Harlan County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 31,614 (48% urban, 52% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,768
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,523

% of renters here:	27%
State:	29%

Land area: 467 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 68 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	32.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.5%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (30.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.1%), Retail trade (13.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Harlan County, Kentucky business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Harlan County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
Black (2.6%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 15,888	(47.9%)
Females: 17,314	(52.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,286
County population in 2003: 32,191
Jobs in 2003: 9,251

Harlan County,KY real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 10,200
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.6%

Average household size:

Harlan County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,714 ($18,665 in 2000)

This county	$20,714
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,127

Harlan County	$56,127
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $306
Institutionalized population: 365
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Harlan County in 2000: $575

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 23
Thefts: 43
Auto thefts: 9

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 13
Thefts: 40
Auto thefts: 4

Harlan County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Harlan County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $308 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harlan County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cumberland, Harlan, Evarts, South Wallins, Lynch, Loyall, Benham, Wallins Creek, Cerulean Springs, Kentucky Ridge.

Neighboring counties: Bell County , Lee County, Virginia , Leslie County , Letcher County , Perry County , Wise County, Virginia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Harlan County: Rock House (A), Grays Knob (B), Harlan County Forestry Camp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Harlan County include: Jesses Creek Church (A), Straight Creek Church (B), Mill Creek Church (C), Grace Church (D), Mill Branch Church (E), Little Creek Church (F), Pine Mountain Church (G), Bledsoe Church (H), Britton Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), Turner Cemetery (2), Kelly Cemetery (3), Cawood Cemetery (4), Nolan Cemetery (5), Lewis Cemetery (6), Napier Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beechbottom Branch (A), Mud Ridge Branch (B), Berts Branch (C), Betseys Branch (D), Myer Branch (E), Napier Branch (F), Big Jonathan Branch (G), Big Laurel Creek (H), Big Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Harlan County: Stone Mountain Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Coalgood Post Office (A), Lejunior Post Office (B), Dayhoit Post Office (C), Gulston Post Office (D), Splint Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	10.3%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,004
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 206 (44% naturalized citizens)

Harlan County:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 62
1990 to 1994: 43
1985 to 1989: 9
1980 to 1984: 12
1975 to 1979: 12
1970 to 1974: 15
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 51

Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.7%

Harlan County marital status for males

Harlan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,693
One, attached: 261
Two: 303
3 or 4: 426
5 to 9: 402
10 to 19: 115
20 or more: 150
Mobile homes: 3,638
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Harlan County with a mortgage: 2,566 (172 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,145

Agriculture in Harlan County
Average size of farms: 81 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5394
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $335.51
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 25.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12404
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.90%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.87%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20224
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 48 years
Land in orchards: 75 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (24%)
Construction (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (21%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (19%)
Korea (12%)
Malaysia (10%)
Philippines (8%)
Bangladesh (7%)
Bolivia (7%)
Germany (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Harlan County:

United States or American (57%)
English (12%)
Irish (8%)
German (4%)
Italian (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Dutch (1%)

Harlan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,045 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,140 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 94 (1%)
Walked: 219 (3%)
Other means: 123 (1%)
Worked at home: 121 (1%)

People in group quarters in Harlan County, Kentucky

273 people in nursing homes
67 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
25 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,003.

3.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,572 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.72%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.84% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($13,181 average AGI)
1.89% relocated from other states ($11,391 average AGI)
Harlan County: 1.89%
Kentucky average: 2.94%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Letcher County, KY	0.23% ($29,947 average AGI)
from Bell County, KY	0.22% ($25,944)
from Fayette County, KY	0.21% ($11,588)
from Leslie County, KY	0.17% ($29,214)
from Claiborne County, TN	0.17% ($22,071)
from Laurel County, KY	0.12% ($19,300)
from Madison County, KY	0.12% ($30,700)

3.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.70%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.13% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($15,798 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($14,589 average AGI)
Harlan County: 1.57%
Kentucky average: 2.76%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Madison County, KY	0.28% ($16,478 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.26% ($23,905)
to Bell County, KY	0.23% ($36,158)
to Laurel County, KY	0.23% ($20,684)
to Letcher County, KY	0.23% ($32,105)
to Whitley County, KY	0.13% ($33,818)
to Knox County, TN	0.13% ($26,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Births per 1000 population in Harlan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Harlan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Harlan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,065 (4,230 aged, 2,835 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 32,825

In family households: 28,621 (6,954 male householders, 2,463 female householders)
7,170 spouses, 10,083 children (9,248 natural, 219 adopted, 616 stepchildren), 725 grandchildren, 255 brothers or sisters, 232 parents, 412 other relatives, 327 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,204 (1,562 male householders (1,387 living alone)), 2,302 female householders (2,206 living alone)), 340 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 377 (347 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,099 2-persons, 2,479 3-persons, 1,824 4-persons, 678 5-persons, 224 6-persons, 113 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,593 1-person, 217 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

5,599 married couples with children.
1,852 single-parent households (309 men, 1,543 women).

98.4% of residents of Harlan County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $398,485,000 ($12481 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,412,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $221,180,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,788,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $545,000
Federal grants: $64,860,000
Federal procurement contracts: $51,969,000 ($762,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,144,000 ($940,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $219,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,288,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,541,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,048

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,352

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +51

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

Net internal migration: -1,279

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Harlan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.88 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 298
1995 to 1998: 1,139
1990 to 1994: 985
1980 to 1989: 2,413
1970 to 1979: 2,937
1960 to 1969: 1,286
1950 to 1959: 1,690
1940 to 1949: 1,664
1939 or earlier: 2,605

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Harlan County, Kentucky:

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 70
3 rooms: 193
4 rooms: 1,635
5 rooms: 2,798
6 rooms: 2,182
7 rooms: 1,373
8 rooms: 902
9 or more rooms: 599

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harlan County, Kentucky:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 112
3 rooms: 493
4 rooms: 1,207
5 rooms: 945
6 rooms: 414
7 rooms: 182
8 rooms: 104
9 or more rooms: 56

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harlan County:

no bedroom: 35
1 bedroom: 286
2 bedrooms: 3,078
3 bedrooms: 4,717
4 bedrooms: 1,308
5 or more bedrooms: 344

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harlan County:

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 610
2 bedrooms: 1,730
3 bedrooms: 939
4 bedrooms: 168
5 or more bedrooms: 66

Cars and other vehicles available in Harlan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,273
1 vehicle: 3,246
2 vehicles: 3,469
3 vehicles: 1,347
4 vehicles: 293
5 or more vehicles: 140

Cars and other vehicles available in Harlan County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 907
1 vehicle: 1,776
2 vehicles: 691
3 vehicles: 96
4 vehicles: 49
5 or more vehicles: 4

71% of Harlan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Kentucky.

Harlan County:	70.6%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 28505
Northeast: 154
Midwest: 1581
South: 2457
West: 221

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (71%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
Coal or coke (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (63%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
Coal or coke (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Utility gas (3%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 209

Here:	5.5%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78

Here:	3.9%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 73

Here:	8.2%
Kentucky:	18.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Harlan County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $343,000
All Other: $264,000

Parks & Recreation: $40,000
Construction - Welfare - Other: $250,000
General Public Buildings: $96,000

Health - Other: $80,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,388,000
Air Transportation: $1,938,000

General - Other: $1,354,000

Natural Resources - Other: $1,282,000

Corrections - Other: $880,000

Solid Waste Management: $695,000

Police Protection: $623,000

Financial Administration: $368,000

Parks & Recreation: $334,000

Central Staff Services: $257,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $251,000

Health Services - Other: $215,000

Water Utilities: $61,000

General Public Buildings: $30,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $55,000
General - Interest on Debt: $162,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $56,000
Corrections: $29,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $195,000
All Other: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $20,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,679,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,203,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $476,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $102,000
Interest Earnings: $29,000

Property Sale Other: $10,000
Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $407,000
General - Other: $346,000

Corrections - Other: $255,000

Fire Protection: $131,000

Regular Highways: $91,000

Central Staff: $48,000

Financial Administration: $15,000

Solid Waste Management: $15,000

General Public Building: $14,000

Health - Other: $12,000

Police Protection: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,867,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,362,000
Highways: $1,013,000

General Support: $20,000
Tax - Property: $2,381,000
Public Utilities: $224,000

NEC: $29,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,867,000

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