Henry County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Henry County, Kentucky:

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

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

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Henry County:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,561
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$431
State:	$446

Henry County:	$119,115
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $175,830

Here:	$175,830
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,533

Here:	$163,533
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $238,254

Here:	$238,254
State:	$137,715

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $86,949

Here:	$86,949
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $46,887

Here:	$46,887
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $66,875

Here:	$66,875
State:	$47,392

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

This county:	13.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

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

Here:	10.7%
Kentucky:	10.5%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

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

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

Here:	65.3% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

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.

Henry County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 94% 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 68.3 miles away from Henry 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 72.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from Henry County center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 86.5 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 82.2 miles away from Henry County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

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

Here:	8.5%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	3.1%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	29.0%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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