Franklin County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	35%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Public administration (26.6%), Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Manufacturing (13.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Franklin County, Kentucky:

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

Males: 23,066	(48.4%)
Females: 24,621	(51.6%)

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Franklin County:	2.3 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,847
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$483
State:	$446

Franklin County:	$127,218
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $165,329

Here:	$165,329
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $314,030

Here:	$314,030
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $138,794

Here:	$138,794
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,965

Here:	$107,965
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $50,383

Here:	$50,383
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $34,577

Here:	$34,577
State:	$33,636

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 53
• Thefts: 86
• Auto thefts: 20

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 96
• Auto thefts: 17

This county:	10.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $804 a month.

Cities in this county include: Frankfort, Bald Knob, Peaks Mill.

2005 air pollution in Franklin County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Henry County , Owen County , Scott County , Shelby County , Woodford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Lanes Mill (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Franklin County include: Victory Chapel (A), Antioch Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Pleasant View Church (F), Mount Vernon Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H), Roberts Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bailey Cemetery (1), Sudduth Cemetery (2), Moore Cemetery (3), Hutcherson Cemetery (4), Waits Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Glass Pond (A), Hickory Hill Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boone Branch (A), North Benson Creek (B), Brighton Branch (C), Oakland Branch (D), Buck Run (E), Penitentiary Branch (F), Cedar Run (G), Pleasant Branch (H), Davis Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.0%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 2,644
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 916 (33% naturalized citizens)

Franklin County:	1.9%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,737
• One, attached: 383
• Two: 1,279
• 3 or 4: 1,733
• 5 to 9: 1,002
• 10 to 19: 918
• 20 or more: 892
• Mobile homes: 1,446
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 7,419 (828 second mortgage, 1,241 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,059

Here:	70.8% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Franklin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/29/1979, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people

Franklin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 93% 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 50.3 miles away from Franklin 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 54.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.6 miles away from Franklin County center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 98.6 miles away from Franklin County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,552 (80%) Carpooled: 3,395 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 97 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Taxi: 17 (0%) Motorcycle: 26 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 497 (2%) Other means: 115 (0%) Worked at home: 576 (2%)

6.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($21,549 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($11,143 average AGI)

Franklin County:	1.90%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Fayette County, KY	0.83% ($34,069 average AGI)
from Anderson County, KY	0.71% ($31,123)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.43% ($27,405)
from Shelby County, KY	0.27% ($28,226)
from Scott County, KY	0.24% ($36,261)
from Woodford County, KY	0.21% ($38,366)
from Owen County, KY	0.13% ($32,040)

6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,708 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.77% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($26,365 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($9,342 average AGI)

Franklin County:	1.66%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Fayette County, KY	0.97% ($33,984 average AGI)
to Anderson County, KY	0.88% ($35,351)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.50% ($35,577)
to Shelby County, KY	0.36% ($31,333)
to Scott County, KY	0.28% ($51,182)
to Woodford County, KY	0.27% ($36,154)
to Owen County, KY	0.20% ($30,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,956 (6,873 aged, 2,083 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 37,672 (9,396 male householders, 3,435 female householders)

  9,722 spouses, 13,052 children (11,692 natural, 239 adopted, 1,121 stepchildren), 565 grandchildren, 243 brothers or sisters, 211 parents, 400 other relatives, 648 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,193 (2,819 male householders (2,350 living alone)), 4,240 female householders (3,733 living alone)), 1,134 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,822 (618 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,956 2-persons, 3,360 3-persons, 2,452 4-persons, 758 5-persons, 234 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,083 1-person, 871 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

96.4% of residents of Franklin County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,365,820,000 ($28371 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $41,351,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $229,783,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $67,383,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,203,000
Federal grants: $1,017,845,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,013,000 ($1,156,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $32,593,000 ($18,790,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $21,009,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,782,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,980,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.94 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

52% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Kentucky.

Franklin County:	51.9%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 37882
• Northeast: 947
• Midwest: 3944
• South: 3070
• West: 720

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $118,800

Here:	15.6%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	13.9%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	10.8%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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