Grayson County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 24,92793.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0934.1%Two or more races
  • 3821.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 720.3%Asian alone
  • 680.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 210.08%Some other race alone
  • 140.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 46
• Auto thefts: 10

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $910 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $674 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grayson County is $358 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.

Cities in this county include: Leitchfield, Millerstown, Short Creek, Clarkson, Caneyville.

Neighboring counties: Cimarron County, Oklahoma , Crittenden County , Putnam County, West Virginia , Louisa County, Virginia .

Current college students: 684
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 304 (36.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 722010 or later
• 962000 to 2009
• 571990 to 1999
• 81980 to 1989
• 51970 to 1979
• 45Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,864
• One, attached: 110
• Two: 256
• 3 or 4: 313
• 5 to 9: 185
• 10 to 19: 108
• 20 to 49: 179
• 50 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 2,366
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Grayson County with a mortgage: 3,159 (290 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 251 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147

Religion statistics for Grayson County

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Agriculture in Grayson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 03, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4057: March 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4057, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 03, 2009 to May 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1841: May 29, 2009, FEMA Id: 1841, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1746: February 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 1746, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Record Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1578: February 08, 2005, FEMA Id: 1578, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.05% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,616 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.59% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($34,609 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($15,007 average AGI)

Grayson County:	1.46%
Kentucky average:	2.87%

from Hardin County, KY	1.13% ($44,154 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.90% ($72,602)
from Breckinridge County, KY	0.46% ($40,048)
from Edmonson County, KY	0.28% ($26,115)

5.74% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,495 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.28% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($28,623 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($12,872 average AGI)

Grayson County:	1.47%
Kentucky average:	2.73%

to Hardin County, KY	1.07% ($31,857 average AGI)
to Breckinridge County, KY	0.57% ($40,308)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.40% ($31,405)
to Warren County, KY	0.37% ($26,088)
to Edmonson County, KY	0.30% ($36,148)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Grayson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,712 (1,381 living alone), Female householders: 4,881 (1,536 living alone)

• 4,700 spouses (4,655 opposite-sex spouses), 514 unmarried partners, (496 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,016 children (7,074 natural, 269 adopted, 697 stepchildren), 1,260 grandchildren, 496 brothers or sisters, 210 parents, 28 foster children, 645 other relatives, 631 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 299

Size of family households: 3,217 2-persons, 1,298 3-persons, 896 4-persons, 474 5-persons, 327 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,918 1-person, 376 2-persons, 58 3-persons.

3,731 married couples with children.
1,367 single-parent households (344 men, 1,023 women).

98.3% of residents of Grayson speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $154,347,000 ($6,173 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,312,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,822,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,439,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,869,000
Federal grants: $45,425,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,031,000 ($35,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,763,000 ($1,053,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $955,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,467,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,591,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.78 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Grayson County, Kentucky
• 62020 or later
• 1,1892010 to 2019
• 2,4282000 to 2009
• 2,3081990 to 1999
• 1,8181980 to 1989
• 2,8151970 to 1979
• 1,1061960 to 1969
• 7851950 to 1959
• 3071940 to 1949
• 6411939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Grayson County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grayson County, Kentucky
• 331 room
• 92 rooms
• 2063 rooms
• 5444 rooms
• 1,3925 rooms
• 1,5206 rooms
• 1,1377 rooms
• 7308 rooms
• 1,7279+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grayson County, Kentucky
• 521 room
• 1362 rooms
• 2113 rooms
• 7394 rooms
• 5635 rooms
• 2706 rooms
• 1657 rooms
• 998 rooms
• 959+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Grayson County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grayson County, Kentucky
• 32no bedroom
• 1521 bedroom
• 1,4532 bedrooms
• 3,8723 bedrooms
• 1,2694 bedrooms
• 4925+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grayson County, Kentucky
• 51no bedroom
• 4081 bedroom
• 1,1742 bedrooms
• 5543 bedrooms
• 1344 bedrooms
• 155+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Grayson County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Grayson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 213no vehicle
• 1,9621 vehicle
• 2,0902 vehicles
• 1,8803 vehicles
• 6024 vehicles
• 5015+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Grayson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 302no vehicle
• 1,1981 vehicle
• 6742 vehicles
• 663 vehicles
• 744 vehicles
• 365+ vehicles

92.0% of Grayson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 21,751
• Other state: 4,250
• Northeast: 334
• Midwest: 1,754
• South: 1,715
• West: 436

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,343
• Number of aged recipients: 141
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,202
• Number of recipients under 18: 163
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 881
• Number of recipients older than 64: 299
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 568
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 560

Grayson County on our top lists:

• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"