000
    Rents: $216,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $30,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Sale of Property: $12,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
    Royalties: $2,000
    Royalties: $1,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $-434,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $542,000
    Police Protection: $203,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    Police Protection: $102,000
    Correctional Institutions: $56,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,749,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,661,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $301,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $262,000
    Beginning: $221,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $176,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,509,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,293,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,168,000
    Other: $3,546,000
    Highways: $1,200,000
    Highways: $1,171,000
    Health and Hospitals: $519,000
    Health and Hospitals: $349,000
    General Local Government Support: $339,000
    General Local Government Support: $109,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $5,021,000
    Property: $4,858,000
    Property: $4,827,000
    Individual Income: $4,680,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,054,000
    Other Selective Sales: $554,000
    Other Selective Sales: $525,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $466,000
    Corporation License: $194,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $110,000
    Corporation License: $109,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $98,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $73,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $72,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,791,000
    : $6,693,000

Boyd County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $66,000
    Cash and Securities: $23,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $5,719,000
    Sewerage: $5,280,000
    Other: $473,000
    Other: $389,000
    Hospital Public: $274,000
    Hospital Public: $197,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $174,000
    Regular Highways: $119,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $9,588,000
    General - Other: $5,755,000
    Sewerage: $4,685,000
    Sewerage: $3,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,505,000
    Health - Other: $3,105,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,693,000
    Police Protection: $2,567,000
    Police Protection: $2,313,000
    Regular Highways: $2,071,000
    Regular Highways: $1,566,000
    Health - Other: $1,417,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,261,000
    Parks and Recreation: $884,000
    Central Staff Services: $790,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $727,000
    General Public Buildings: $538,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $465,000
    Parks and Recreation: $457,000
    General Public Buildings: $399,000
    Financial Administration: $356,000
    Central Staff Services: $342,000
    Financial Administration: $311,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $167,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $77,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $59,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $570,000
    Health and Hospitals: $280,000
    Other: $246,000
    Other: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $708,000
    Interest on Debt: $591,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $475,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $175,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,338,000
    Health and Hospitals: $428,000
    Other: $152,000
    Other: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,985,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,520,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,864,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,393,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,275,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,275,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,275,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,275,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,465,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,332,000
    Rents: $2,187,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,220,000
    Rents: $216,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $30,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Sale of Property: $12,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
    Royalties: $2,000
    Royalties: $1,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $-434,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $542,000
    Police Protection: $203,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    Police Protection: $102,000
    Correctional Institutions: $56,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,749,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,661,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $301,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $262,000
    Beginning: $221,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $176,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,509,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,293,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,168,000
    Other: $3,546,000
    Highways: $1,200,000
    Highways: $1,171,000
    Health and Hospitals: $519,000
    Health and Hospitals: $349,000
    General Local Government Support: $339,000
    General Local Government Support: $109,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $5,021,000
    Property: $4,858,000
    Property: $4,827,000
    Individual Income: $4,680,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,054,000
    Other Selective Sales: $554,000
    Other Selective Sales: $525,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $466,000
    Corporation License: $194,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $110,000
    Corporation License: $109,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $98,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $73,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $72,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,791,000
    : $6,693,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,372
  • Number of aged recipients: 111
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,261
  • Number of recipients under 18: 354
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,692
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 326
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 776
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,124
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 12 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED131$101,496269$103,803896$118,731123$45,5775$648,200121$71,07435$50,943
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED19$100,73728$110,679116$128,60315$50,6000$04$41,7507$59,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED20$88,55071$67,930360$107,68184$36,4520$019$57,68440$47,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN19$104,15830$136,867199$117,5986$28,3330$011$69,9096$95,333
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS5$96,8001$413,00028$129,0711$60,0000$01$139,0001$68,000
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 10 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED17$124,47114$193,857
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$146,80015$148,333
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$156,0002$92,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$51,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$206,000
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Boyd, KY
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Boyd, KY - Value
Most common first names in Boyd County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James53671.2 years
William50972.6 years
John44872.8 years
Charles43270.6 years
Mary42877.4 years
Robert25769.3 years
George22174.1 years
Anna14678.3 years
Betty13570.6 years
Helen13375.5 years
Most common last names in Boyd County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson19474.1 years
Smith16676.4 years
Moore15771.1 years
Williams14973.8 years
Brown13272.3 years
Hall13270.0 years
Conley12771.7 years
Stewart11575.1 years
Miller11476.5 years
Thompson10974.3 years
Businesses in Boyd County, KY
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Little Caesars Pizza2
AT&T2Long John Silver's1
Advance Auto Parts2Lowe's1
Aeropostale1Marriott1
American Eagle Outfitters1MasterBrand Cabinets3
Applebee's1Maurices1
Arby's4Mazda1
AutoZone1McDonald's6
Baskin-Robbins1Nike2
Bath & Body Works1Nissan1
Best Western1OfficeMax1
Blockbuster1Outback1
Burger King2Outback Steakhouse1
CVS1Pac Sun1
Carson Pirie Scott1Panera Bread1
Chevrolet1Papa John's Pizza1
Chick-Fil-A1Payless2
Cold Stone Creamery1Penske1
Curves1Pizza Hut1
Dairy Queen2Quality1
Days Inn1RadioShack2
Dennys1Ramada1
Fashion Bug1Rite Aid3
FedEx8Ruby Tuesday1
Finish Line1Rue211
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Sears2
Ford1Sephora1
GameStop2Spencer Gifts1
Goodwill2Sprint Nextel1
H&R Block2Starbucks1
Hilton1Subway6
Hobby Lobby1T.J.Maxx1
Holiday Inn1Taco Bell3
Honda1Tim Hortons2
Hyundai1Toyota1
IHOP1Toys"R"Us1
JCPenney1True Value1
Jones New York2U-Haul3
Journeys1UPS11
Justice1Vans1
KFC3Verizon Wireless2
Kincaid1Victoria's Secret1
Knights Inn1Waffle House2
Kroger2Walmart2
La-Z-Boy2Wendy's5
Lane Bryant1YMCA1
Lane Furniture1

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