County population in 2014: 13,409 (18% urban, 82% rural); it was 16,100 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,355 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,884 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,721 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,255 (it was 1,449 in 2000)
% of renters here:
23%
State:
31%
Land area: 495 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 27 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Breathitt County: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (50.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.9%), Public administration (11.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $658 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $387 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 32.9%
(32.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 63.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.5% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 35.8% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 32.2%
Breathitt County:
32.2%
Kentucky:
18.5%
(32.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 58.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.5% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 35.9% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 41 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 19 years old, American Indian residents: 66 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 16 years old)
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.
Current college students: 677 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 57.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 65 (9% naturalized citizens)
Breathitt County:
0.4%
Whole state:
2.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 22
1990 to 1994: 16
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 9
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 6
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 7
Note: State values scaled to Breathitt County population
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: 3,755
One, attached: 59
Two: 100
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 129
10 to 19: 21
20 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 2,635
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19
Housing units in Breathitt County with a mortgage: 665 (40 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,303
Here:
33.8% with mortgage
State:
64.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Breathitt County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
1,563
20
Mainline Protestant
448
6
Catholic
35
1
Other
3
1
None
11,829
-
Breathitt 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: 4
Breathitt County:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Breathitt County:
5.10 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:
3.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Breathitt County:
14.2%
Kentucky:
11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Breathitt County:
35.5%
State:
30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
18.6%
State:
15.9%
Agriculture in Breathitt County:
Average size of farms: 245 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6,425 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $520.53 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.97% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $5,492 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.63% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.35% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20,994 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.34% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.17 Corn for grain: 235 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 12 harvested acres Vegetables: 6 harvested acres Land in orchards: 8 acres
Earthquake activity:
Breathitt County-area historical earthquake activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 57.2 miles away from Breathitt 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 51.7 miles away from the 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, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 255.6 miles away from the county center On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 124.2 miles away from the county center On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from Breathitt County center On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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
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
Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 26, 2004 to June 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1523: June 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1523, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
22 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Breathitt County (32) is a lot greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 28 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 23, Storms: 20, Tornadoes: 12, Winter Storms: 6, Mudslides: 5, Landslides: 3, Snows: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Community and social service occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Pakistan (31%)
India (17%)
Netherlands (14%)
Japan (12%)
Spain (11%)
Philippines (8%)
Panama (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Breathitt County (%):
United States or American (47%)
English (19%)
Irish (11%)
German (5%)
Scotch-Irish (5%)
Scottish (2%)
Italian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,395 (71%)
Carpooled: 1,002 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 55 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Walked: 132 (3%)
Other means: 42 (1%)
Worked at home: 127 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 2000:
157 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
121 people in nursing homes
65 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 2010:
94 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
83 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
71 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
59 people in college/university student housing
15 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $39,754.
3.31% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($22,485 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.31%
Kentucky average:
6.18%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.20% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($14,258 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($8,227 average AGI)
Breathitt County:
1.10%
Kentucky average:
2.68%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
4.19% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,249 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.19%
Kentucky average:
6.19%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.10% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($21,024 average AGI)
1.09% relocated to other states ($7,231 average AGI)
Breathitt County:
1.09%
Kentucky average:
2.68%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3
Births per 1000 population in Breathitt County
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 2014: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population in Breathitt County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Breathitt County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 18.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Breathitt County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Breathitt County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,095 (1,755 aged, 1,340 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 441 (13%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (431)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (246)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (69)
Malignant neoplasm without specification of site (66)
Septicaemia, unspecified (66)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (64)
Pneumonia, unspecified (63)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.27 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 22,489 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 345 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 93,286
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,172 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,159
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,556
In family households: 11,610 (2,475 male householders, 1,334 female householders)
2,751 spouses, 3,734 children (3,418 natural, 104 adopted, 212 stepchildren), 470 grandchildren, 153 brothers or sisters, 121 parents, 196 other relatives, 282 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,946 (821 male householders (710 living alone)), 864 female householders (766 living alone)), 261 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 322 (154 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,626 2-persons, 1,034 3-persons, 708 4-persons, 289 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.
2,616 married couples with children.
959 single-parent households (196 men, 763 women).
97.9% of residents of Breathitt County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island 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:
Births: 934
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 958
Here:
60 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +14
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -112
Here:
-7 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Breathitt County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.63 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.3
State:
5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 101
2000 to 2009: 962
1990 to 1999: 1,308
1980 to 1989: 1,106
1970 to 1979: 1,254
1960 to 1969: 558
1950 to 1959: 402
1940 to 1949: 339
1939 or earlier: 192
Note: State values scaled to Breathitt population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Breathitt County, Kentucky
Note: State values scaled to Breathitt County population
no vehicle: 661
1 vehicle: 1,598
2 vehicles: 1,711
3 vehicles: 563
4 vehicles: 130
5+ vehicles: 58
no vehicle: 482
1 vehicle: 628
2 vehicles: 266
3 vehicles: 56
4 vehicles: 17
5+ vehicles: 0
69% of Breathitt County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kentucky.
Breathitt County:
68.9%
State average:
56.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,954
Northeast: 113
Midwest: 1,572
South: 346
West: 36
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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