Bracken County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 8,670 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,481
Renter-occupied apartments: 747

% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

Land area: 203 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.8%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Retail trade (11.7%), Construction (10.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Bracken County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Black (0.6%)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 4,097	(49.5%)
Females: 4,182	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,960
County population in 2003: 8,512
Jobs in 2003: 1,583

Total labor force in 2004: 4,304
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Bracken County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,646 ($34,823 in 2000)

This county	$38,646
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,064

Bracken County	$90,064
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $337
Institutionalized population: 54
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bracken County in 2000: $684

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

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

Bracken County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Bracken County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $407 (0.6%)

Area name: Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bracken County is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $877 a month.

Cities in this county include: Augusta, Brooksville, Germantown, Foster.

Neighboring counties: Brown County, Ohio , Clermont County, Ohio , Harrison County , Mason County , Pendleton County , Robertson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Bracken County include: Triumph Church (A), Belmont Church (B), Bethany Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Sharon Church (E), McKindree Church (F), Pilgrim Church (G), Cemetery Chapel (H), Forest Hills Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Asbury Cemetery (1), Ogeden Cemetery (2), Odd Fellows Cemetery (3), Coleman Cemetery (4), Showalter Cemetery (5), Biddle Cemetery (6), Eden Ridge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Brooksville Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Run (A), Mud Lick (B), Big Run (C), North Fork Licking River (D), Opossum Trot Branch (E), Camp Creek (F), Chalfant Creek (G), Charley Branch (H), Pipe Creek (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: 263
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 21 (62% naturalized citizens)

Bracken County:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 8
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 13

Mean travel time to work: 37.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.3%

Bracken County marital status for males

Bracken County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,502
One, attached: 19
Two: 52
3 or 4: 34
5 to 9: 41
10 to 19: 44
20 or more: 57
Mobile homes: 941
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Bracken County with a mortgage: 724 (103 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 449

Agriculture in Bracken County
Average size of farms: 148 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16208
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $264.48
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.84%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12113
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.07%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25652
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.81
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 7.23%
Corn for grain: 821 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 36 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 287 harvested acres
Vegetables: 15 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 19 acres

Bracken County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/8/1980, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Mining (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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

Ukraine (48%)
Other Western Africa (29%)
Germany (14%)
United Kingdom (10%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bracken County:

United States or American (35%)
German (25%)
English (13%)
Irish (11%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Bracken County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,734 (72%)
Carpooled: 806 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 98 (3%)
Other means: 36 (1%)
Worked at home: 140 (4%)

54 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,091.

6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,357 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.80% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($24,048 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($8,309 average AGI)
Bracken County: 1.49%
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 Mason County, KY	1.16% ($22,342 average AGI)
from Campbell County, KY	1.12% ($43,486)
from Pendleton County, KY	0.79% ($33,885)
from Kenton County, KY	0.49% ($38,875)
from Hamilton County, OH	0.36% ($37,250)
from Boone County, KY	0.30% ($26,300)

7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.06%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.16% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($21,453 average AGI)
1.90% relocated to other states ($7,380 average AGI)
Bracken County: 1.90%
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 Mason County, KY	1.21% ($30,525 average AGI)
to Kenton County, KY	1.00% ($32,909)
to Campbell County, KY	0.97% ($28,594)
to Pendleton County, KY	0.60% ($32,000)
to Hamilton County, OH	0.42% ($34,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Births per 1000 population in Bracken County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Bracken County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bracken County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,463 (1,175 aged, 288 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,225

In family households: 7,212 (1,863 male householders, 480 female householders)
1,906 spouses, 2,531 children (2,318 natural, 25 adopted, 188 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 91 other relatives, 131 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,013 (446 male householders (361 living alone)), 434 female householders (410 living alone)), 133 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 54 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 992 2-persons, 623 3-persons, 442 4-persons, 200 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 771 1-person, 90 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

1,426 married couples with children.
468 single-parent households (123 men, 345 women).

98.6% of residents of Bracken County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $45,524,000 ($5228 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $661,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,362,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,397,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $377,000
Federal grants: $11,342,000
Federal procurement contracts: $398,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,649,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $560,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,039,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,292,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 548

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

Deaths: 435

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

Net international migration: -3

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +293

Here:	+34 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Bracken County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 111
1995 to 1998: 289
1990 to 1994: 322
1980 to 1989: 453
1970 to 1979: 552
1960 to 1969: 315
1950 to 1959: 231
1940 to 1949: 225
1939 or earlier: 1,217

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

1 room: 1
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 45
4 rooms: 383
5 rooms: 671
6 rooms: 542
7 rooms: 420
8 rooms: 257
9 or more rooms: 162

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

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 105
4 rooms: 199
5 rooms: 149
6 rooms: 146
7 rooms: 87
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 25

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

no bedroom: 1
1 bedroom: 73
2 bedrooms: 707
3 bedrooms: 1,279
4 bedrooms: 340
5 or more bedrooms: 81

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bracken County:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 124
2 bedrooms: 323
3 bedrooms: 194
4 bedrooms: 84
5 or more bedrooms: 13

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

no vehicle: 135
1 vehicle: 587
2 vehicles: 1,024
3 vehicles: 448
4 vehicles: 224
5 or more vehicles: 63

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

no vehicle: 86
1 vehicle: 289
2 vehicles: 254
3 vehicles: 103
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 3

63% of Bracken 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, 59% lived in Kentucky.

Bracken County:	63.0%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 6843
Northeast: 65
Midwest: 994
South: 269
West: 61

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (36%)
Utility gas (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (37%)
Electricity (36%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80

Here:	7.6%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	5.5%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 7

Here:	3.0%
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)

Bracken County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $236,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $857,000
Health Services - Other: $541,000

General - Other: $368,000

General Public Buildings: $146,000

Parks & Recreation: $145,000

Central Staff Services: $130,000

Corrections - Other: $121,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $55,000

Financial Administration: $26,000

Police Protection: $26,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $16,000

Fire Protection: $15,000

Solid Waste Management: $15,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $70,000
Housing & Community Development: $14,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $7,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
All Other: $5,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $43,000
Property Sale Other: $29,000

Interest Earnings: $19,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $30,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,065,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $735,000
All Other: $420,000

Health & Hospitals: $285,000
Tax - Property: $739,000
Motor Vehicle License: $62,000

Public Utilities: $33,000

NEC: $8,000

Individual Income: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $759,000

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