Fleming County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 14,610 (21% urban, 79% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,229
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,138

% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

Land area: 351 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 42 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	18.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This county:	7.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.9%), Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Retail trade (12.4%), Construction (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Fleming County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
Black (1.4%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 6,754	(49.0%)
Females: 7,038	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,092
County population in 2003: 14,383
Jobs in 2003: 3,935

Fleming County,KY real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 6,732
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Fleming County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,063 ($27,990 in 2000)

This county	$31,063
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,016

Fleming County	$83,016
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median monthly rent in 2000: $318
Institutionalized population: 101
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Fleming County in 2000: $621

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 20
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 9
Thefts: 5
Auto thefts: 2

Fleming County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Fleming County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $383 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fleming County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.

Cities in this county include: Flemingsburg, Ewing, Hillsboro.

Neighboring counties: Bath County , Lewis County , Mason County , Nicholas County , Robertson County , Rowan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Fleming County: Marthas Mills (A), Mount Hope Camp (B), Ringos Mills (C), Belle Grove Springs (D), Carpenter Corners (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fleming County include: Hedger Chapel (A), Pleasant Valley Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Eden Chapel (D), Johnson Church (E), Mount Vernon Church (F), Mount Tabor Church (G), Ramey Chapel (H), Crane Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Andrews Cemetery (1), Arnold Cemetery (2), Sunnyside Cemetery (3), Newman Cemetery (4), Log Union Cemetery (5), Hillsboro Cemetery (6), Mount Vernon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Sycamore Lake (A), Park Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beechy Creek (A), Mud Lick Creek (B), Mud Sock Branch (C), Mudlick Branch (D), Big Run (E), Black Stairs Branch (F), Bluebank Branch (G), Brushy Fork (H), Buckner Branch (I). Display/hide their locations 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: 412
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 25 (76% naturalized citizens)

Fleming County:	0.2%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 10
1990 to 1994: 4
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

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

Fleming County marital status for males

Fleming County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,045
One, attached: 37
Two: 99
3 or 4: 76
5 to 9: 139
10 to 19: 4
20 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 1,701
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Fleming County with a mortgage: 1,136 (64 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 951

Agriculture in Fleming County
Average size of farms: 171 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31698
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $172.11
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.45%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25376
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.20%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.16%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46176
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.40
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.37%
Corn for grain: 1777 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 548 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3442 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 45 acres

Fleming County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/15/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Wood products (7%)
Utilities (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (13%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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

Germany (52%)
Mexico (24%)
Guatemala (24%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Fleming County:

United States or American (55%)
English (9%)
Irish (8%)
German (8%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Fleming County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,560 (77%)
Carpooled: 853 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
Walked: 154 (3%)
Other means: 41 (1%)
Worked at home: 266 (5%)

People in group quarters in Fleming County, Kentucky

101 people in nursing homes
9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
8 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,678.

5.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.52%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.99% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($20,167 average AGI)
1.53% relocated from other states ($8,537 average AGI)
Fleming County: 1.53%
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 Mason County, KY	0.98% ($25,146 average AGI)
from Rowan County, KY	0.82% ($24,175)
from Lewis County, KY	0.29% ($37,286)
from Bath County, KY	0.25% ($20,917)

6.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,587 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.82% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($21,668 average AGI)
1.24% relocated to other states ($5,919 average AGI)
Fleming County: 1.24%
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 Mason County, KY	0.89% ($30,909 average AGI)
to Rowan County, KY	0.85% ($23,786)
to Lewis County, KY	0.37% ($22,833)
to Bath County, KY	0.30% ($18,600)
to Fayette County, KY	0.30% ($27,400)
to Montgomery County, KY	0.28% ($25,429)
to Nicholas County, KY	0.26% ($20,385)

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

Births per 1000 population in Fleming County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Fleming County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fleming County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,469 (1,952 aged, 517 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,669

In family households: 12,029 (3,169 male householders, 794 female householders)
3,243 spouses, 4,253 children (3,988 natural, 50 adopted, 215 stepchildren), 126 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 58 other relatives, 245 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,640 (632 male householders (509 living alone)), 781 female householders (739 living alone)), 227 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 123 (100 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,666 2-persons, 1,079 3-persons, 791 4-persons, 301 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,248 1-person, 122 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

97.6% of residents of Fleming County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $93,360,000 ($6448 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $775,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,328,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,893,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,871,000
Federal grants: $36,750,000
Federal procurement contracts: $718,000 ($105,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,800,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $562,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,224,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,718,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 946

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 798

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

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

Net internal migration: +687

Here:	+47 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Fleming County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.30 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 242
1995 to 1998: 793
1990 to 1994: 442
1980 to 1989: 825
1970 to 1979: 950
1960 to 1969: 677
1950 to 1959: 482
1940 to 1949: 426
1939 or earlier: 1,283

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 50
4 rooms: 595
5 rooms: 999
6 rooms: 1,050
7 rooms: 674
8 rooms: 493
9 or more rooms: 338

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 156
4 rooms: 286
5 rooms: 286
6 rooms: 207
7 rooms: 89
8 rooms: 73
9 or more rooms: 31

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

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 114
2 bedrooms: 1,136
3 bedrooms: 2,330
4 bedrooms: 565
5 or more bedrooms: 78

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fleming County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 191
2 bedrooms: 448
3 bedrooms: 369
4 bedrooms: 125
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 318
1 vehicle: 1,111
2 vehicles: 1,723
3 vehicles: 819
4 vehicles: 192
5 or more vehicles: 66

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

no vehicle: 212
1 vehicle: 459
2 vehicles: 355
3 vehicles: 89
4 vehicles: 23
5 or more vehicles: 0

61% of Fleming County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Kentucky.

Fleming County:	61.5%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 11807
Northeast: 219
Midwest: 1203
South: 402
West: 124

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Wood (15%)
Utility gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Utility gas (17%)
Wood (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 122

Here:	7.3%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	0.6%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39

Here:	10.5%
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)

Fleming County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $525,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,100,000
Health Services - Other: $646,000

General - Other: $527,000

Corrections - Other: $216,000

General Public Buildings: $139,000

Financial Administration: $119,000

Central Staff Services: $110,000

Police Protection: $87,000

Parks & Recreation: $61,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $41,000

Sewerage: $30,000

Fire Protection: $25,000

Natural Resources - Other: $2,000

Air Transportation: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $145,000
General - Interest on Debt: $456,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $6,515,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,258,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,515,000
Other, NEC: $2,167,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $91,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $520,000
General Revenue, NEC: $122,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $149,000
Regular Highways: $16,000

Health - Other: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,076,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,515,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $884,000
All Other: $338,000

Health & Hospitals: $182,000
Tax - Property: $779,000
Public Utilities: $66,000

NEC: $17,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $480,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

1999: 750
2000: 759
2001: 734
2002: 740
2003: 770
2004: 783
2005: 727
2006: 741

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

1999: 126
2000: 114
2001: 109
2002: 102
2003: 98
2004: 100
2005: 100
2006: 97

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

1999: 624
2000: 645
2001: 625
2002: 638
2003: 672
2004: 683
2005: 627
2006: 644

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

1999: 73
2000: 71
2001: 69
2002: 67
2003: 71
2004: 77
2005: 69
2006: 72

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

1999: 443
2000: 464
2001: 443
2002: 456
2003: 475
2004: 480
2005: 436
2006: 449

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

1999: 234
2000: 224
2001: 222
2002: 217
2003: 224
2004: 226
2005: 222
2006: 220

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

1999: 324
2000: 326
2001: 322
2002: 314
2003: 315
2004: 327
2005: 317
2006: 317

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

1999: 254
2000: 254
2001: 264
2002: 274
2003: 291
2004: 298
2005: 268
2006: 319

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