Greenup County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.9%), Retail trade (14.2%), Manufacturing (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Greenup County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 17,758	(48.1%)
Females: 19,133	(51.9%)

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Greenup County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,437
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$387
State:	$446

Greenup County:	$87,141
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $124,742

Here:	$124,742
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,012

Here:	$124,012
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $57,881

Here:	$57,881
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $184,800

Here:	$184,800
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $101,806

Here:	$101,806
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $25,466

Here:	$25,466
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$47,392

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 22
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Area name: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greenup County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Flatwoods, Russell, Raceland, Worthington, South Shore, Greenup, Wurtland, Bellefonte, Fullerton, Tygarts.

2005 air pollution in Greenup County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.092 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Boyd County , Carter County , Lawrence County, Ohio , Lewis County , Scioto County, Ohio .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Greenup County: Warnock Po (A), Cole Branch (B), Old Raccoon Furnace (C), Reed Landing (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Greenup County include: Antioch Church (A), Threemile Church (B), Globe Church (C), Bennett Chapel (D), Bethlehem Church (E), White Oak Chapel (F), Sand Gap Church (G), Salem Church (H), Liberty Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Heneman Cemetery (1), Allen Cemetery (2), Gillem Cemetery (3), Hickory Flat Cemetery (4), Norris Cemetery (5), Nichols Cemetery (6), Baldridge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Brown Pond (A), Hall Ponds (B), Rock Lake (C), Martin Pond (D), Horseshoe Lake (E), Greenbo Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beechy Creek (A), Bellamy Branch (B), Mud Lick (C), Big Branch (D), Blackbird Branch (E), Newberry Branch (F), North Fork Cole Branch (G), Briery Fork (H), Brushy Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Greenup County: Greenbo Lake State Resort Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Load Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.4%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 1,152
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 218 (78% naturalized citizens)

Greenup County:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,916
• One, attached: 117
• Two: 163
• 3 or 4: 295
• 5 to 9: 272
• 10 to 19: 137
• 20 or more: 129
• Mobile homes: 2,922
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Greenup County with a mortgage: 4,937 (427 second mortgage, 500 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,610

Here:	57.8% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Greenup County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/23/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Greenup 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 63.9 miles away from Greenup 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 62.6 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.9 miles away from Greenup County center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.6 miles away from the 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: 11,802 (86%) Carpooled: 1,401 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 207 (2%) Other means: 76 (1%) Worked at home: 276 (2%)

6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,133 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.86% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($15,955 average AGI)
3.17% relocated from other states ($21,178 average AGI)

Greenup County:	3.17%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Boyd County, KY	1.68% ($34,676 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, OH	0.48% ($45,150)
from Scioto County, OH	0.46% ($26,448)
from Carter County, KY	0.32% ($30,950)
from Franklin County, OH	0.20% ($28,200)
from Cabell County, WV	0.13% ($69,250)
from Fayette County, KY	0.12% ($24,600)

5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,767 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.22% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($17,822 average AGI)
2.61% relocated to other states ($17,945 average AGI)

Greenup County:	2.61%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Boyd County, KY	1.85% ($32,442 average AGI)
to Scioto County, OH	0.46% ($28,789)
to Lawrence County, OH	0.35% ($29,136)
to Carter County, KY	0.27% ($25,500)
to Fayette County, KY	0.24% ($35,433)
to Franklin County, OH	0.14% ($24,529)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.10% ($27,538)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,848 (5,131 aged, 1,717 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: 32,760 (9,019 male householders, 2,131 female householders)

  9,382 spouses, 10,596 children (9,528 natural, 256 adopted, 812 stepchildren), 561 grandchildren, 165 brothers or sisters, 203 parents, 311 other relatives, 392 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,687 (1,357 male householders (1,217 living alone)), 2,047 female householders (1,943 living alone)), 283 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 444 (437 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,156 2-persons, 2,819 3-persons, 2,128 4-persons, 772 5-persons, 209 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,160 1-person, 209 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

98.2% of residents of Greenup County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $211,898,000 ($5685 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,509,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $120,333,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,451,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $688,000
Federal grants: $33,216,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,304,000 ($3,121,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,906,000 ($629,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $504,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,357,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,796,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 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: 3.18 millions of gallons per day (19% from ground, 81% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

64% of Greenup County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Kentucky.

Greenup County:	64.4%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 22097
• Northeast: 389
• Midwest: 9655
• South: 4083
• West: 360

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,100

Here:	4.3%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	3.5%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	11.0%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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