Estill County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.0%), Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Retail trade (11.8%), Construction (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Estill County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 7,410	(48.4%)
Females: 7,897	(51.6%)

Recent posts about Estill County, Kentucky on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Estill County is mentioned 20 times on our forum:

	Louisville perception  (188 replies)
	Which county (Jackson, Rockcastle, Estill) would be be best for us?  (6 replies)
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	Estill Co. Ky  (4 replies)
	Lee / Owsley / Estill Counties  (3 replies)

Estill County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$27,885
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$315
State:	$446

Estill County:	$65,662
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $98,413

Here:	$98,413
State:	$160,589

In 2-unit structures: $104,451

Here:	$104,451
State:	$137,715

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $166,278

Here:	$166,278
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $28,636

Here:	$28,636
State:	$33,636

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 22
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 19
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	26.4%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	11.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Estill 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 $548 a month.

Cities in this county include: Irvine, Ravenna, Red Lick, Station Camp.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Jackson County , Lee County , Madison County , Powell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Estill County: Cottage Furnace Picnic Area (A), Cottage Furnace Ruins (B), Estill Furnace Ruins (C), Rice Station (D), Station Camp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Estill County include: Pitts Mission Church (A), Wagersville Church (B), Mountain Chapel (C), Barnes Mountain Church (D), Station Camp Church (E), Grace Chapel (F), Beaver Pond Church (G), Corinth Church (H), Beech Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tuttle Cemetery (1), Alcorn Cemetery (2), Alexander Cemetery (3), Owens Cemetery (4), Tipton Cemetery (5), Antioch Cemetery (6), Arthur Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Puckett Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beth Branch (A), Bicknell Branch (B), Big Doe Creek (C), Big Sinking Creek (D), Billey Fork (E), Blue Run (F), Noland Creek (G), Buck Creek (H), Oldham Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Drip Rock Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.7%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 385
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 40 (55% naturalized citizens)

Estill County:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 34.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,398
• One, attached: 34
• Two: 133
• 3 or 4: 139
• 5 to 9: 227
• 10 to 19: 75
• 20 or more: 30
• Mobile homes: 1,773
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Estill County with a mortgage: 1,157 (78 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,297

Here:	47.1% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Estill County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 63 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Estill County-area historical earthquake activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 81% 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 35.4 miles away from Estill 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 31.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 71.3 miles away from Estill County center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from Estill County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,123 (77%) Carpooled: 1,015 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%) Walked: 68 (1%) Other means: 51 (1%) Worked at home: 78 (1%)

5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.30%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.21% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($20,161 average AGI)
1.09% relocated from other states ($4,085 average AGI)

Estill County:	1.09%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Madison County, KY	1.82% ($28,600 average AGI)
from Powell County, KY	0.43% ($16,400)
from Clark County, KY	0.32% ($18,867)
from Fayette County, KY	0.32% ($28,733)

4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,140 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.90%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.15% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($24,044 average AGI)
0.75% relocated to other states ($3,092 average AGI)

Estill County:	0.75%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Madison County, KY	1.89% ($31,409 average AGI)
to Clark County, KY	0.45% ($22,143)
to Fayette County, KY	0.34% ($26,875)
to Powell County, KY	0.28% ($17,846)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,247 (2,336 aged, 911 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,348 (3,210 male householders, 1,235 female householders)

  3,401 spouses, 4,579 children (4,189 natural, 94 adopted, 296 stepchildren), 320 grandchildren, 138 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 167 other relatives, 231 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,820 (796 male householders (674 living alone)), 849 female householders (835 living alone)), 175 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 139 (119 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,934 2-persons, 1,250 3-persons, 845 4-persons, 290 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,509 1-person, 120 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

98.4% of residents of Estill County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $108,266,000 ($7140 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,366,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,472,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,163,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $426,000
Federal grants: $29,784,000
Federal procurement contracts: $736,000 ($358,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,685,000 ($1,218,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $578,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,503,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,625,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.88 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

58% of Estill County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Kentucky.

Estill County:	58.3%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 13385
• Northeast: 85
• Midwest: 1180
• South: 439
• West: 178

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,900

Here:	2.2%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	2.0%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	21.3%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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