Caldwell County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.9%), Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Retail trade (13.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Caldwell County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	41.2 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 6,278	(48.1%)
Females: 6,782	(51.9%)

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Caldwell County:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,304
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$304
State:	$446

Caldwell County:	$78,733
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $110,554

Here:	$110,554
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,183

Here:	$95,183
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $99,990

Here:	$99,990
State:	$137,715

Mobile homes: $31,779

Here:	$31,779
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $137,500

Here:	$137,500
State:	$47,392

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 23
• Auto thefts: 5

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: 6
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	15.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Caldwell County is $357 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.

Cities in this county include: Princeton, Fredonia.

Neighboring counties: Christian County , Crittenden County , Hopkins County , Lyon County , Trigg County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: South Yard (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Caldwell County include: Union Grove Church (A), Walnut Grove Church (B), Sugar Creek Church (C), Good Springs Church (D), Lewistown Church (E), Beech Grove Church (F), Eddy Creek Church (G), Midway Church (H), Bethany Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Adamson Cemetery (1), Towery Cemetery (2), Asher Cemetery (3), Ausenbaugh Cemetery (4), Tandy Cemetery (5), Millwood Cemetery (6), Glass Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Rabbit Lake (A), Hopson Lake (B), Otter Pond (C), Smith Lake (D), Railroad Lake (E), Lake Beshear (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Creek (A), Blackburn Branch (B), O'Brion Branch (C), Brewster Creek (D), Briarfield Branch (E), Buchanan Creek (F), Orr Branch (G), Burns Creek (H), Caney Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Caldwell County: Jones-Keeney Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.4%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 456
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 59 (71% naturalized citizens)

Caldwell County:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,757
• One, attached: 45
• Two: 218
• 3 or 4: 38
• 5 to 9: 57
• 10 to 19: 32
• 20 or more: 84
• Mobile homes: 883
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Caldwell County with a mortgage: 1,330 (182 second mortgage, 117 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,305

Here:	50.5% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Caldwell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/24/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Caldwell County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from Caldwell County center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from Caldwell County center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from the county center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 72.6 miles away from Caldwell County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,539 (80%) Carpooled: 686 (12%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 86 (2%) Other means: 60 (1%) Worked at home: 260 (5%)

6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.00% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($18,301 average AGI)
2.13% relocated from other states ($9,957 average AGI)

Caldwell County:	2.13%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Lyon County, KY	0.97% ($27,636 average AGI)
from Hopkins County, KY	0.64% ($28,759)
from Crittenden County, KY	0.37% ($26,529)
from Christian County, KY	0.31% ($29,571)
from McCracken County, KY	0.26% ($33,417)
from Trigg County, KY	0.22% ($27,900)

5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,307 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.32% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($19,515 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($6,793 average AGI)

Caldwell County:	1.63%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Lyon County, KY	1.12% ($23,549 average AGI)
to Crittenden County, KY	0.42% ($21,579)
to Hopkins County, KY	0.42% ($22,947)
to Christian County, KY	0.40% ($28,167)
to McCracken County, KY	0.35% ($18,125)
to Trigg County, KY	0.31% ($32,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,712 (2,214 aged, 498 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,130 (3,260 male householders, 578 female householders)

  3,226 spouses, 3,393 children (3,041 natural, 38 adopted, 314 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 67 other relatives, 224 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,696 (662 male householders (599 living alone)), 919 female householders (893 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 234 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,873 2-persons, 969 3-persons, 666 4-persons, 238 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,492 1-person, 77 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

98.0% of residents of Caldwell County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $80,457,000 ($6247 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,889,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,618,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,475,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,919,000
Federal grants: $14,799,000
Federal procurement contracts: $896,000 ($96,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,750,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $353,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $773,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,829,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.16 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

63% of Caldwell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Kentucky.

Caldwell County:	62.9%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 10916
• Northeast: 190
• Midwest: 915
• South: 727
• West: 220

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,600

Here:	3.4%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	3.3%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	5.9%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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