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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.1%), Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Retail trade (12.3%).
Type of workers:
Graves County, Kentucky business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Graves County, Kentucky:
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.0% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.2%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Graves County is $346 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Cities in this county include: Mayfield, Wingo, Water Valley, Pruden-Fonde, Fancy Farm, Farmington, Sedalia, Symsonia.
Neighboring counties: Calloway County , Carlisle County , Henry County, Tennessee , Hickman County , McCracken County , Marshall County , Weakley County, Tennessee .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Shaw (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Graves County include: Trinity Church (A), Trace Creek Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Straight Church (D), Miller Church (E), Watchman Church (F), Enon Church (G), Bayou de Chien Church (H), Spring Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), Hendon Cemetery (2), Alexander Cemetery (3), Allcock Cemetery (4), Torian Cemetery (5), Osborne Cemetery (6), Andrus Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Pond (A), Foster Pond (B), Shotgun Lake (C), Sutherlin Lake (D), Sunset Lake (E), Lowe Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Neeley Branch (B), Oak Grove Creek (C), Opossum Creek (D), Byrd Creek (E), Panther Creek (F), Caldwell Creek (G), Cane Creek (H), Carney Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable location: Shaw (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Graves County include: Trinity Church (A), Trace Creek Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Straight Church (D), Miller Church (E), Watchman Church (F), Enon Church (G), Bayou de Chien Church (H), Spring Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), Hendon Cemetery (2), Alexander Cemetery (3), Allcock Cemetery (4), Torian Cemetery (5), Osborne Cemetery (6), Andrus Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Pond (A), Foster Pond (B), Shotgun Lake (C), Sutherlin Lake (D), Sunset Lake (E), Lowe Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Neeley Branch (B), Oak Grove Creek (C), Opossum Creek (D), Byrd Creek (E), Panther Creek (F), Caldwell Creek (G), Cane Creek (H), Carney Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 1,251 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 786 (23% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.3%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Graves County with a mortgage: 4,240 (310 second mortgage, 720 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,133
Graves County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 3/4/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Means of transportation to work
5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,207 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 2.90% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($17,941 average AGI) 2.21% relocated from other states ($14,266 average AGI)Graves County: 2.21%Kentucky average: 2.94%
5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,947 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 3.41% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($18,149 average AGI) 2.02% relocated to other states ($11,799 average AGI)Graves County: 2.02%Kentucky average: 2.76%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,294 (5,837 aged, 1,457 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household type by relationship
8,674 spouses, 10,321 children (9,113 natural, 349 adopted, 859 stepchildren), 548 grandchildren, 218 brothers or sisters, 208 parents, 314 other relatives, 572 non-relatives
Size of family households: 4,943 2-persons, 2,530 3-persons, 2,035 4-persons, 713 5-persons, 256 6-persons, 133 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,883 1-person, 273 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 20 6-persons.
6,324 married couples with children. 1,886 single-parent households (381 men, 1,505 women).
95.7% of residents of Graves County speak English at home. 2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all). 1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $230,319,000 ($6158 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,536,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $106,601,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,793,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,112,000 Federal grants: $38,298,000 Federal procurement contracts: $9,067,000 ($127,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $11,448,000 ($388,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,704,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,078,000 Federal Government insurance: $32,223,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.75 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
61% of Graves County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,600
Regular Highways: $1,761,000
Corrections - Other: $1,264,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $259,000
Central Staff Services: $168,000
Financial Administration: $140,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
Police Protection: $88,000
Health Services - Other: $57,000
Parks & Recreation: $51,000
Air Transportation: $15,000
Welfare - Other: $6,000
Other, NEC: $2,922,000
General Revenue, NEC: $966,000
Health - Other: $68,000
Police Protection: $58,000
Judicial: $1,000
Highways: $1,570,000
General Support: $384,000
Property: $1,280,000
NEC: $138,000
Public Utilities: $39,000
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