County population in 2012: 84,786 (61% urban, 39% rural); it was 70,872 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 13,528 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,953 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,216 Renter-occupied apartments: 12,492 (it was 10,936 in 2000)
% of renters here:
40%
State:
31%
Land area: 441 sq. mi. Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 191 people per square mile
(high).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Madison County: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,096 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $551 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.4%
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.4%
Madison County:
19.4%
Kentucky:
18.6%
Median age of residents in 2010: 33 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 34 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34 years old, Black residents: 27 years old, American Indian residents: 36 years old, Asian residents: 29 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
16.8%
Whole state:
15.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
7.2%
Whole state:
6.6%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Madison County is $390 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $499 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $704 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Madison County: White Hall (A), Indian Fort Theatre (B), Eastern Kentucky University Meadow Brook Farm (C), Noland Creek Crossroads (D), Jackson Ferry (E), White Hall State Shrine (F), Valley View Ferry (G), Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department (H), Union City Volunteer Fire Department (I), Red Lick Volunteer Fire Department (J), Waco Volunteer Fire Department (K), Kirksville Volunteer Fire Department (L), Madison County Fire Department (M), The Kentucky River Museum (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Madison County include: Flat Gap Baptist Church (A), Flatwoods Christian Church (B), Forest Hill Church (C), Youth Church (D), Galilee Church (E), Gilead Baptist Chuch (F), Goodloe Chapel (G), Hays Fork Church (H), Wallaceton Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Needmore Cemetery (1), Todd Cemetery (2), Jones Cemetery (3), Blanton Cemetery (4), Blue Grass Memorial Cemetery (5), Madison County Memorial Gardens (6), Hade-Rose Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ball Branch (A), Ballard Branch (B), Dry Branch (C), Drowning Creek (D), Dreaming Creek (E), Dog Walk Branch (F), Dog Branch (G), Black Branch (H), Bogie Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Madison County include: Fort Boonesborough State Park (1), Central Kentucky Wildlife Management Area (2), Fort Boonesboro State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 10,200 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,064 (34% naturalized citizens)
Madison County:
1.5%
Whole state:
2.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 443
1990 to 1994: 175
1985 to 1989: 104
1980 to 1984: 96
1975 to 1979: 107
1970 to 1974: 55
1970 to 1974: 19
1965 to 1969: 65
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 17,287
One, attached: 320
Two: 1,525
3 or 4: 2,266
5 to 9: 2,664
10 to 19: 1,210
20 or more: 613
Mobile homes: 3,685
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25
Housing units in Madison County with a mortgage: 8,282 (726 second mortgage, 977 home equity loan, 70 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,661
Here:
69.3% with mortgage
State:
64.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.27%
Here
41.3%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 29,250 Total congregations: 103
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents
16,105 (55.1%)
2,420 (8.3%)
2,305 (7.9%)
2,061 (7.0%)
1,677 (5.7%)
Congregations
42 (40.8%)
6 (5.8%)
2 (1.9%)
9 (8.7%)
10 (9.7%)
Name
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Muslim Estimate
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
1,193 (4.1%)
609 (2.1%)
548 (1.9%)
453 (1.5%)
1,879 (6.4%)
Congregations
7 (6.8%)
1 (1.0%)
2 (1.9%)
4 (3.9%)
20 (19.4%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 156 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $25,530 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $224.56 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.70% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.94% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20,163 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.76% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.22% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29,911 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.47% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 28.86 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.75% Corn for grain: 1691 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 97 harvested acres Vegetables: 62 harvested acres Land in orchards: 28 acres
Tornado activity:
Madison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/20/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused $13 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Madison County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 86% 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 39.3 miles away from the 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 37.5 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 77.5 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 81.0 miles away from Madison County center On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from the county center On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 55.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 17, 2010 to July 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1925): July 23, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1925, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 1, 2010 to June 1, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1912): May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 3, 2009 to May 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1841): May 29, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1841, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 5, 2009, Emergency Declared (EM-3302): January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1818): February 5, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3231): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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: FEMA-DR-1523, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 4, 2003 to May 27, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1471): June 3, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1471, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 4, 1998 to February 6, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1207): March 3, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1207, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kentucky Blizzard, Incident Period: January 5, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1089): January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1089, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Madison County (16) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Mudslides: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3
Births per 1000 population in Madison County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Madison County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Madison County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,487 (7,316 aged, 2,171 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.62 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7003.200 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 153.530 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 52693.94
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1387.800 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 661.1 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15.43
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34.59 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 83.6
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14.15
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 98.2. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 75.6
Other - 22.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 77,221
In family households: 62,637 (14,573 male householders, 6,326 female householders)
15,743 spouses, 20,538 children (18,791 natural, 537 adopted, 1,210 stepchildren), 1,612 grandchildren, 573 brothers or sisters, 466 parents, 765 other relatives, 1,679 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,584 (5,247 male householders (3,770 living alone)), 5,827 female householders (4,653 living alone)), 3,510 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,695 (661 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,478 2-persons, 5,278 3-persons, 3,908 4-persons, 1,532 5-persons, 487 6-persons, 216 7-or-more-persons.
96.5% of residents of Madison County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $414,576,000 ($5440 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $62,177,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $157,023,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $81,319,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,259,000 Federal grants: $110,936,000 Federal procurement contracts: $17,757,000 ($15,196,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $46,282,000 ($37,672,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,296,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $42,895,000 Federal Government insurance: $9,631,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,013
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 2,863
Here:
37 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +338
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +4,490
Here:
+58 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Madison County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.33 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 1,614
2000 to 2004: 4,631
1990 to 1999: 8,423
1980 to 1989: 4,324
1970 to 1979: 5,604
1960 to 1969: 3,016
1950 to 1959: 2,193
1940 to 1949: 934
1939 or earlier: 2,364
Rooms in houses/apartments in Madison County, Kentucky
44% of Madison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Kentucky.
Madison County:
44.4%
State average:
56.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 52257
Northeast: 1668
Midwest: 8339
South: 6014
West: 1251
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,800
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 Madison County
33.0 years
38.0 years
(41.3%)
(58.7%)
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