Kenton County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in July 2007: 156,675 (93% urban, 7% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 39,442
Renter-occupied apartments: 20,002

% of renters here:	34%
State:	29%

Land area: 162 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 967 people per square mile

(very high).

2008 cost of living index in Kenton County: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 85%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Kenton County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
Black (3.8%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

Median resident age:	34.5 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 74,283	(49.0%)
Females: 77,181	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $33,773
County population in 2003: 152,424
Jobs in 2003: 63,069

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Kenton County,KY real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 82,924
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

Kenton County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,328 ($43,906 in 1999)

This county:	$50,328
Kentucky:	$40,267

2007 median house/condo value: $147,900 ($105,600 in 2000)

Kenton County:	$147,900
Kentucky:	$114,300

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $543 (lower quartile is $414, upper quartile is $683)

This county:	$543
State:	$446

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,261
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $361

Institutionalized population: 1,170

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 4
Auto thefts: 3

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 4
Auto thefts: 0

Kenton County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 543 buildings, average cost: $103,100
2001: 674 buildings, average cost: $107,500
2002: 777 buildings, average cost: $115,600
2003: 1054 buildings, average cost: $116,200
2004: 1228 buildings, average cost: $114,000
2005: 1126 buildings, average cost: $123,600
2006: 839 buildings, average cost: $134,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Kenton County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,519 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,205 (0.9%)

Kenton County household income distribution in 2007

Kenton County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 13.5%

Kenton County:	13.5%
Kentucky:	17.3%

Median age of residents in 2007: 36 years old
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 37 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 27 years old, Asian residents: 28 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 21 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Area name: Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kenton County is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $877 a month.

Cities in this county include: Covington, Erlanger, Independence, Fort Knox, Edgewood, Elsmere, Fort Mitchell, Villa Hills, Taylor Mill, Fort Wright.

2005 air pollution in Kenton County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 42 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Campbell County , Hamilton County, Ohio , Grant County , Pendleton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Kenton County include: Goshen Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Oak Island Church (C), Hickory Grove Church (D), New Banklick Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Tucker Cemetery (1), Allphin Cemetery (2), Northcutt Cemetery (3), Collins Cemetery (4), Grayson Cemetery (5), Sayers Cemetery (6), Fishback Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Thorn Hill Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bowman Creek (A), Pond Creek (B), Cruises Creek (C), Redmond Branch (D), Fannan Creek (E), Sawyers Fork (F), Steep Creek (G), Trace Run (H), Vance Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.1%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 6,815
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,382 (47% naturalized citizens)

Kenton County:	1.6%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 814 1990 to 1994: 264 1985 to 1989: 249 1980 to 1984: 142 1975 to 1979: 113 1970 to 1974: 183 1970 to 1974: 182 1965 to 1969: 435

Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.4%

Kenton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 40,592
One, attached: 2,636
Two: 4,345
3 or 4: 3,349
5 to 9: 3,549
10 to 19: 4,529
20 or more: 2,683
Mobile homes: 1,877
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Kenton County with a mortgage: 26,257 (3,829 second mortgage, 4,634 home equity loan, 103 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,391

Here:	75.8% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Agriculture in Kenton County
Average size of farms: 94 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10730
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $216.64
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.92%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7500
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.25%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32786
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.51
Corn for grain: 94 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 60 harvested acres
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 17 acres

Kenton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/19/1963, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Health care (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Air transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005:

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005:

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Customer service representatives (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

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

Mexico (13%)
Germany (13%)
Canada (10%)
India (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Japan (5%)
Vietnam (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Kenton County:

German (36%)
United States or American (15%)
Irish (13%)
English (10%)
Italian (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Kenton County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 61,509 (81%)
Carpooled: 8,398 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2,400 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 17 (0%)
Ferryboat: 13 (0%)
Taxi: 106 (0%)
Motorcycle: 56 (0%)
Bicycle: 79 (0%)
Walked: 1,635 (2%)
Other means: 377 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,563 (2%)

People in group quarters in Kenton County, Kentucky

743 people in nursing homes
315 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
280 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
151 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
103 people in religious group quarters
85 people in other nonhousehold living situations
54 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
38 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
36 people in unknown juvenile institutions
25 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
12 people in halfway houses
6 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $60,647.

9.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.31%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($277 average AGI)
Kenton County: 0.05%
Kentucky average: 0.12%

5.14% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($18,847 average AGI)
4.11% relocated from other states ($18,703 average AGI)
Kenton County: 4.11%
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 Boone County, KY	2.41% ($34,913 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, OH	1.61% ($41,305)
from Campbell County, KY	1.58% ($34,491)
from Grant County, KY	0.35% ($30,864)
from Clermont County, OH	0.24% ($37,458)
from Butler County, OH	0.20% ($38,633)
from Pendleton County, KY	0.10% ($26,879)

8.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,651 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.78%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($159 average AGI)
Kenton County: 0.03%
Kentucky average: 0.05%

5.27% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($22,850 average AGI)
3.49% relocated to other states ($17,641 average AGI)
Kenton County: 3.49%
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 Boone County, KY	2.84% ($41,971 average AGI)
to Campbell County, KY	1.30% ($35,186)
to Hamilton County, OH	1.08% ($39,320)
to Grant County, KY	0.31% ($31,033)
to Clermont County, OH	0.20% ($47,445)
to Butler County, OH	0.16% ($30,793)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.13% ($33,026)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Births per 1000 population in Kenton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Kenton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Kenton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 19,532 (16,008 aged, 3,524 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.65
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16878.15
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 298.250
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 66988.03

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1529.950
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 855.760
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14.32

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39.53
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 67.03

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12.36
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 149,597

In family households: 125,413 (29,549 male householders, 9,908 female householders)
30,231 spouses, 47,761 children (43,981 natural, 1,309 adopted, 2,471 stepchildren), 2,313 grandchildren, 976 brothers or sisters, 867 parents, 1,244 other relatives, 2,564 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 24,184 (9,236 male householders (7,357 living alone)), 10,760 female householders (9,204 living alone)), 4,188 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,867 (1,167 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 15,391 2-persons, 9,942 3-persons, 8,421 4-persons, 3,840 5-persons, 1,360 6-persons, 503 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,561 1-person, 2,892 2-persons, 387 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

96.5% of residents of Kenton County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $834,450,000 ($5458 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,437,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $321,704,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $167,369,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,928,000
Federal grants: $125,916,000
Federal procurement contracts: $30,071,000 ($12,388,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $185,461,000 ($73,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $739,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $113,212,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,603,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 12,239

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,976

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +652

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,547

Here:	-23 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Kenton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.19 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,215
1995 to 1998: 4,251
1990 to 1994: 4,871
1980 to 1989: 7,550
1970 to 1979: 10,356
1960 to 1969: 7,647
1950 to 1959: 7,130
1940 to 1949: 5,681
1939 or earlier: 14,870

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kenton County, Kentucky:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 73 3 rooms: 504 4 rooms: 2,939 5 rooms: 7,439 6 rooms: 9,871 7 rooms: 7,801 8 rooms: 5,633 9+ rooms: 5,163

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kenton County, Kentucky:
	1 room: 572 2 rooms: 1,527 3 rooms: 4,380 4 rooms: 6,330 5 rooms: 4,318 6 rooms: 1,605 7 rooms: 743 8 rooms: 339 9+ rooms: 188

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kenton County:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 1,323 2 bedrooms: 8,462 3 bedrooms: 19,155 4 bedrooms: 9,105 5+ bedrooms: 1,378

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kenton County:
	no bedroom: 729 1 bedroom: 6,891 2 bedrooms: 8,824 3 bedrooms: 2,990 4 bedrooms: 471 5+ bedrooms: 97

Cars and other vehicles available in Kenton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,719 1 vehicle: 10,245 2 vehicles: 18,371 3 vehicles: 6,589 4 vehicles: 1,920 5+ vehicles: 598

Cars and other vehicles available in Kenton County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4,217 1 vehicle: 9,755 2 vehicles: 4,933 3 vehicles: 895 4 vehicles: 121 5+ vehicles: 81

56% of Kenton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Kentucky.

Kenton County:	55.7%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 97492
Northeast: 3859
Midwest: 36791
South: 7730
West: 2584

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,571

Here:	25.2%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,306

Here:	28.1%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,254

Here:	22.1%
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 (Noninst.)

Kenton County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $84,713,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $166,731,000
Charges - Sewerage: $30,869,000
All Other: $4,925,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,801,000

Parking Facilities: $942,000
Construction - Air Transportation: $70,781,000
Sewerage: $16,856,000

General Public Buildings: $768,000

Judicial & Legal: $30,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Health - Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Air Transportation: $53,857,000
Sewerage: $16,856,000

Health Services - Other: $14,656,000

General - Other: $9,401,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,372,000

Corrections - Other: $6,160,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,440,000

Regular Highways: $4,280,000

Police Protection: $3,060,000

Financial Administration: $1,301,000

General Public Buildings: $852,000

Central Staff Services: $628,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $608,000

Welfare - Other: $292,000

Transit Utilities: $138,000

Water Utilities: $73,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $55,000

Solid Waste Management: $48,000

Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $35,453,000
Health & Hospitals: $80,000
General - Interest on Debt: $91,515,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $11,000
General: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,230,000
Highways: $130,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $131,463,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,099,139,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $32,065,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $134,938,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $923,546,000
Industrial Revenue: $115,837,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,626,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $72,720,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,018,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,279,000

Property Sale Other: $821,000
Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $21,666,000
Police Protection: $2,132,000

Water Utilities: $771,000

Regular Highways: $316,000

General - Other: $167,000

Parks & Recreation: $47,000

Corrections - Other: $44,000

General Public Building: $40,000

Judicial: $26,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $202,337,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $131,609,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $5,135,000
All Other: $3,731,000

General Support: $747,000

Highways: $560,000
Tax - Property: $15,842,000
Individual Income: $9,954,000

NEC: $816,000

Public Utilities: $349,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $41,261,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients