Calloway County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.1%), Manufacturing (17.7%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Calloway County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	34.5 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 16,488	(48.2%)
Females: 17,689	(51.8%)

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Calloway County:	2.3 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,036
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$410
State:	$446

Calloway County:	$112,313
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $154,387

Here:	$154,387
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $536,167

Here:	$536,167
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $147,831

Here:	$147,831
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $159,579

Here:	$159,579
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $387,946

Here:	$387,946
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $31,597

Here:	$31,597
State:	$33,636

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 123
• Thefts: 165
• Auto thefts: 18

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 132
• Thefts: 132
• Auto thefts: 19

This county:	16.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calloway County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $515 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $634 a month.

Cities in this county include: Murray, Fort Campbell North, Hazel, Kirksey, New Concord, Shiloh.

Neighboring counties: Henry County, Tennessee , Graves County , Marshall County , Stewart County, Tennessee , Trigg County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Calloway County: Center Ridge Cabin Area (A), Taylors Store (B), The Oaks Country Club (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Calloway County include: Union Grove Church (A), Almo Church (B), Temple Hill Church (C), Pleasant Valley Church (D), Sulphur Springs Church (E), Sugar Creek Church (F), Story Chapel (G), Good Shephard Church (H), Spring Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lone Oak Cemetery (1), Parker Cemetery (2), Tucker Cemetery (3), Outland Cemetery (4), England Cemetery (5), Oak Level Cemetery (6), Bailey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Creek (A), Beechy Creek (B), Muck Branch (C), Blood River (D), Boyds Branch (E), Brush Creek (F), Brushy Creek (G), Bullfrog Branch (H), Owen Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Calloway County: Kenlake State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.2%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 6,520
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 918 (22% naturalized citizens)

Calloway County:	2.7%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,169
• One, attached: 256
• Two: 899
• 3 or 4: 820
• 5 to 9: 661
• 10 to 19: 267
• 20 or more: 75
• Mobile homes: 2,922

Housing units in Calloway County with a mortgage: 3,526 (245 second mortgage, 568 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,678

Here:	56.8% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Calloway County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 4.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 66 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Calloway County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from Calloway County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the 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 98.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.3 miles away from Calloway County center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 93.6 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 72.4 miles away from Calloway County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,382 (80%) Carpooled: 1,656 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 96 (1%) Ferryboat: 37 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 47 (0%) Walked: 811 (5%) Other means: 40 (0%) Worked at home: 444 (3%)

8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.57%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.38% of residents moved from foreign countries ($199 average AGI)

Calloway County:	0.38%
Kentucky average:	0.12%

3.88% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($12,217 average AGI)
4.31% relocated from other states ($15,169 average AGI)

Calloway County:	4.31%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Marshall County, KY	0.82% ($25,179 average AGI)
from Graves County, KY	0.70% ($26,407)
from Henry County, TN	0.50% ($21,207)
from McCracken County, KY	0.45% ($28,500)
from Christian County, KY	0.21% ($30,875)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.21% ($18,667)
from Davidson County, TN	0.14% ($24,250)

7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.65%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.25% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($10,747 average AGI)
4.40% relocated to other states ($17,664 average AGI)

Calloway County:	4.40%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Marshall County, KY	0.65% ($26,095 average AGI)
to Graves County, KY	0.62% ($28,493)
to McCracken County, KY	0.48% ($25,364)
to Henry County, TN	0.45% ($25,922)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.30% ($21,765)
to Davidson County, TN	0.27% ($21,903)
to Hopkins County, KY	0.11% ($28,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,751 (4,858 aged, 893 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 24,513 (6,980 male householders, 1,678 female householders)

  7,167 spouses, 7,607 children (6,814 natural, 230 adopted, 563 stepchildren), 260 grandchildren, 149 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 164 other relatives, 396 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,661 (2,283 male householders (1,629 living alone)), 2,881 female householders (2,460 living alone)), 1,497 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,003 (547 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,495 2-persons, 2,010 3-persons, 1,526 4-persons, 470 5-persons, 130 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,089 1-person, 842 2-persons, 155 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

94.8% of residents of Calloway County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $175,707,000 ($5051 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,867,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,005,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,657,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,865,000
Federal grants: $26,786,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,709,000 ($297,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,685,000 ($684,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $502,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,499,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,570,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.31 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

53% of Calloway County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Kentucky.

Calloway County:	52.8%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 20812
• Northeast: 731
• Midwest: 5819
• South: 4861
• West: 890

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,300

Here:	4.3%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	1.8%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	4.4%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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