Breathitt County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 12,53296.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1721.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1261.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 810.6%Two or more races
  • 470.4%Asian alone
  • 250.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $105,174

Here:	$105,174
State:	$202,714

Townhouses or other attached units: $224,213

Here:	$224,213
State:	$210,849

In 2-unit structures: $98,245

Here:	$98,245
State:	$192,751

Mobile homes: $52,926

Here:	$52,926
State:	$65,175

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: 1
• Thefts: 3
• Auto thefts: 1

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $862 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $387 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Breathitt County is $374 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oakdale, Jackson, Hardshell, Haddix, Canoe, Taulbee, Rousseau.

Neighboring counties: Alamosa County, Colorado , Boyle County , Hopkins County , Knott County , Perry County, Missouri .

Current college students: 677
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 76 (68.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 582000 to 2009
• 01990 to 1999
• 141980 to 1989
• 61970 to 1979
• 7Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,369
• One, attached: 41
• Two: 85
• 3 or 4: 143
• 5 to 9: 195
• 10 to 19: 33
• 20 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 2,444
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Breathitt County with a mortgage: 1,136 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,721

Religion statistics for Breathitt County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Breathitt County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 9, 2018 - February 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4358, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 11, 2015 to July 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4239: August 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4239, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, 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 Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2011 to June 23, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4008: July 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 4008, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 03, 2009 to May 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1841: May 29, 2009, FEMA Id: 1841, 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
• 25 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

2.88% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($24,736 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.88% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($24,736 average AGI)
0.84% relocated from other states ($12,085 average AGI)

Breathitt County:	0.84%
Kentucky average:	2.65%

from Perry County, KY

0.68% ($21,240 average AGI)

3.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($33,185 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.63% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($33,185 average AGI)
1.05% relocated to other states ($14,081 average AGI)

Breathitt County:	1.05%
Kentucky average:	2.75%

to Perry County, KY

0.78% ($33,276 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Breathitt County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,591 (846 living alone), Female householders: 2,810 (794 living alone)

• 2,535 spouses (2,535 opposite-sex spouses), 245 unmarried partners, (245 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,878 children (2,662 natural, 86 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 611 grandchildren, 184 brothers or sisters, 204 parents, 0 foster children, 331 other relatives, 301 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 363

Size of family households: 1,861 2-persons, 795 3-persons, 562 4-persons, 242 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,637 1-person, 139 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

1,269 married couples with children.
652 single-parent households (220 men, 432 women).

98.8% of residents of Breathitt speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $134,011,000 ($8,409 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,207,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,414,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,238,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $444,000
Federal grants: $57,482,000
Federal procurement contracts: $397,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,037,000 ($608,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $710,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $243,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,444,000

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

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.63 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Breathitt County, Kentucky
• 4722014 or later
• 1512010 to 2013
• 8192000 to 2009
• 1,3201990 to 1999
• 1,3311980 to 1989
• 9231970 to 1979
• 5791960 to 1969
• 3771950 to 1959
• 3001940 to 1949
• 2371939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Breathitt County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Breathitt County, Kentucky
• 371 room
• 182 rooms
• 453 rooms
• 6504 rooms
• 9705 rooms
• 7586 rooms
• 6257 rooms
• 3338 rooms
• 3729+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Breathitt County, Kentucky
• 531 room
• 572 rooms
• 963 rooms
• 4624 rooms
• 4745 rooms
• 2396 rooms
• 1337 rooms
• 348 rooms
• 149+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Breathitt County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Breathitt County, Kentucky
• 32no bedroom
• 781 bedroom
• 1,0052 bedrooms
• 2,0103 bedrooms
• 5434 bedrooms
• 1505+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Breathitt County, Kentucky
• 57no bedroom
• 1581 bedroom
• 6712 bedrooms
• 5913 bedrooms
• 494 bedrooms
• 385+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Breathitt County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Breathitt County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 418no vehicle
• 1,1261 vehicle
• 1,3242 vehicles
• 6513 vehicles
• 1784 vehicles
• 1245+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Breathitt County in renter-occupied apartments
• 423no vehicle
• 7611 vehicle
• 2532 vehicles
• 1243 vehicles
• 114 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.9% of Breathitt County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 10,950
• Other state: 1,878
• Northeast: 136
• Midwest: 1,213
• South: 404
• West: 122

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,339
• Number of aged recipients: 94
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,245
• Number of recipients under 18: 258
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,693
• Number of recipients older than 64: 388
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 660
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,109

Breathitt County on our top lists:

• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"