Magoffin County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.8%), Manufacturing (12.8%), Construction (11.2%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Magoffin County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	34.3 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 6,572	(49.3%)
Females: 6,760	(50.7%)

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Magoffin County:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$23,224
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$250
State:	$446

Magoffin County:	$54,508
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $102,827

Here:	$102,827
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $139,653

Here:	$139,653
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $136,775

Here:	$136,775
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $9,286

Here:	$9,286
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,349

Here:	$106,349
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $26,601

Here:	$26,601
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: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	36.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	17.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Magoffin County is $360 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.

Cities in this county include: Salyersville, Royalton.

Neighboring counties: Breathitt County , Floyd County , Johnson County , Knott County , Morgan County , Wolfe County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Carver Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Magoffin County include: Waldo Wayside Church (A), Mount of Rockhouse Church (B), Swampton Church (C), State Road Fork Church (D), Bear Fork Church (E), Samaria Church (F), Salt Lick Church (G), Gun Creek Church (H), Rockhouse Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Patton Cemetery (1), Patrick Cemetery (2), Adams Cemetery (3), Caudill Cemetery (4), Allen Cemetery (5), Trimble Cemetery (6), Owens Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bend Branch (A), Big Half Mountain Creek (B), Nelvin Wireman Branch (C), Blaze Branch (D), Boardtree Branch (E), Boardtree Fork (F), Bobs Branch (G), Bone Branch (H), Oakley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	18.0%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 410
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 50.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 24 (79% naturalized citizens)

Magoffin County:	0.2%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 38.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,774
• One, attached: 25
• Two: 23
• 3 or 4: 38
• 5 to 9: 79
• 10 to 19: 59
• 20 or more: 30
• Mobile homes: 2,407
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Magoffin County with a mortgage: 585 (23 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 950

Here:	38.1% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Magoffin County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 76% 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 58.8 miles away from Magoffin 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 53.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 72.1 miles away from Magoffin 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 45.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from Magoffin 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: 2,740 (72%) Carpooled: 777 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 45 (1%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Walked: 96 (3%) Other means: 36 (1%) Worked at home: 92 (2%)

3.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.51%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.03% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($12,810 average AGI)
1.48% relocated from other states ($8,155 average AGI)

Magoffin County:	1.48%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Floyd County, KY	0.39% ($25,538 average AGI)
from Johnson County, KY	0.33% ($29,364)

4.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,127 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.03%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.19% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($24,537 average AGI)
0.84% relocated to other states ($4,597 average AGI)

Magoffin County:	0.84%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Johnson County, KY	0.93% ($41,710 average AGI)
to Floyd County, KY	0.54% ($43,556)
to Fayette County, KY	0.36% ($20,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,207 (1,374 aged, 833 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,927 (2,975 male householders, 909 female householders)

  3,029 spouses, 4,275 children (3,985 natural, 71 adopted, 219 stepchildren), 237 grandchildren, 78 brothers or sisters, 88 parents, 217 other relatives, 119 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,229 (545 male householders (492 living alone)), 601 female householders (574 living alone)), 83 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 176 (171 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,527 2-persons, 1,077 3-persons, 878 4-persons, 292 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,066 1-person, 77 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

99.0% of residents of Magoffin County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (15% speak English well, 85% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,528,000 ($7322 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $842,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,437,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,948,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,382,000
Federal grants: $38,393,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,102,000 ($613,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,266,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,078,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $321,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,458,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.61 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

72% of Magoffin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Kentucky.

Magoffin County:	71.9%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 11888
• Northeast: 19
• Midwest: 1087
• South: 267
• West: 29

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,000

Here:	2.4%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	2.4%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	10.7%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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