Henry County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 15,903 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,525
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,319

% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

Land area: 289 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 55 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.8%), Educational,health and social services (14.4%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Henry County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
Black (3.3%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Other race (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 7,502	(49.8%)
Females: 7,558	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,047
County population in 2003: 15,546
Jobs in 2003: 3,776

Total labor force in 2004: 7,692
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Henry County:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,354 ($37,263 in 2000)

This county	$41,354
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $107,294

Henry County	$107,294
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $444
Institutionalized population: 58
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Henry County in 2000: $777

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 3
Auto thefts: 0

Henry County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 84 buildings, average cost: $152,700
2005: 86 buildings, average cost: $166,100
2006: 61 buildings, average cost: $181,200

2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $530 (0.6%)

Area name: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Henry County is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $785 a month.

Cities in this county include: Eminence, New Castle, Campbellsburg, Smithfield.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Franklin County , Oldham County , Owen County , Shelby County , Trimble County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Harpers Ferry (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Henry County include: Union Church (A), Pleasant Union Church (B), Berea Church (C), Grub Ridge Church (D), Point Pleasant Church (E), Mount Gilead Church (F), Hopewell Church (G), Cemetery Hill Church (H), Drennon Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hendronsville Cemetery (1), Cubbage Cemetery (2), Beverly Cemetery (3), Sewell Cemetery (4), Wallace Cemetery (5), Point Pleasant Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: New Pond (A), Eminence Lake (B), Henry County Rod and Gun Club Lake (C), Baxter Lake (D), Sibley Lake (E), Lake Jericho (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boling Branch (A), Boyd Branch (B), Brush Fork (C), Canes Run (D), Pot Ripple Creek (E), Raccoon Branch (F), Drennon Creek (G), Dry Branch (H), Emily Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.0%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 331
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: 9.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 209 (31% naturalized citizens)

Henry County:	1.4%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 103
1990 to 1994: 23
1985 to 1989: 23
1980 to 1984: 3
1975 to 1979: 31
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 3
1965 to 1969: 16

Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.6%

Henry County marital status for males

Henry County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,650
One, attached: 57
Two: 86
3 or 4: 110
5 to 9: 161
10 to 19: 11
20 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 1,249
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Henry County with a mortgage: 1,763 (191 second mortgage, 195 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 938

Agriculture in Henry County
Average size of farms: 160 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29034
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $303.70
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25448
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41720
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.70
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.03%
Corn for grain: 1999 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 421 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4341 harvested acres
Vegetables: 82 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 51 acres

Henry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/1/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Mexico (43%)
Honduras (12%)
India (7%)
Guatemala (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Cambodia (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Henry County:

United States or American (42%)
German (13%)
Irish (12%)
English (9%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Henry County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,359 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,172 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 133 (2%)
Other means: 35 (1%)
Worked at home: 262 (4%)

58 people in nursing homes
3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,786.

8.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,803 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.40%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.91% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($31,154 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($8,650 average AGI)
Henry County: 1.49%
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 Oldham County, KY	1.74% ($50,206 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, KY	1.54% ($41,581)
from Shelby County, KY	1.36% ($28,197)
from Trimble County, KY	0.48% ($32,222)
from Carroll County, KY	0.36% ($26,800)
from Franklin County, KY	0.27% ($27,733)

7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,024 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.59%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.23% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($23,585 average AGI)
1.36% relocated to other states ($6,439 average AGI)
Henry County: 1.36%
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 Jefferson County, KY	1.43% ($28,722 average AGI)
to Oldham County, KY	1.43% ($25,810)
to Shelby County, KY	1.41% ($33,808)
to Trimble County, KY	0.42% ($24,478)
to Carroll County, KY	0.33% ($23,889)
to Franklin County, KY	0.24% ($29,308)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Births per 1000 population in Henry County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Henry County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Henry County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,562 (2,070 aged, 492 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,001

In family households: 13,214 (3,381 male householders, 950 female householders)
3,425 spouses, 4,453 children (3,911 natural, 113 adopted, 429 stepchildren), 283 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 109 parents, 160 other relatives, 364 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,787 (686 male householders (556 living alone)), 809 female householders (718 living alone)), 292 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 59 (58 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,942 2-persons, 1,050 3-persons, 815 4-persons, 362 5-persons, 133 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,274 1-person, 176 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

2,624 married couples with children.
806 single-parent households (229 men, 577 women).

97.4% of residents of Henry County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 38% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $76,459,000 ($4848 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,634,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,971,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,076,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $633,000
Federal grants: $19,837,000
Federal procurement contracts: $735,000 ($6,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,207,000 ($25,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,969,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,270,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,185,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,119

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 762

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +80

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +429

Here:	+27 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Henry County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.92 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 169
1995 to 1998: 635
1990 to 1994: 540
1980 to 1989: 867
1970 to 1979: 1,342
1960 to 1969: 683
1950 to 1959: 571
1940 to 1949: 413
1939 or earlier: 1,161

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 32
3 rooms: 121
4 rooms: 518
5 rooms: 1,293
6 rooms: 1,068
7 rooms: 682
8 rooms: 384
9 or more rooms: 420

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

1 room: 15
2 rooms: 37
3 rooms: 155
4 rooms: 356
5 rooms: 373
6 rooms: 188
7 rooms: 97
8 rooms: 68
9 or more rooms: 30

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

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 153
2 bedrooms: 1,054
3 bedrooms: 2,653
4 bedrooms: 527
5 or more bedrooms: 131

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Henry County:

no bedroom: 21
1 bedroom: 194
2 bedrooms: 492
3 bedrooms: 479
4 bedrooms: 114
5 or more bedrooms: 19

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

no vehicle: 234
1 vehicle: 1,080
2 vehicles: 1,982
3 vehicles: 867
4 vehicles: 271
5 or more vehicles: 91

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

no vehicle: 180
1 vehicle: 585
2 vehicles: 419
3 vehicles: 109
4 vehicles: 20
5 or more vehicles: 6

58% of Henry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Kentucky.

Henry County:	58.1%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 12298
Northeast: 234
Midwest: 1251
South: 770
West: 229

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Utility gas (27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (34%)
Utility gas (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Wood (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 137

Here:	8.5%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	3.1%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 78

Here:	29.0%
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)

Henry County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $351,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $897,000
Health Services - Other: $514,000

General - Other: $500,000

Corrections - Other: $417,000

Central Staff Services: $385,000

Police Protection: $291,000

Financial Administration: $167,000

General Public Buildings: $142,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $101,000

Parks & Recreation: $83,000

Fire Protection: $52,000

Welfare - Other: $8,000

Solid Waste Management: $7,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000

Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $6,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,000
All Other: $19,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $179,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $165,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $828,000
Interest Earnings: $89,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,040,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $775,000
All Other: $473,000
Tax - Property: $666,000
NEC: $81,000

Public Utilities: $60,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $918,000

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