Johnson County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 24,001 (26% urban, 74% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,953
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,150

% of renters here:	24%
State:	29%

Land area: 262 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 92 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	26.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.8%), Retail trade (16.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Johnson County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 11,303	(48.2%)
Females: 12,142	(51.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,350
County population in 2003: 23,574
Jobs in 2003: 7,117

Total labor force in 2004: 9,844
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.4%

Average household size:

Johnson County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,646 ($24,911 in 2000)

This county	$27,646
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,451

Johnson County	$84,451
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $338
Institutionalized population: 235
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Johnson County in 2000: $666

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 13
Thefts: 23
Auto thefts: 23

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 8
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 12

Johnson County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Johnson County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $415 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Johnson County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $585 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paintsville, Flatgap, Nippa, Oil Springs.

Neighboring counties: Floyd County , Lawrence County , Magoffin County , Martin County , Morgan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Johnson County: Fish Trap (A), Paintsville Golf Course (B), River (C), B U Cabin (D), Boons Camp (E), Perkins Rehabilitation Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Johnson County include: Union Church (A), Tutor Key Church (B), Georges Creek Church (C), Toms Creek Church (D), Thealka Church (E), The Old Log Church (F), Baker Branch Church (G), Sugar Grove Church (H), Ballot Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Patrick Cemetery (1), Castle Cemetery (2), Turner Cemetery (3), Pack and Chandler Cemetery (4), Old Preston Cemetery (5), Old Friendship Cemetery (6), Atkins Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Paintsville Lake (A), Thelma Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Branch (A), Beech Branch (B), Muddy Branch (C), Muddygut Branch (D), Mudlick Creek (E), Big Branch (F), Narrows Fork (G), Big Mine Fork (H), Biglick Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Johnson County: Paintsville Lake Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Manila Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.8%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 778
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 114 (47% naturalized citizens)

Johnson County:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 36
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 29
1980 to 1984: 6
1975 to 1979: 18
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 11

Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.0%

Johnson County marital status for males

Johnson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,127
One, attached: 99
Two: 157
3 or 4: 235
5 to 9: 341
10 to 19: 176
20 or more: 159
Mobile homes: 2,935
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Johnson County with a mortgage: 1,914 (123 second mortgage, 140 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,866

Agriculture in Johnson County
Average size of farms: 122 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6311
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $397.15
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.97%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6799
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.57%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47216
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.87%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.99
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.18%
Corn for grain: 99 harvested acres
Vegetables: 57 harvested acres

Johnson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 4.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Mining (12%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Extraction workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

India (25%)
Mexico (17%)
Taiwan (15%)
Philippines (12%)
Middle Africa (10%)
Syria (6%)
Africa, n.e.c. (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Johnson County:

United States or American (53%)
English (13%)
Irish (8%)
German (7%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Johnson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,438 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,117 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 39 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 135 (2%)
Other means: 57 (1%)
Worked at home: 149 (2%)

People in group quarters in Johnson County, Kentucky

141 people in other nonhousehold living situations
123 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
112 people in nursing homes
85 people in other group homes
47 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,056.

6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,929 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.18% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($24,480 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($8,449 average AGI)
Johnson County: 1.90%
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 Floyd County, KY	1.39% ($40,617 average AGI)
from Magoffin County, KY	0.46% ($41,710)
from Lawrence County, KY	0.44% ($26,700)
from Martin County, KY	0.33% ($36,136)
from Pike County, KY	0.22% ($27,533)
from Fayette County, KY	0.21% ($32,571)

5.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,688 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.85% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($24,934 average AGI)
1.79% relocated to other states ($12,757 average AGI)
Johnson County: 1.79%
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 Floyd County, KY	0.75% ($32,940 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, KY	0.42% ($27,714)
to Pike County, KY	0.42% ($34,714)
to Fayette County, KY	0.36% ($33,167)
to Martin County, KY	0.27% ($20,167)
to Magoffin County, KY	0.16% ($29,364)

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

Births per 1000 population in Johnson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Johnson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Johnson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,560 (3,010 aged, 1,550 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,927

In family households: 20,492 (5,593 male householders, 1,284 female householders)
5,668 spouses, 6,877 children (6,128 natural, 130 adopted, 619 stepchildren), 348 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 257 other relatives, 286 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,435 (856 male householders (759 living alone)), 1,356 female householders (1,275 living alone)), 223 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 518 (253 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,998 2-persons, 1,927 3-persons, 1,311 4-persons, 451 5-persons, 171 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,034 1-person, 158 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

3,965 married couples with children.
1,126 single-parent households (237 men, 889 women).

98.2% of residents of Johnson County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $168,521,000 ($7064 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,763,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,886,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,313,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $972,000
Federal grants: $53,597,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,335,000 ($1,459,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,419,000 ($314,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,296,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,265,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,065,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,596

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,414

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +30

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

Net internal migration: +380

Here:	+16 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Johnson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.22 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 185
1995 to 1998: 1,017
1990 to 1994: 858
1980 to 1989: 1,768
1970 to 1979: 2,447
1960 to 1969: 1,154
1950 to 1959: 777
1940 to 1949: 783
1939 or earlier: 1,247

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 17
3 rooms: 111
4 rooms: 1,066
5 rooms: 1,763
6 rooms: 1,901
7 rooms: 1,123
8 rooms: 495
9 or more rooms: 472

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 45
3 rooms: 291
4 rooms: 720
5 rooms: 587
6 rooms: 249
7 rooms: 167
8 rooms: 63
9 or more rooms: 22

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

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 187
2 bedrooms: 1,891
3 bedrooms: 3,739
4 bedrooms: 902
5 or more bedrooms: 229

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Johnson County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 254
2 bedrooms: 1,134
3 bedrooms: 630
4 bedrooms: 111
5 or more bedrooms: 15

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

no vehicle: 583
1 vehicle: 1,978
2 vehicles: 3,029
3 vehicles: 1,002
4 vehicles: 267
5 or more vehicles: 94

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

no vehicle: 396
1 vehicle: 1,134
2 vehicles: 543
3 vehicles: 63
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 14

66% of Johnson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Kentucky.

Johnson County:	65.6%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 19397
Northeast: 201
Midwest: 2098
South: 1430
West: 193

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (55%)
Utility gas (25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Coal or coke (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (63%)
Utility gas (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Wood (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68

Here:	2.6%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31

Here:	2.2%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55

Here:	7.8%
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)

Johnson County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,395,000
Charges - All Other: $285,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,230,000
General - Other: $1,172,000

Central Staff Services: $575,000

Police Protection: $546,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $282,000

Financial Administration: $156,000

Corrections - Other: $155,000

Fire Protection: $97,000

Solid Waste Management: $72,000

Parks & Recreation: $35,000

Health Services - Other: $17,000

Welfare - Other: $10,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000

Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $351,000
General - Interest on Debt: $512,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $328,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $84,000
Highways: $23,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $95,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,420,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,540,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,540,000
Other, NEC: $8,370,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $95,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $50,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $367,000
Interest Earnings: $113,000

Property Sale Other: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $295,000
Regular Highways: $56,000

Central Staff: $23,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,912,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,540,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,837,000
Highways: $956,000
Tax - Property: $848,000
Individual Income: $820,000

NEC: $34,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,803,000

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