Hopkins County, Kentucky (KY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,544
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 14,064
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,536 (it was 4,756 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 551 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 82 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.8%), Manufacturing (16.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 39,30886.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,6295.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,0474.5%Two or more races
- 1,0602.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 2440.5%Asian alone
- 500.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 100.02%Some other race alone
- 60.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 41.7 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 39.4 years |
| Males: 22,051 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 23,266 |  (51.3%) |
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| Hopkins County: | 2.0 people |
| Kentucky: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $53,703 ($30,868 in 1999)
| This county: | $53,703 |
| Kentucky: | $59,341 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $563 (lower quartile is $446, upper quartile is $680)
| This county: | $563 |
| State: | $702 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $139,517 (it was $52,400 in 2000)
| Hopkins: | $139,517 |
| Kentucky: | $196,300 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,062
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $408
Institutionalized population: 1,073
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 10
- Robberies: 5
- Assaults: 10
- Burglaries: 46
- Thefts: 132
- Auto thefts: 23
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 5
- Burglaries: 33
- Thefts: 86
- Auto thefts: 34
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 150 buildings, average cost: $146,800
- 2021: 58 buildings, average cost: $196,300
- 2020: 64 buildings, average cost: $161,700
- 2019: 61 buildings, average cost: $161,900
- 2018: 63 buildings, average cost: $134,800
- 2017: 62 buildings, average cost: $122,100
- 2016: 51 buildings, average cost: $150,300
- 2015: 74 buildings, average cost: $162,100
- 2014: 65 buildings, average cost: $142,700
- 2013: 75 buildings, average cost: $130,600
- 2012: 58 buildings, average cost: $136,800
- 2011: 55 buildings, average cost: $131,700
- 2010: 80 buildings, average cost: $132,600
- 2009: 50 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 2008: 69 buildings, average cost: $129,800
- 2007: 93 buildings, average cost: $148,200
- 2006: 166 buildings, average cost: $141,200
- 2005: 159 buildings, average cost: $128,600
- 2004: 151 buildings, average cost: $118,400
- 2003: 139 buildings, average cost: $119,200
- 2002: 121 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 2001: 36 buildings, average cost: $102,000
- 2000: 36 buildings, average cost: $100,600
- 1999: 51 buildings, average cost: $98,200
- 1998: 84 buildings, average cost: $84,900
- 1997: 64 buildings, average cost: $108,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,263 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $802 (0.7%)
| Hopkins County: | 19.6% |
| Kentucky: | 16.5% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.7 years old
(Males: 41.5 years old, Females: 42.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.8 years old, Black residents: 45.5 years old, American Indian residents: 7.4 years old, Asian residents: 39.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.0 years old, Other race residents: 32.8 years old)
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, Manitou.
Neighboring counties: Adair County 
, Amelia County, Virginia , Boyle County , Bland County, Virginia , Breathitt County , Gloucester County, Virginia , Knott County , Letcher County , Perry County, Missouri 
, Surry County, Virginia , Wayne County, Missouri , Salem city, Virginia .
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 1,433
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 774 (41.9% naturalized citizens)
| Hopkins County: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4562010 or later
- 1332000 to 2009
- 871990 to 1999
- 251980 to 1989
- 551970 to 1979
- 72Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 15,696
- One, attached: 94
- Two: 662
- 3 or 4: 666
- 5 to 9: 629
- 10 to 19: 291
- 20 to 49: 29
- 50 or more: 35
- Mobile homes: 2,869
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 180
Housing units in Hopkins County with a mortgage: 6,929 (747 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 689 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 321
| Here: | 1.8% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Hopkins County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 20,539 | 76 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,387 | 19 |
| Black Protestant | 901 | 8 |
| Catholic | 789 | 3 |
| Other | 583 | 2 |
| None | 19,721 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Hopkins County: | 2.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
| Hopkins County: | 4.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30
| This county: | 6.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Hopkins County: | 10.9% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Hopkins County: | 32.9% |
| State: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 17.4% |
| State: | 15.9% |
Agriculture in Hopkins County:
Average size of farms: 242 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $56,618
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $169.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.17%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.11%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $53,807
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.20%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51,452
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.05
Corn for grain: 20663 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1721 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 36392 harvested acres
Vegetables: 33 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 12 acres
Earthquake activity:
Hopkins County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 229% greater 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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from Hopkins County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 49.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 106.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 110.1 miles away from Hopkins County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Wind Storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to September 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1802: October 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1802, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tropical Depression, Wind
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: April 03, 2008 to April 04, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1757: May 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1757, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1746: February 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 1746, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kentucky Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1617: December 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 1617, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hopkins County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 13, Floods: 11, Tornadoes: 9, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15,489 (86.1%)
- Carpooled: 1,160 (6.5%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 108 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0.0%)
- Walked: 119 (0.7%)
- Worked at home: 785 (4.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Mexico (34%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (26%)
- Germany (9%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (5%)
- Malaysia (5%)
- Canada (5%)
- Peru (2%)
- American (25%)
- English (21%)
- Irish (11%)
- German (6%)
- European (4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Hopkins County, Kentucky in 2010:
- 623 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 450 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 11 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 2 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Hopkins County, Kentucky in 2000:
- 562 people in nursing homes
- 119 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 101 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
4.97% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($37,917 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.97% |
| Kentucky average: | 7.04% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.06% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($21,459 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($16,459 average AGI)
Hopkins County: 1.90% Kentucky average: 2.87%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Webster County, KY |  0.54% ($33,602 average AGI) |
| from Christian County, KY | 0.38% ($28,049) |
| from Muhlenberg County, KY | 0.33% ($32,241) |
| from Henderson County, KY | 0.31% ($41,100) |
| from Vanderburgh County, IN | 0.21% ($28,265) |
| from Daviess County, KY | 0.19% ($34,516) |
| from Caldwell County, KY | 0.18% ($35,000) |
4.80% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,622 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.80% |
| Kentucky average: | 6.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.91% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($27,839 average AGI)
1.88% relocated to other states ($19,782 average AGI)
Hopkins County: 1.88% Kentucky average: 2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Webster County, KY | 0.39% ($43,730 average AGI) |
| to Christian County, KY | 0.36% ($42,119) |
| to Muhlenberg County, KY | 0.31% ($35,569) |
| to Daviess County, KY | 0.31% ($64,640) |
| to Caldwell County, KY | 0.22% ($39,667) |
| to Vanderburgh County, IN | 0.15% ($41,333) |
| to Jefferson County, KY | 0.12% ($31,800) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,992 (6,722 aged, 2,270 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 959 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hopkins County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (896)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (867)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (622)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (613)
- Unspecified dementia (510)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (502)
- Congestive heart failure (386)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (374)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (296)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (239)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,930
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 579
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 178,130
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,259
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,285
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 135.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 114.2
- Other - 21.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 45,317- Male householders: 9,111 (2,166 living alone), Female householders: 9,841 (3,221 living alone)
9,116 spouses (8,995 opposite-sex spouses), 1,550 unmarried partners, (1,524 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,939 children (9,706 natural, 356 adopted, 868 stepchildren), 1,881 grandchildren, 244 brothers or sisters, 369 parents, 0 foster children, 485 other relatives, 934 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 950
Size of family households: 6,321 2-persons, 2,680 3-persons, 2,160 4-persons, 880 5-persons, 245 6-persons, 226 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,389 1-person, 942 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 27 6-persons.
5,148 married couples with children.
2,944 single-parent households (657 men, 2,287 women).
98.2% of residents of Hopkins speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 30% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $351,993,000 ($7,518 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,994| Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,959
| Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +66
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +143
| 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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Hopkins County, Kentucky
- 1452020 or later
- 1,3132010 to 2019
- 2,0812000 to 2009
- 2,6121990 to 1999
- 3,2931980 to 1989
- 3,9851970 to 1979
- 1,9361960 to 1969
- 2,3681950 to 1959
- 8481940 to 1949
- 2,0971939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hopkins County, Kentucky
- 711 room
- 02 rooms
- 1293 rooms
- 9504 rooms
- 2,8675 rooms
- 3,2426 rooms
- 2,5097 rooms
- 1,7708 rooms
- 1,8329+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hopkins County, Kentucky
- 1971 room
- 2982 rooms
- 4823 rooms
- 1,0784 rooms
- 1,5665 rooms
- 1,1176 rooms
- 4177 rooms
- 1728 rooms
- 2249+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hopkins County, Kentucky
- 70no bedroom
- 1371 bedroom
- 2,4052 bedrooms
- 7,8163 bedrooms
- 2,5444 bedrooms
- 4405+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hopkins County, Kentucky
- 207no bedroom
- 9031 bedroom
- 2,1362 bedrooms
- 1,9233 bedrooms
- 3154 bedrooms
- 255+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hopkins County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 285no vehicle
- 3,2421 vehicle
- 5,4512 vehicles
- 3,1283 vehicles
- 9564 vehicles
- 3235+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hopkins County in renter-occupied apartments
- 695no vehicle
- 2,8441 vehicle
- 1,4922 vehicles
- 3803 vehicles
- 1594 vehicles
- 145+ vehicles
87.8% of Hopkins County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Kentucky.
| Hopkins County: | 87.8% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 34,805
- Other state: 9,319
- Northeast: 696
- Midwest: 4,512
- South: 3,100
- West: 1,013
- 50.3%Electricity
- 42.9%Utility gas
- 4.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 54.2%Electricity
- 40.8%Utility gas
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 406
| Here: | 9.3% |
| Kentucky: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 246
| Here: | 9.9% |
| Kentucky: | 15.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 157
| Here: | 13.9% |
| Kentucky: | 19.6% |
Hopkins County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,251,000
Cash and Securities: $577,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,566,000
Solid Waste Management: $466,000
Solid Waste Management: $448,000
Hospital Public: $304,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,000
Other: $42,000
Other: $25,000
Natural Resources - Other: $16,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $653,000
Parks and Recreation: $431,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Police Protection: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $69,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $4,989,000
General - Other: $4,691,000
Health - Other: $3,999,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,749,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,720,000
Regular Highways: $3,547,000
Regular Highways: $3,451,000
Health - Other: $2,844,000
Police Protection: $2,684,000
Police Protection: $2,321,000
Central Staff Services: $1,282,000
Central Staff Services: $1,277,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,168,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,087,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $642,000
Natural Resources - Other: $622,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $516,000
Financial Administration: $430,000
Financial Administration: $398,000
Parks and Recreation: $392,000
Parks and Recreation: $311,000
General Public Buildings: $253,000
Libraries: $240,000
Libraries: $230,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Natural Resources - Other: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $65,000
Public Welfare - Other: $65,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,085,000
Health and Hospitals: $816,000
Other: $303,000
Other: $207,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $681,000
Interest on Debt: $26,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,225,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,025,000
Other: $43,000
Other: $42,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,083,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,010,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,928,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $889,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $889,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $710,000
General Revenue - Other: $475,000
Interest Earnings: $192,000
Rents: $112,000
Rents: $107,000
Interest Earnings: $63,000
Sale of Property: $43,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,114,000
Police Protection: $291,000
Regular Highways: $288,000
Solid Waste Management: $253,000
General - Other: $194,000
Police Protection: $146,000
Regular Highways: $55,000
Central Staff Services: $38,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $35,000
General - Other: $33,000
Natural Resources - Other: $24,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,183,000
Cash and Securities: $9,923,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,423,000
Other: $8,084,000
Highways: $1,745,000
Highways: $1,696,000
Health and Hospitals: $796,000
Health and Hospitals: $570,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $4,381,000
Property: $3,762,000
Individual Income: $3,372,000
Individual Income: $3,151,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,858,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,684,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,749,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,736,000
Public Utilities Sales: $644,000
Public Utilities Sales: $537,000
Corporation License: $149,000
Corporation License: $146,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $123,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $113,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $34,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $32,000
Other License: $5,000
Other License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,751,000
: $7,712,000
Hopkins County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,251,000
Cash and Securities: $577,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,566,000
Solid Waste Management: $466,000
Solid Waste Management: $448,000
Hospital Public: $304,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,000
Other: $42,000
Other: $25,000
Natural Resources - Other: $16,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $653,000
Parks and Recreation: $431,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Police Protection: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $69,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $4,989,000
General - Other: $4,691,000
Health - Other: $3,999,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,749,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,720,000
Regular Highways: $3,547,000
Regular Highways: $3,451,000
Health - Other: $2,844,000
Police Protection: $2,684,000
Police Protection: $2,321,000
Central Staff Services: $1,282,000
Central Staff Services: $1,277,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,168,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,087,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $642,000
Natural Resources - Other: $622,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $516,000
Financial Administration: $430,000
Financial Administration: $398,000
Parks and Recreation: $392,000
Parks and Recreation: $311,000
General Public Buildings: $253,000
Libraries: $240,000
Libraries: $230,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Natural Resources - Other: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $65,000
Public Welfare - Other: $65,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,085,000
Health and Hospitals: $816,000
Other: $303,000
Other: $207,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $681,000
Interest on Debt: $26,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,225,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,025,000
Other: $43,000
Other: $42,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,083,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,010,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,928,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $889,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $889,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $710,000
General Revenue - Other: $475,000
Interest Earnings: $192,000
Rents: $112,000
Rents: $107,000
Interest Earnings: $63,000
Sale of Property: $43,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,114,000
Police Protection: $291,000
Regular Highways: $288,000
Solid Waste Management: $253,000
General - Other: $194,000
Police Protection: $146,000
Regular Highways: $55,000
Central Staff Services: $38,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $35,000
General - Other: $33,000
Natural Resources - Other: $24,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,183,000
Cash and Securities: $9,923,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,423,000
Other: $8,084,000
Highways: $1,745,000
Highways: $1,696,000
Health and Hospitals: $796,000
Health and Hospitals: $570,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $4,381,000
Property: $3,762,000
Individual Income: $3,372,000
Individual Income: $3,151,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,858,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,684,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,749,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,736,000
Public Utilities Sales: $644,000
Public Utilities Sales: $537,000
Corporation License: $149,000
Corporation License: $146,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $123,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $113,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $34,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $32,000
Other License: $5,000
Other License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,751,000
: $7,712,000
Hopkins County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,251,000
Cash and Securities: $577,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,566,000
Solid Waste Management: $466,000
Solid Waste Management: $448,000
Hospital Public: $304,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,000
Other: $42,000
Other: $25,000
Natural Resources - Other: $16,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $653,000
Parks and Recreation: $431,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Police Protection: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $69,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $4,989,000
General - Other: $4,691,000
Health - Other: $3,999,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,749,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,720,000
Regular Highways: $3,547,000
Regular Highways: $3,451,000
Health - Other: $2,844,000
Police Protection: $2,684,000
Police Protection: $2,321,000
Central Staff Services: $1,282,000
Central Staff Services: $1,277,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,168,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,087,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $642,000
Natural Resources - Other: $622,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $516,000
Financial Administration: $430,000
Financial Administration: $398,000
Parks and Recreation: $392,000
Parks and Recreation: $311,000
General Public Buildings: $253,000
Libraries: $240,000
Libraries: $230,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Natural Resources - Other: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $65,000
Public Welfare - Other: $65,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,085,000
Health and Hospitals: $816,000
Other: $303,000
Other: $207,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $681,000
Interest on Debt: $26,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,225,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,025,000
Other: $43,000
Other: $42,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,083,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,010,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,928,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $889,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $889,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $710,000
General Revenue - Other: $475,000
Interest Earnings: $192,000
Rents: $112,000
Rents: $107,000
Interest Earnings: $63,000
Sale of Property: $43,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,114,000
Police Protection: $291,000
Regular Highways: $288,000
Solid Waste Management: $253,000
General - Other: $194,000
Police Protection: $146,000
Regular Highways: $55,000
Central Staff Services: $38,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $35,000
General - Other: $33,000
Natural Resources - Other: $24,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,183,000
Cash and Securities: $9,923,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,423,000
Other: $8,084,000
Highways: $1,745,000
Highways: $1,696,000
Health and Hospitals: $796,000
Health and Hospitals: $570,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $4,381,000
Property: $3,762,000
Individual Income: $3,372,000
Individual Income: $3,151,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,858,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,684,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,749,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,736,000
Public Utilities Sales: $644,000
Public Utilities Sales: $537,000
Corporation License: $149,000
Corporation License: $146,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $123,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $113,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $34,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $32,000
Other License: $5,000
Other License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,751,000
: $7,712,000
Hopkins County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,251,000
Cash and Securities: $577,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,566,000
Solid Waste Management: $466,000
Solid Waste Management: $448,000
Hospital Public: $304,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,000
Other: $42,000
Other: $25,000
Natural Resources - Other: $16,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $653,000
Parks and Recreation: $431,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Police Protection: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $69,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $4,989,000
General - Other: $4,691,000
Health - Other: $3,999,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,749,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,720,000
Regular Highways: $3,547,000
Regular Highways: $3,451,000
Health - Other: $2,844,000
Police Protection: $2,684,000
Police Protection: $2,321,000
Central Staff Services: $1,282,000
Central Staff Services: $1,277,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,168,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,087,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $642,000
Natural Resources - Other: $622,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $516,000
Financial Administration: $430,000
Financial Administration: $398,000
Parks and Recreation: $392,000
Parks and Recreation: $311,000
General Public Buildings: $253,000
Libraries: $240,000
Libraries: $230,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Natural Resources - Other: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $65,000
Public Welfare - Other: $65,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,085,000
Health and Hospitals: $816,000
Other: $303,000
Other: $207,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $681,000
Interest on Debt: $26,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,225,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,025,000
Other: $43,000
Other: $42,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,083,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,010,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,928,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $889,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $889,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $710,000
General Revenue - Other: $475,000
Interest Earnings: $192,000
Rents: $112,000
Rents: $107,000
Interest Earnings: $63,000
Sale of Property: $43,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,114,000
Police Protection: $291,000
Regular Highways: $288,000
Solid Waste Management: $253,000
General - Other: $194,000
Police Protection: $146,000
Regular Highways: $55,000
Central Staff Services: $38,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $35,000
General - Other: $33,000
Natural Resources - Other: $24,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,183,000
Cash and Securities: $9,923,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,423,000
Other: $8,084,000
Highways: $1,745,000
Highways: $1,696,000
Health and Hospitals: $796,000
Health and Hospitals: $570,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $4,381,000
Property: $3,762,000
Individual Income: $3,372,000
Individual Income: $3,151,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,858,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,684,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,749,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,736,000
Public Utilities Sales: $644,000
Public Utilities Sales: $537,000
Corporation License: $149,000
Corporation License: $146,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $123,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $113,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $34,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $32,000
Other License: $5,000
Other License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,751,000
: $7,712,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,032
- Number of aged recipients: 108
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,924
- Number of recipients under 18: 416
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,351
- Number of recipients older than 64: 265
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 689
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 948
| Most common first names in Hopkins County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 601 | 72.0 years |
| William | 485 | 73.9 years |
| Mary | 462 | 79.1 years |
| John | 295 | 74.9 years |
| Robert | 255 | 71.1 years |
| Charles | 225 | 71.0 years |
| George | 148 | 75.1 years |
| Thomas | 147 | 72.0 years |
| Ruby | 114 | 79.0 years |
| Ruth | 107 | 81.0 years |
| Most common last names in Hopkins County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Jones | 182 | 75.8 years |
| Smith | 169 | 76.2 years |
| Brown | 155 | 79.0 years |
| Davis | 154 | 75.2 years |
| Moore | 145 | 76.6 years |
| Johnson | 144 | 72.7 years |
| Williams | 124 | 73.4 years |
| Sisk | 106 | 76.4 years |
| Adams | 102 | 75.0 years |
| Harris | 88 | 74.8 years |
| Businesses in Hopkins County, KY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| Dennys | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
| FedEx | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | U-Haul | 4 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | UPS | 10 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Kroger | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |