Hopkins County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.6%), Manufacturing (19.0%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

Hopkins County, Kentucky business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hopkins County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	38.3 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 22,166	(47.6%)
Females: 24,353	(52.4%)

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Hopkins County:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,913
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$332
State:	$446

Hopkins County:	$75,557
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $109,309

Here:	$109,309
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $105,550

Here:	$105,550
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $144,555

Here:	$144,555
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $239,521

Here:	$239,521
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $74,125

Here:	$74,125
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $27,340

Here:	$27,340
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $6,190

Here:	$6,190
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: 9
• Burglaries: 68
• Thefts: 126
• Auto thefts: 23

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 76
• Thefts: 96
• Auto thefts: 9

This county:	16.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hopkins County is $356 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $538 a month.

Cities in this county include: Madisonville, Dawson Springs, Earlington, Nortonville, Mortons Gap, White Plains, Hanson, St. Charles, Nebo.

Neighboring counties: Caldwell County , Christian County , McLean County , Muhlenberg County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hopkins County: Coiltown Station (A), Ilsley Siding (B), Pond (C), Wicks Well (D), University Of Kentucky 4-H Camp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hopkins County include: Union Grove Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Gilliland Church (C), Lick Church (D), Stony Point Church (E), Good Hope Church (F), Star Of Bethlehem Church (G), Southard Church (H), Immanuel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Trent Cemetery (1), Trailer Cemetery (2), Owen Cemetery (3), Hester Cemetery (4), Hicklen Cemetery (5), Terry Cemetery (6), Old Beulah Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Long Pond (A), Magic Lake (B), Pleasant View Lake (C), Homestead Lake (D), Daylight Lake (E), Browns Lake (F), Slaughters Lake (G), Maple Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brooks Creek (A), Browns Creek (B), Buffalo Branch (C), Buffalo Creek (D), Bull Creek (E), Otter Creek (F), Cane Run (G), Caney Creek (H), Pieburn Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.6%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 1,433
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 265 (52% naturalized citizens)

Hopkins County:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,842
• One, attached: 155
• Two: 611
• 3 or 4: 551
• 5 to 9: 463
• 10 to 19: 334
• 20 or more: 239
• Mobile homes: 3,436
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 37

Housing units in Hopkins County with a mortgage: 5,882 (518 second mortgage, 795 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,357

Here:	57.4% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Hopkins County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 31 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 26 people and caused $17 million in damages.

Hopkins County-area historical earthquake activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from Hopkins County center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 94.0 miles away from Hopkins County center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/7/2000 at 14:08:49, a magnitude 4.0 (3.3 MB, 4.0 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.7 miles away from Hopkins 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: 15,883 (83%) Carpooled: 2,427 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 223 (1%) Other means: 162 (1%) Worked at home: 307 (2%)

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,053 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.69% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($17,388 average AGI)
2.36% relocated from other states ($7,665 average AGI)

Hopkins County:	2.36%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Webster County, KY	0.59% ($33,427 average AGI)
from Christian County, KY	0.29% ($31,333)
from Muhlenberg County, KY	0.28% ($21,870)
from Henderson County, KY	0.24% ($42,205)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.13% ($30,667)
from Caldwell County, KY	0.12% ($22,947)
from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.11% ($30,944)

4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,790 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.80%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.85% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($19,787 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($19,003 average AGI)

Hopkins County:	1.95%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Webster County, KY	0.48% ($30,038 average AGI)
to Christian County, KY	0.33% ($25,167)
to Muhlenberg County, KY	0.32% ($29,170)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.21% ($32,382)
to Henderson County, KY	0.21% ($29,912)
to Caldwell County, KY	0.18% ($28,759)
to Daviess County, KY	0.17% ($36,821)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,701 (6,766 aged, 1,935 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 39,618 (10,485 male householders, 2,963 female householders)

  10,827 spouses, 13,095 children (11,748 natural, 224 adopted, 1,123 stepchildren), 915 grandchildren, 180 brothers or sisters, 199 parents, 394 other relatives, 560 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,090 (2,076 male householders (1,816 living alone)), 3,320 female householders (3,040 living alone)), 694 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 811 (693 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,148 2-persons, 3,385 3-persons, 2,641 4-persons, 920 5-persons, 287 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,856 1-person, 438 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

97.2% of residents of Hopkins County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $351,993,000 ($7518 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,752,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $141,606,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $57,588,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,016,000
Federal grants: $48,521,000
Federal procurement contracts: $89,660,000 ($265,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,602,000 ($594,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $791,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,391,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,871,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.53 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

62% of Hopkins County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Kentucky.

Hopkins County:	62.2%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 37061
• Northeast: 587
• Midwest: 4617
• South: 3249
• West: 607

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,800

Here:	7.5%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	5.4%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	7.1%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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