Lincoln County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.5%), Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lincoln County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 11,463	(49.1%)
Females: 11,898	(50.9%)

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Lincoln County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,740
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$350
State:	$446

Lincoln County:	$89,368
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $121,914

Here:	$121,914
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $104,928

Here:	$104,928
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $62,784

Here:	$62,784
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $71,537

Here:	$71,537
State:	$141,483

Mobile homes: $30,765

Here:	$30,765
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$47,392

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 28
• Thefts: 43
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	21.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $470 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.

Cities in this county include: Stanford, Crab Orchard, Hustonville, Waynesburg.

Neighboring counties: Boyle County , Casey County , Garrard County , Pulaski County , Rockcastle County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Lincoln County include: Austin Chapel (A), Sweetgum Church (B), Pine Lick Church (C), Watts Chapel (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Goshen Church (F), South Fork Church (G), Beech Grove Church (H), Green River Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Leach Cemetery (1), Abron Cemetery (2), Tucker Cemetery (3), Chandler Cemetery (4), Old Moss Cemetery (5), Givans Cemetery (6), Ashlock Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Fishing Creek Pond (A), Stanford Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mudlick Branch (A), Neals Creek (B), Big Moccasin Creek (C), Bittersweet Creek (D), Blue Lick Creek (E), Buckeye Branch (F), Butt Branch (G), Peltis Fork (H), Peyton Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Lincoln County: William Whitley House State Shrine (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.3%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 603
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 158 (22% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,098
• One, attached: 72
• Two: 193
• 3 or 4: 184
• 5 to 9: 166
• 10 to 19: 81
• 20 or more: 23
• Mobile homes: 2,305
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 2,467 (180 second mortgage, 137 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,608

Here:	60.5% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 1.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/20/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Lincoln County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 92% smaller 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 65.3 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 52.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from Lincoln County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,561 (78%) Carpooled: 1,415 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Walked: 199 (2%) Other means: 83 (1%) Worked at home: 401 (4%)

6.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,382 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.96%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.43% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($21,547 average AGI)
1.53% relocated from other states ($7,835 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	1.53%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Boyle County, KY	1.75% ($26,324 average AGI)
from Garrard County, KY	0.79% ($28,063)
from Pulaski County, KY	0.58% ($26,128)
from Casey County, KY	0.44% ($28,139)
from Fayette County, KY	0.30% ($37,042)
from Mercer County, KY	0.21% ($26,824)
from Rockcastle County, KY	0.21% ($26,471)

7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,929 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.06%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.86% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($21,693 average AGI)
1.21% relocated to other states ($4,235 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	1.21%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Boyle County, KY	1.96% ($24,818 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, KY	0.55% ($25,311)
to Garrard County, KY	0.53% ($24,488)
to Fayette County, KY	0.50% ($29,463)
to Casey County, KY	0.38% ($22,806)
to Jessamine County, KY	0.27% ($30,773)
to Mercer County, KY	0.23% ($33,789)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,374 (3,294 aged, 1,080 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,311 (5,417 male householders, 1,342 female householders)

  5,536 spouses, 6,924 children (6,277 natural, 197 adopted, 450 stepchildren), 367 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 222 other relatives, 339 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,809 (1,128 male householders (918 living alone)), 1,323 female householders (1,260 living alone)), 358 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 241 (210 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,012 2-persons, 1,765 3-persons, 1,279 4-persons, 467 5-persons, 173 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,178 1-person, 226 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 5 6-persons.

97.3% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $140,952,000 ($5679 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,968,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,243,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,975,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $833,000
Federal grants: $41,190,000
Federal procurement contracts: $748,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,964,000 ($5,843,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $501,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,779,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,819,000

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

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

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+53 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.53 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

57% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Kentucky.

Lincoln County:	56.5%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 19254
• Northeast: 300
• Midwest: 2204
• South: 1214
• West: 202

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,200

Here:	3.1%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	4.8%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	17.7%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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