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Estill County, Kentucky (KY)



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Estill County, KY mapCounty population in 2005: 15,089 (27% urban, 73% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,515
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,593
% of renters here:  26%
State:  29%
Land area: 254 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 59 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  26.4%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  11.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

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

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Estill County, Kentucky:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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

Males: 7,410  (48.4%)
Females: 7,897  (51.6%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,344
County population in 2003: 15,253
Jobs in 2003: 2,713

Estill County,KY real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 6,035
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.3%

Average household size:
Estill County:  2.5 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,878 ($23,318 in 2000)
This county  $25,878
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,525
Estill County  $65,525
Kentucky:  $103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $332
Institutionalized population: 117
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Estill County in 2000: $560


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

Estill County races chart


Estill County, KY map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Estill County Kentucky:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.2%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $316 (0.6%)

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.

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


Estill County close-up map

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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

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  6.6%
Kentucky:  5.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 5
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 9
  • 1975 to 1979: 11
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 11

Mean travel time to work: 34.9 minutes

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

Estill County marital status for males

Estill County marital status for females

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


Agriculture in Estill County
Average size of farms: 140 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8444
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $139.64
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.22%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9461
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.01%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46673
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.99
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.58%
Corn for grain: 768 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 661 harvested acres
Vegetables: 62 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 44 acres

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.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)


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



  • Iran (28%)
  • Japan (23%)
  • India (23%)
  • Peru (23%)
  • Chile (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Estill County:



  • United States or American (55%)
  • English (13%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • German (8%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • European (1%)

Estill County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

People in group quarters in Estill County, Kentucky
  • 93 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,049.

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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



Births per 1000 population in Estill County

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



Deaths per 1000 population in Estill County

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



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Estill County

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


Households: 15,168
  • 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.

2,404 married couples with children.
930 single-parent households (196 men, 734 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,019
Here:  68 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 889
Here:  59 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +3
Here:  +0 per 1000 residents
State:  +7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -323
Here:  -21 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Estill County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.4
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 187
  • 1995 to 1998: 554
  • 1990 to 1994: 478
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,148
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,575
  • 1960 to 1969: 747
  • 1950 to 1959: 588
  • 1940 to 1949: 479
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,068


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Estill County, Kentucky:

  • 1 room: 15
  • 2 rooms: 15
  • 3 rooms: 71
  • 4 rooms: 832
  • 5 rooms: 1,401
  • 6 rooms: 994
  • 7 rooms: 544
  • 8 rooms: 378
  • 9 or more rooms: 265


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Estill County, Kentucky:

  • 1 room: 16
  • 2 rooms: 89
  • 3 rooms: 178
  • 4 rooms: 613
  • 5 rooms: 365
  • 6 rooms: 197
  • 7 rooms: 85
  • 8 rooms: 20
  • 9 or more rooms: 30


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Estill County:

  • no bedroom: 15
  • 1 bedroom: 136
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,465
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,343
  • 4 bedrooms: 421
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 135


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Estill County:

  • no bedroom: 26
  • 1 bedroom: 278
  • 2 bedrooms: 818
  • 3 bedrooms: 367
  • 4 bedrooms: 69
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 35


Cars and other vehicles available in Estill County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 441
  • 1 vehicle: 1,089
  • 2 vehicles: 1,894
  • 3 vehicles: 755
  • 4 vehicles: 241
  • 5 or more vehicles: 95


Cars and other vehicles available in Estill County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 381
  • 1 vehicle: 714
  • 2 vehicles: 411
  • 3 vehicles: 60
  • 4 vehicles: 20
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Electricity (40%)
  • Utility gas (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (40%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39
Here:  2.2%
Kentucky:  11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here:  2.0%
Kentucky:  10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64
Here:  21.3%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Estill County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $357,000
    Solid Waste Management: $313,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,026,000
    Regular Highways: $630,000
    Corrections - Other: $383,000
    Central Staff Services: $132,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $94,000
    Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    Fire Protection: $73,000
    Police Protection: $70,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Health Services - Other: $44,000
    General Public Buildings: $40,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $815,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $17,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $135,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $213,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $266,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $209,000
    Other, NEC: $199,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $67,000
    Water Utilities: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $426,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $419,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $759,000
    All Other: $298,000
    General Support: $59,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $383,000
    Property: $303,000
    Public Utilities: $44,000
    NEC: $19,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,101,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000

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