Grant County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.5%), Educational,health and social services (13.8%), Retail trade (12.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Grant County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	32.7 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 11,030	(49.3%)
Females: 11,354	(50.7%)

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Grant County:	2.7 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,966
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$506
State:	$446

Grant County:	$123,664
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $179,018

Here:	$179,018
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $136,541

Here:	$136,541
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $257,833

Here:	$257,833
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $59,082

Here:	$59,082
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $295,625

Here:	$295,625
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $45,127

Here:	$45,127
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $132,083

Here:	$132,083
State:	$47,392

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 54
• Auto thefts: 13

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: 10
• Thefts: 22
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $478 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $748 a month.

Cities in this county include: Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Corinth.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Gallatin County , Harrison County , Kenton County , Owen County , Pendleton County , Scott County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Grant County: Eagle Mill Ford (A), Twin Bridges (B), Camp Northward (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Grant County include: Vine Run Church (A), Wesley Church (B), Bethany Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Sherman Church (E), White Chapel (F), Salem Church (G), Pleasant View Church (H), Mount Pleasant Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gaugh Cemetery (1), Ackman Cemetery (2), Catlick Cemetery (3), Page Cemetery (4), Anness Cemetery (5), Thompson Cemetery (6), Clark Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Corinth Lake (A), Bolz Lake (B), Williamstown Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Musselman Creek (A), Napoleon Branch (B), Brush Creek (C), Buffalo Branch (D), Bullock Pen Creek (E), Panther Run (F), Clarks Creek (G), Clay Lick (H), Dark Hollow Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.6%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 503
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 216 (35% naturalized citizens)

Grant County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,199
• One, attached: 90
• Two: 322
• 3 or 4: 334
• 5 to 9: 438
• 10 to 19: 93
• 20 or more: 83
• Mobile homes: 2,725
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 2,151 (233 second mortgage, 221 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 756

Here:	74.0% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Grant County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 4.0 times below overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1976, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Grant County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 92% 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 47.5 miles away from Grant 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 53.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 91.1 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 68.8 miles away from Grant County center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,074 (79%) Carpooled: 1,597 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 55 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 133 (1%) Other means: 67 (1%) Worked at home: 331 (3%)

10.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,381 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.25%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.56% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($23,725 average AGI)
2.69% relocated from other states ($7,657 average AGI)

Grant County:	2.69%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Boone County, KY	2.65% ($32,791 average AGI)
from Kenton County, KY	2.05% ($31,033)
from Pendleton County, KY	0.53% ($28,894)
from Owen County, KY	0.44% ($29,154)
from Campbell County, KY	0.33% ($36,069)
from Gallatin County, KY	0.27% ($33,250)
from Hamilton County, OH	0.26% ($27,304)

10.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,665 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.33%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.24% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($24,687 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($5,978 average AGI)

Grant County:	2.09%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Boone County, KY	2.60% ($33,323 average AGI)
to Kenton County, KY	2.34% ($30,864)
to Pendleton County, KY	0.56% ($27,551)
to Owen County, KY	0.51% ($29,311)
to Campbell County, KY	0.44% ($22,179)
to Scott County, KY	0.28% ($36,000)
to Gallatin County, KY	0.24% ($26,571)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,201 (2,358 aged, 843 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,829 (4,887 male householders, 1,402 female householders)

  4,910 spouses, 7,154 children (6,451 natural, 140 adopted, 563 stepchildren), 479 grandchildren, 134 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 210 other relatives, 591 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,373 (975 male householders (763 living alone)), 945 female householders (850 living alone)), 453 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 182 (175 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,408 2-persons, 1,610 3-persons, 1,403 4-persons, 562 5-persons, 210 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,613 1-person, 240 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

97.5% of residents of Grant County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,435,000 ($4007 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,552,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,337,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,138,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $313,000
Federal grants: $21,312,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,085,000 ($323,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,249,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,701,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,431,000
Federal Government insurance: $530,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+50 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.87 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

52% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Kentucky.

Grant County:	51.7%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 16589
• Northeast: 350
• Midwest: 3601
• South: 1255
• West: 312

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,400

Here:	4.6%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	6.1%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	9.2%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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