Garrard County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.5%), Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Retail trade (11.8%), Construction (10.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Garrard County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 7,274	(49.2%)
Females: 7,518	(50.8%)

Recent posts about Garrard County, Kentucky on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Garrard County is mentioned 18 times on our forum:

	We are Torn Between Louisville and Lexington  (37 replies)
	Amish areas  (22 replies)
	Louisville Metro Area on pace for nearly 12% growth in the 2000s  (12 replies)
	Any thoughts about Herrington Lake?  (10 replies)
	moving to Herrington Lake  (8 replies)
	Rural Nicholasville area Single Family Home Needed!  (7 replies)

Garrard County:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,998
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$385
State:	$446

Garrard County:	$117,805
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $154,819

Here:	$154,819
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $78,518

Here:	$78,518
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $137,350

Here:	$137,350
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,093

Here:	$129,093
State:	$141,483

Mobile homes: $41,888

Here:	$41,888
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000

Here:	$75,000
State:	$47,392

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 65
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 78
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	14.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Garrard County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $488 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lancaster, Bryantsville, Paint Lick.

Neighboring counties: Boyle County , Jessamine County , Lincoln County , Madison County , Mercer County , Rockcastle County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Garrard County: Gaskins Camp (A), Camp Dick Robinson (B), Castlewood Camp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Garrard County include: Lanes Chapel (A), Old Paint Lick Church (B), Gilbert Henry Church (C), Gilberts Creek Church (D), Pleasant Valley Church (E), Good Hope Church (F), Beech Grove Church (G), Bethel Church (H), White Lick Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cartersville Cemetery (1), Payne Cemetery (2), Paint Lick Cemetery (3), Stringtown Cemetery (4), Collett Cemetery (5), Naylor Cemetery (6), Davis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Herrington Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boone Creek (A), North Fork Copper Creek (B), Broadus Branch (C), Paint Lick Creek (D), Caney Branch (E), Canoe Creek (F), Conn Branch (G), Crane Branch (H), Davis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.5%
Kentucky:	5.2%

Current college students: 476
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 237 (27% naturalized citizens)

Garrard County:	1.6%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 32.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,874
• One, attached: 108
• Two: 204
• 3 or 4: 239
• 5 to 9: 122
• Mobile homes: 852
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Garrard County with a mortgage: 2,000 (225 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 893

Here:	69.1% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Garrard County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 142 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 98 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,149 (76%) Carpooled: 1,223 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Walked: 74 (1%) Other means: 35 (1%) Worked at home: 288 (4%)

9.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.96%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.05% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($29,478 average AGI)
1.91% relocated from other states ($8,199 average AGI)

Garrard County:	1.91%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Jessamine County, KY	2.27% ($42,378 average AGI)
from Fayette County, KY	1.29% ($44,958)
from Madison County, KY	1.04% ($33,034)
from Lincoln County, KY	0.77% ($24,488)
from Boyle County, KY	0.64% ($41,778)
from Mercer County, KY	0.30% ($32,647)
from Pulaski County, KY	0.18% ($33,300)

8.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,294 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.41% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($25,085 average AGI)
1.11% relocated to other states ($4,209 average AGI)

Garrard County:	1.11%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Jessamine County, KY	1.42% ($28,359 average AGI)
to Madison County, KY	1.18% ($30,123)
to Lincoln County, KY	1.16% ($28,063)
to Boyle County, KY	0.94% ($36,942)
to Fayette County, KY	0.93% ($25,431)
to Mercer County, KY	0.25% ($26,714)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,426 (1,882 aged, 544 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,097 (3,519 male householders, 857 female householders)

  3,579 spouses, 4,293 children (3,825 natural, 53 adopted, 415 stepchildren), 198 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 258 other relatives, 221 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,595 (606 male householders (498 living alone)), 788 female householders (719 living alone)), 201 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 100 (96 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,923 2-persons, 1,084 3-persons, 871 4-persons, 331 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,217 1-person, 156 2-persons, 21 3-persons.

96.8% of residents of Garrard County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $68,940,000 ($4265 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,404,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,009,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,591,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $413,000
Federal grants: $14,566,000
Federal procurement contracts: $480,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,880,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $338,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,111,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,210,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+91 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.37 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

52% of Garrard County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Kentucky.

Garrard County:	52.4%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 11884
• Northeast: 386
• Midwest: 1245
• South: 827
• West: 194

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,100

Here:	6.8%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	5.7%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	11.3%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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