Henderson County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	29%

This county:	12.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.7%), Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Henderson County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 21,671	(48.3%)
Females: 23,158	(51.7%)

Henderson County:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county	$39,833
Kentucky:	$37,369

Henderson County	$99,984
Kentucky:	$103,900

Area name: Evansville, IN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Henderson County is $437 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.

Cities in this county include: Henderson, Corydon, Robards, Spottsville.

2005 air pollution in Henderson County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 21 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 54 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.4 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Daviess County , Posey County, Indiana , McLean County , Vanderburgh County, Indiana , Warrick County, Indiana , Union County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Henderson County: Audubon Park Raceway (A), Vanada Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Henderson County include: Geneva Church (A), Gilleyville Church (B), Walnut Hill Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Pleasant Valley Church (E), Sloans Chapel (F), Bellfield Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Cherry Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Agnew Cemetery (1), Clay Cemetery (2), Nunn Cemetery (3), Normen Cemetery (4), New Sights Cemetery (5), Baskett Cemetery (6), Spencer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Burbanks Lakes (A), Hardy Slough Pond (B), Big Pond (C), Grassy Pond (D), Mill Pond (E), Sportsman Lake (F), Little Swan Pond Slough (G), Grassy Pond Slough (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Slough (A), Negro Creek (B), Big Swan Pond Slough (C), North Fork Beaerdam Creek (D), Brushy Slough (E), Camp Creek (F), Canoe Creek (G), Casey Creek (H), Deadman Drain (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Henderson County include: Ellis Park (1), Sloughs Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Current college students: 1,374
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 475 (45% naturalized citizens)

Henderson County:	1.1%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,797
• One, attached: 240
• Two: 1,017
• 3 or 4: 1,039
• 5 to 9: 885
• 10 to 19: 564
• 20 or more: 550
• Mobile homes: 2,362
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Henderson County with a mortgage: 6,314 (811 second mortgage, 1,078 home equity loan, 50 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,128

Henderson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/28/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,241 (83%) Carpooled: 2,548 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 108 (1%) Taxi: 27 (0%) Motorcycle: 34 (0%) Bicycle: 26 (0%) Walked: 264 (1%) Other means: 143 (1%) Worked at home: 419 (2%)

5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,308 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.13%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.25% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($14,359 average AGI)
2.88% relocated from other states ($18,949 average AGI)

Henderson County:	2.88%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.93% ($30,417 average AGI)
from Union County, KY	0.54% ($33,736)
from Webster County, KY	0.51% ($38,200)
from Daviess County, KY	0.25% ($29,071)
from Hopkins County, KY	0.20% ($29,912)
from Warrick County, IN	0.13% ($49,727)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.13% ($27,810)

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.40% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($13,263 average AGI)
3.63% relocated to other states ($22,570 average AGI)

Henderson County:	3.63%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Vanderburgh County, IN	1.22% ($33,490 average AGI)
to Daviess County, KY	0.41% ($35,319)
to Union County, KY	0.40% ($29,206)
to Webster County, KY	0.38% ($26,953)
to Hopkins County, KY	0.23% ($42,205)
to Warrick County, IN	0.20% ($56,485)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.15% ($30,760)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
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: 7,240 (5,773 aged, 1,467 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 37,814 (9,775 male householders, 2,836 female householders)

  10,270 spouses, 12,917 children (11,659 natural, 292 adopted, 966 stepchildren), 780 grandchildren, 219 brothers or sisters, 173 parents, 249 other relatives, 595 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,194 (2,396 male householders (1,962 living alone)), 3,049 female householders (2,813 living alone)), 749 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 821 (676 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,630 2-persons, 3,217 3-persons, 2,489 4-persons, 910 5-persons, 320 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,775 1-person, 596 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

7,407 married couples with children.
2,602 single-parent households (526 men, 2,076 women).

97.0% of residents of Henderson County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $239,953,000 ($5282 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,386,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $112,741,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $59,314,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,065,000
Federal grants: $51,048,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,849,000 ($3,537,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,936,000 ($301,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $605,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,389,000
Federal Government insurance: $42,364,000

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

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

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.17 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

56% of Henderson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Kentucky.

Henderson County:	55.8%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 32206
• Northeast: 575
• Midwest: 8352
• South: 2604
• West: 440

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,100

Here:	11.4%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	6.2%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	9.1%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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