Elliott County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in July 2007: 7,139 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,171
Renter-occupied apartments: 467

% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

Land area: 234 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 29 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	25.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

2008 cost of living index in Elliott County: 75.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.3%), Construction (16.4%), Manufacturing (13.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Elliott County, Kentucky business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Elliott County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 3,291	(48.8%)
Females: 3,457	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,929
County population in 2003: 6,889
Jobs in 2003: 845

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,853
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.8%

Average household size:

Elliott County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,321 ($21,014 in 2000)

This county	$23,321
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,529

Elliott County	$71,529
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median monthly rent in 2000: $232
Institutionalized population: 57
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Elliott County in 2000: $555

Elliott County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Elliott County Kentucky:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 69.8%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 29.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $291 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Elliott County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sandy Hook, Isonville.

Neighboring counties: Carter County , Lawrence County , Morgan County , Rowan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Elliott County: Howard Shelter (A), Ruin (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Elliott County include: Wallow Hole Church (A), Lower Bruin Church (B), Beartown Church (C), Grundy Church (D), Little Fork Church (E), Fraley Chapel (F), Enterprise Church (G), Fannin Church (H), Fairview Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Parker Cemetery (1), Gray Cemetery (2), King Cemetery (3), Boggs Cemetery (4), Lytten Cemetery (5), Mabry Cemetery (6), Whitt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Lick (A), Bentley Branch (B), Benyan Creek (C), Neal Howard Creek (D), Big Fork (E), Big Gimlet Creek (F), Bill Branch (G), Bills Branch (H), Birchfield Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Elliott County: Grayson Lake Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Stark Post Office (A), Gimlet Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.1%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 176
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 52.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (100% naturalized citizens)

Elliott County:	0.2%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 48.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.6%

Elliott County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,789
One, attached: 17
Two: 16
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 40
10 to 19: 31
20 or more: 22
Mobile homes: 1,156
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Elliott County with a mortgage: 232 (12 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 408

Agriculture in Elliott County
Average size of farms: 131 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6601
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $244.50
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 35.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8490
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.12%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39943
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.49%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.78%
Corn for grain: 131 harvested acres
Vegetables: 11 harvested acres

Elliott County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 3.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/1/1974, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (29%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Mining (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (16%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Poland (58%)
Germany (42%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Elliott County:

United States or American (60%)
English (15%)
Irish (4%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Dutch (1%)

Elliott County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,395 (66%)
Carpooled: 557 (26%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (1%)
Walked: 37 (2%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 88 (4%)

57 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,525.

6.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.89%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.11% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($17,922 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($7,914 average AGI)
Elliott County: 1.78%
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 Carter County, KY	1.19% ($29,800 average AGI)
from Morgan County, KY	0.77% ($22,308)
from Rowan County, KY	0.77% ($16,000)

5.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,125 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.32%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.11% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($22,091 average AGI)
1.21% relocated to other states ($6,034 average AGI)
Elliott County: 1.21%
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 Rowan County, KY	1.21% ($26,800 average AGI)
to Carter County, KY	0.85% ($26,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Births per 1000 population in Elliott County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Elliott County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Elliott County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 860 (630 aged, 230 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1202.550
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 912.780

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30.29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 43.47

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,690

In family households: 5,925 (1,554 male householders, 365 female householders)
1,540 spouses, 2,028 children (1,875 natural, 32 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 79 other relatives, 116 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 765 (345 male householders (303 living alone)), 365 female householders (353 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 58 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 839 2-persons, 520 3-persons, 349 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 656 1-person, 54 2-persons.

99.1% of residents of Elliott County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $34,231,000 ($5008 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $127,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,587,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,042,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $172,000
Federal grants: $13,784,000
Federal procurement contracts: $134,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $513,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $80,260,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $74,000
Federal Government insurance: $770,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 432

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

Deaths: 368

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

Net international migration: -2

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

Net internal migration: +104

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Elliott County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.14 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 92
1995 to 1998: 301
1990 to 1994: 296
1980 to 1989: 615
1970 to 1979: 718
1960 to 1969: 315
1950 to 1959: 249
1940 to 1949: 200
1939 or earlier: 321

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elliott County, Kentucky:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 71 4 rooms: 465 5 rooms: 532 6 rooms: 500 7 rooms: 293 8 rooms: 183 9+ rooms: 117

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elliott County, Kentucky:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 66 4 rooms: 141 5 rooms: 113 6 rooms: 64 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 37 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elliott County:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 94 2 bedrooms: 661 3 bedrooms: 1,049 4 bedrooms: 281 5+ bedrooms: 80

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elliott County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 96 2 bedrooms: 181 3 bedrooms: 151 4 bedrooms: 35 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Elliott County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 237 1 vehicle: 602 2 vehicles: 865 3 vehicles: 310 4 vehicles: 110 5+ vehicles: 47

Cars and other vehicles available in Elliott County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 105 1 vehicle: 245 2 vehicles: 94 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

69% of Elliott County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Kentucky.

Elliott County:	69.2%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 5845
Northeast: 35
Midwest: 649
South: 187
West: 13

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%) Wood (17%) Coal or coke (4%) Utility gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Other fuel (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%) Wood (16%) Coal or coke (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	4.6%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Elliott County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $39,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $373,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $569,000
General - Other: $253,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000

General Public Buildings: $184,000

Fire Protection: $120,000

Central Staff Services: $104,000

Financial Administration: $78,000

Police Protection: $72,000

Libraries: $58,000

Health Services - Other: $33,000

Solid Waste Management: $24,000

Parks & Recreation: $14,000

Natural Resources - Other: $14,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $230,000
General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,005,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,960,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $37,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $20,000
General - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $321,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,074,000
Highways: $667,000
Tax - Property: $214,000
Public Utilities: $20,000

Motor Vehicle License: $3,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $523,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Elliott County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)