Laurel County, Kentucky (KY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,935
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 15,669
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,693 (it was 4,684 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 31% |
Land area: 436 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 144 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.0%), Retail trade (17.4%), Manufacturing (15.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 58,91694.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,7832.9%Two or more races
- 1,0251.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 3920.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1500.2%Asian alone
- 710.1%Some other race alone
- 600.10%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 40.1 years |
Kentucky median age: | 39.4 years |
Males: 30,951 | (49.5%) |
Females: 31,621 | (50.5%) |
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Laurel County: | 2.0 people |
Kentucky: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $52,941 ($27,015 in 1999)
This county: | $52,941 |
Kentucky: | $59,341 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $552 (lower quartile is $456, upper quartile is $703)
This county: | $552 |
State: | $702 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,707 (it was $64,100 in 2000)
Laurel: | $156,707 |
Kentucky: | $196,300 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,095
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $356
Institutionalized population: 624
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 28
- Burglaries: 57
- Thefts: 228
- Auto thefts: 140
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 8
- Rapes: 8
- Robberies: 8
- Assaults: 28
- Burglaries: 108
- Thefts: 244
- Auto thefts: 95
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 10 buildings, average cost: $102,600
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $193,300
- 2020: 20 buildings, average cost: $103,500
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2018: 4 buildings, average cost: $199,300
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $89,500
- 2016: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,700
- 2015: 11 buildings, average cost: $128,300
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $145,000
- 2013: 8 buildings, average cost: $124,900
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $42,000
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2010: 9 buildings, average cost: $62,200
- 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $104,200
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $54,000
- 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $158,800
- 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $118,000
- 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $82,900
- 2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $86,700
- 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $82,600
- 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $71,600
- 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $71,800
- 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $71,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,039 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $619 (0.5%)
Laurel County: | 21.0% |
Kentucky: | 16.5% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.1 years old
(Males: 39.4 years old, Females: 40.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.4 years old, Black residents: 32.1 years old, American Indian residents: 62.9 years old, Asian residents: 42.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.2 years old, Other race residents: 33.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Laurel County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Cities in this county include: Keavy, London, Bush, Colony, Camp Ground, Greenmount-Langnau, North Corbin, East Bernstadt.
Neighboring counties: Alexander County, Illinois , Elk County, Kansas , Dinwiddie County, Virginia , Franklin County, Virginia , Johnson County, Illinois , Wythe County, Virginia .
Here: | 4.1% |
Kentucky: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 1,465
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 571 (69.3% naturalized citizens)
Laurel County: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 4.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1812010 or later
- 1862000 to 2009
- 811990 to 1999
- 541980 to 1989
- 301970 to 1979
- 93Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 16,615
- One, attached: 180
- Two: 562
- 3 or 4: 713
- 5 to 9: 1,078
- 10 to 19: 397
- 20 to 49: 96
- 50 or more: 105
- Mobile homes: 6,935
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 164
Housing units in Laurel County with a mortgage: 8,575 (542 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 457 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 377
Here: | 2.1% with mortgage |
State: | 96.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Laurel County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 22,963 | 80 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,579 | 8 |
Catholic | 512 | 1 |
Other | 309 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 290 | 2 |
None | 33,196 | - |
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:
Laurel County: | 2.79 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Laurel County: | 5.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.23 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Laurel County: | 13.0% |
Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Laurel County: | 35.1% |
State: | 30.0% |
Here: | 18.5% |
State: | 15.9% |
Agriculture in Laurel County:
Average size of farms: 95 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,822
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $222.75
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.36%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,478
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.68%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27,052
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.08
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.80%
Corn for grain: 876 harvested acres
Vegetables: 58 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11 acres
Earthquake activity:
Laurel County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 73% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from Laurel County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 227.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 171.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 72.6 miles away from Laurel County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 227.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), 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, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 03, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4057: March 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4057, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- 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
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 26, 2004 to June 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1523: June 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1523, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2002 to May 10, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1414: May 07, 2002, FEMA Id: 1414, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kentucky Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2002 to March 21, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1407: April 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 1407, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Kentucky Southeastern Fire Complex, Incident Period: November 02, 2001, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 02, 2001, FEMA Id: 2385, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Kentucky Southeastern District Fire Complex, Incident Period: October 30, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 04, 2000, FEMA Id: 2349, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 04, 1998 to February 06, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1207: March 03, 1998, FEMA Id: 1207, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Laurel County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 3, Fires: 2, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 23,178 (79.2%)
- Carpooled: 3,310 (11.3%)
- Bus: 20 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 148 (0.5%)
- Walked: 230 (0.8%)
- Worked at home: 2,261 (7.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Material moving occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (31%)
- Mexico (25%)
- India (7%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (6%)
- Belize (5%)
- Germany (4%)
- Philippines (3%)
- American (28%)
- English (25%)
- Irish (12%)
- German (7%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2010:
- 328 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 280 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 37 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 36 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 11 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2000:
- 323 people in nursing homes
- 311 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 14 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6.98% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,926 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.98% |
Kentucky average: | 7.04% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.03% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($31,241 average AGI)
1.95% relocated from other states ($14,685 average AGI)
Laurel County: 1.95% Kentucky average: 2.87%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Whitley County, KY | 1.18% ($36,807 average AGI) |
from Knox County, KY | 0.99% ($31,239) |
from Clay County, KY | 0.55% ($33,877) |
from Madison County, KY | 0.26% ($51,434) |
from Jackson County, KY | 0.24% ($34,560) |
from Fayette County, KY | 0.22% ($20,174) |
from Pulaski County, KY | 0.20% ($36,805) |
6.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($37,192 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.25% |
Kentucky average: | 6.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.92% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($27,728 average AGI)
1.33% relocated to other states ($9,464 average AGI)
Laurel County: 1.33% Kentucky average: 2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Whitley County, KY | 1.38% ($33,096 average AGI) |
to Knox County, KY | 0.81% ($31,886) |
to Clay County, KY | 0.45% ($26,118) |
to Fayette County, KY | 0.33% ($55,750) |
to Madison County, KY | 0.32% ($40,167) |
to Pulaski County, KY | 0.28% ($42,456) |
to Jackson County, KY | 0.20% ($24,683) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,197 (6,711 aged, 3,486 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,184 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Laurel County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,500)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (997)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (653)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (495)
- Congestive heart failure (410)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (286)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (269)
- Unspecified dementia (199)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (182)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (180)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,637
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 155
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 53,166
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,329
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 916
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 60
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 73.0. This is more than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 158.9. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 122.5
- Other - 36.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 62,572- Male householders: 11,708 (2,418 living alone), Female householders: 12,487 (3,025 living alone)
13,235 spouses (13,132 opposite-sex spouses), 1,510 unmarried partners, (1,435 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,618 children (15,324 natural, 458 adopted, 838 stepchildren), 2,253 grandchildren, 548 brothers or sisters, 762 parents, 25 foster children, 1,128 other relatives, 1,113 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,071
Size of family households: 7,863 2-persons, 3,743 3-persons, 3,546 4-persons, 1,496 5-persons, 566 6-persons, 182 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,444 1-person, 1,267 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 29 4-persons.
8,518 married couples with children.
3,238 single-parent households (784 men, 2,454 women).
98.4% of residents of Laurel speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $266,962,000 ($4,768 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,350,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $125,829,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $48,793,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $506,000
Federal grants: $65,073,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,141,000 ($621,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,621,000 ($1,536,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,040,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,329,000
Federal Government insurance: $681,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,015Here: | 71 per 1000 residents |
State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,719
Here: | 48 per 1000 residents |
State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +154
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,255
Here: | +40 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.58 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.7 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Laurel County, Kentucky
- 1892020 or later
- 3,4162010 to 2019
- 4,8402000 to 2009
- 6,2631990 to 1999
- 4,2411980 to 1989
- 3,7541970 to 1979
- 1,5251960 to 1969
- 1,2001950 to 1959
- 4691940 to 1949
- 1,0091939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurel County, Kentucky
- 901 room
- 1042 rooms
- 3623 rooms
- 1,5464 rooms
- 4,4325 rooms
- 3,6076 rooms
- 2,7957 rooms
- 1,8108 rooms
- 2,6359+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurel County, Kentucky
- 1891 room
- 1802 rooms
- 6693 rooms
- 1,9984 rooms
- 2,0915 rooms
- 9176 rooms
- 2877 rooms
- 1968 rooms
- 2469+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurel County, Kentucky
- 108no bedroom
- 2191 bedroom
- 2,9532 bedrooms
- 10,4773 bedrooms
- 2,9204 bedrooms
- 7515+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurel County, Kentucky
- 199no bedroom
- 8141 bedroom
- 3,0412 bedrooms
- 2,1153 bedrooms
- 5124 bedrooms
- 665+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Laurel County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 337no vehicle
- 4,2161 vehicle
- 7,2392 vehicles
- 3,6453 vehicles
- 1,1954 vehicles
- 7485+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Laurel County in renter-occupied apartments
- 890no vehicle
- 2,9791 vehicle
- 2,2542 vehicles
- 5303 vehicles
- 654 vehicles
- 805+ vehicles
91.5% of Laurel County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kentucky.
Laurel County: | 91.5% |
State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 47,603
- Other state: 14,004
- Northeast: 860
- Midwest: 7,597
- South: 4,606
- West: 866
- 79.6%Electricity
- 10.6%Utility gas
- 5.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%Wood
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Coal or coke
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 87.3%Electricity
- 3.9%Utility gas
- 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.8%Wood
- 1.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 13.3% |
Kentucky: | 17.2% |
Here: | 12.5% |
Kentucky: | 15.2% |
Here: | 23.1% |
Kentucky: | 19.6% |
Laurel County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $245,000
Cash and Securities: $52,000
- Charges - Other: $465,000
Hospital Public: $434,000
Other: $426,000
Hospital Public: $259,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $11,229,000
General Public Buildings: $5,425,000
Regular Highways: $379,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
General - Other: $7,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,184,000
General - Other: $6,044,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,065,000
Regular Highways: $4,236,000
Regular Highways: $4,153,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,094,000
Health - Other: $3,125,000
Health - Other: $1,505,000
Police Protection: $1,103,000
Police Protection: $1,015,000
Local Fire Protection: $837,000
Financial Administration: $789,000
Local Fire Protection: $744,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $673,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $658,000
Central Staff Services: $657,000
Financial Administration: $651,000
Central Staff Services: $623,000
Parks and Recreation: $623,000
Parks and Recreation: $553,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
General Public Buildings: $206,000
Solid Waste Management: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $176,000
Transit Utilities: $52,000
Transit Utilities: $46,000
Public Welfare - Other: $28,000
Water Utilities: $27,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,872,000
Other: $2,632,000
Health and Hospitals: $686,000
Health and Hospitals: $353,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,133,000
Interest on Debt: $977,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $38,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,144,000
Health and Hospitals: $160,000
Other: $159,000
Other: $136,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $92,576,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,806,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,552,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $79,722,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,835,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,770,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,005,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $322,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $273,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $49,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,119,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,010,000
Interest Earnings: $72,000
Sale of Property: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $262,000
General - Other: $115,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,000
Water Utilities: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,563,000
Cash and Securities: $4,806,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $273,000
Cash and Securities: $7,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,361,000
Other: $3,241,000
Other: $2,585,000
Highways: $2,293,000
Health and Hospitals: $475,000
Health and Hospitals: $199,000
General Local Government Support: $189,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $11,020,000
Individual Income: $10,895,000
Property: $2,139,000
Property: $2,105,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,667,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,657,000
Other Selective Sales: $477,000
Other Selective Sales: $463,000
Corporation License: $171,000
Corporation License: $161,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $150,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $143,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,770,000
: $4,871,000
Laurel County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $245,000
Cash and Securities: $52,000
- Charges - Other: $465,000
Hospital Public: $434,000
Other: $426,000
Hospital Public: $259,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $11,229,000
General Public Buildings: $5,425,000
Regular Highways: $379,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
General - Other: $7,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,184,000
General - Other: $6,044,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,065,000
Regular Highways: $4,236,000
Regular Highways: $4,153,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,094,000
Health - Other: $3,125,000
Health - Other: $1,505,000
Police Protection: $1,103,000
Police Protection: $1,015,000
Local Fire Protection: $837,000
Financial Administration: $789,000
Local Fire Protection: $744,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $673,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $658,000
Central Staff Services: $657,000
Financial Administration: $651,000
Central Staff Services: $623,000
Parks and Recreation: $623,000
Parks and Recreation: $553,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
General Public Buildings: $206,000
Solid Waste Management: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $176,000
Transit Utilities: $52,000
Transit Utilities: $46,000
Public Welfare - Other: $28,000
Water Utilities: $27,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,872,000
Other: $2,632,000
Health and Hospitals: $686,000
Health and Hospitals: $353,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,133,000
Interest on Debt: $977,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $38,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,144,000
Health and Hospitals: $160,000
Other: $159,000
Other: $136,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $92,576,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,806,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,552,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $79,722,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,835,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,770,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,005,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $322,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $273,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $49,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,119,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,010,000
Interest Earnings: $72,000
Sale of Property: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $262,000
General - Other: $115,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,000
Water Utilities: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,563,000
Cash and Securities: $4,806,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $273,000
Cash and Securities: $7,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,361,000
Other: $3,241,000
Other: $2,585,000
Highways: $2,293,000
Health and Hospitals: $475,000
Health and Hospitals: $199,000
General Local Government Support: $189,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $11,020,000
Individual Income: $10,895,000
Property: $2,139,000
Property: $2,105,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,667,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,657,000
Other Selective Sales: $477,000
Other Selective Sales: $463,000
Corporation License: $171,000
Corporation License: $161,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $150,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $143,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,770,000
: $4,871,000
Laurel County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $245,000
Cash and Securities: $52,000
- Charges - Other: $465,000
Hospital Public: $434,000
Other: $426,000
Hospital Public: $259,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $11,229,000
General Public Buildings: $5,425,000
Regular Highways: $379,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
General - Other: $7,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,184,000
General - Other: $6,044,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,065,000
Regular Highways: $4,236,000
Regular Highways: $4,153,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,094,000
Health - Other: $3,125,000
Health - Other: $1,505,000
Police Protection: $1,103,000
Police Protection: $1,015,000
Local Fire Protection: $837,000
Financial Administration: $789,000
Local Fire Protection: $744,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $673,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $658,000
Central Staff Services: $657,000
Financial Administration: $651,000
Central Staff Services: $623,000
Parks and Recreation: $623,000
Parks and Recreation: $553,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
General Public Buildings: $206,000
Solid Waste Management: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $176,000
Transit Utilities: $52,000
Transit Utilities: $46,000
Public Welfare - Other: $28,000
Water Utilities: $27,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,872,000
Other: $2,632,000
Health and Hospitals: $686,000
Health and Hospitals: $353,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,133,000
Interest on Debt: $977,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $38,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,144,000
Health and Hospitals: $160,000
Other: $159,000
Other: $136,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $92,576,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,806,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,552,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $79,722,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,835,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,770,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,005,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $322,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $273,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $49,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,119,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,010,000
Interest Earnings: $72,000
Sale of Property: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $262,000
General - Other: $115,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,000
Water Utilities: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,563,000
Cash and Securities: $4,806,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $273,000
Cash and Securities: $7,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,361,000
Other: $3,241,000
Other: $2,585,000
Highways: $2,293,000
Health and Hospitals: $475,000
Health and Hospitals: $199,000
General Local Government Support: $189,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $11,020,000
Individual Income: $10,895,000
Property: $2,139,000
Property: $2,105,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,667,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,657,000
Other Selective Sales: $477,000
Other Selective Sales: $463,000
Corporation License: $171,000
Corporation License: $161,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $150,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $143,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,770,000
: $4,871,000
Laurel County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $245,000
Cash and Securities: $52,000
- Charges - Other: $465,000
Hospital Public: $434,000
Other: $426,000
Hospital Public: $259,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $11,229,000
General Public Buildings: $5,425,000
Regular Highways: $379,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
General - Other: $7,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,184,000
General - Other: $6,044,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,065,000
Regular Highways: $4,236,000
Regular Highways: $4,153,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,094,000
Health - Other: $3,125,000
Health - Other: $1,505,000
Police Protection: $1,103,000
Police Protection: $1,015,000
Local Fire Protection: $837,000
Financial Administration: $789,000
Local Fire Protection: $744,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $673,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $658,000
Central Staff Services: $657,000
Financial Administration: $651,000
Central Staff Services: $623,000
Parks and Recreation: $623,000
Parks and Recreation: $553,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
General Public Buildings: $206,000
Solid Waste Management: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $176,000
Transit Utilities: $52,000
Transit Utilities: $46,000
Public Welfare - Other: $28,000
Water Utilities: $27,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,872,000
Other: $2,632,000
Health and Hospitals: $686,000
Health and Hospitals: $353,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,133,000
Interest on Debt: $977,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $38,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,144,000
Health and Hospitals: $160,000
Other: $159,000
Other: $136,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $92,576,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,806,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,552,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $79,722,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,835,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,770,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,005,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $322,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $273,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $49,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,119,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,010,000
Interest Earnings: $72,000
Sale of Property: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $262,000
General - Other: $115,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,000
Water Utilities: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,563,000
Cash and Securities: $4,806,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $273,000
Cash and Securities: $7,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,361,000
Other: $3,241,000
Other: $2,585,000
Highways: $2,293,000
Health and Hospitals: $475,000
Health and Hospitals: $199,000
General Local Government Support: $189,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $11,020,000
Individual Income: $10,895,000
Property: $2,139,000
Property: $2,105,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,667,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,657,000
Other Selective Sales: $477,000
Other Selective Sales: $463,000
Corporation License: $171,000
Corporation License: $161,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $150,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $143,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,770,000
: $4,871,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,437
- Number of aged recipients: 220
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,217
- Number of recipients under 18: 405
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,396
- Number of recipients older than 64: 636
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,203
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,570
Most common first names in Laurel County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 646 | 70.9 years |
John | 548 | 76.0 years |
William | 525 | 74.0 years |
Mary | 426 | 78.2 years |
Robert | 378 | 71.7 years |
Charles | 311 | 70.7 years |
George | 252 | 76.1 years |
Martha | 164 | 80.0 years |
Roy | 163 | 72.3 years |
Walter | 159 | 74.6 years |
Most common last names in Laurel County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 485 | 72.6 years |
Jones | 404 | 74.2 years |
Johnson | 318 | 75.2 years |
Brown | 207 | 75.2 years |
Bowling | 194 | 75.0 years |
Taylor | 172 | 74.3 years |
Baker | 168 | 73.3 years |
Williams | 165 | 75.1 years |
House | 161 | 73.2 years |
Lewis | 151 | 73.8 years |
Businesses in Laurel County, KY | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Nike | 3 | |
Arby's | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
FedEx | 6 | Sears | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | Subway | 4 | |
Hardee's | 2 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
KFC | 1 | The Athlete's Foot | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Kroger | 2 | U-Haul | 4 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Lowe's | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | White Castle | 1 | |
McDonald's | 3 |
Laurel County on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"