Martin County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.5%), Retail trade (13.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Martin County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	34.1 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 6,225	(49.5%)
Females: 6,353	(50.5%)

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Martin County:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$21,859
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$280
State:	$446

Martin County:	$66,093
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $128,671

Here:	$128,671
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $139,484

Here:	$139,484
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $155,012

Here:	$155,012
State:	$137,715

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $69,600

Here:	$69,600
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $33,763

Here:	$33,763
State:	$33,636

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 12

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: 10
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 27

This county:	37.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	16.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Martin 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: Inez, Warfield, Three Forks.

Neighboring counties: Mingo County, West Virginia , Floyd County , Wayne County, West Virginia , Johnson County , Lawrence County , Pike County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Martin County: Add (A), Calf Creek (B), Camp Gedion Childrens Home (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Martin County include: Union Church (A), Vineyard Church (B), Turkey Creek Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Trace Fork United Baptist Church (E), Tomahawk Freewill Baptist Church (F), Anna Church (G), Antioch Church (H), The Mary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Parsley Cemetery (1), Triplett Cemetery (2), Chaffin Cemetery (3), Chapman Cemetery (4), Bailey Cemetery (5), Stepp Cemetery (6), Caney Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Tailings Pond (A), Curtis Crum Reservoir (B), Martin County Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beech Fork (A), Mud Fork Branch (B), Mudlick Branch (C), Bent Branch (D), Mullins Fork (E), Big Andy Branch (F), Music Fork (G), Neddy Fork (H), Big Rough Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Stidham Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.2%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 435
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 54.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (100% naturalized citizens)

Martin County:	0.1%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,969
• One, attached: 22
• Two: 33
• 3 or 4: 127
• 5 to 9: 157
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 25
• Mobile homes: 2,205
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Martin County with a mortgage: 518 (25 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,097

Here:	32.1% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Martin County-area historical earthquake activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 81% 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 81.8 miles away from Martin 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 77.2 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 54.8 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 55.6 miles away from Martin 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 54.6 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 63.5 miles away from Martin 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: 2,382 (78%) Carpooled: 492 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (1%) Walked: 35 (1%) Other means: 49 (2%) Worked at home: 55 (2%)

3.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,393 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.94%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.97% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($13,786 average AGI)
1.97% relocated from other states ($11,607 average AGI)

Martin County:	1.97%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Johnson County, KY	0.63% ($20,167 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, KY	0.35% ($36,900)

5.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,531 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.11%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.03% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($17,095 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($11,442 average AGI)

Martin County:	2.09%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Johnson County, KY	0.76% ($36,136 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, KY	0.70% ($32,600)
to Wayne County, WV	0.45% ($37,538)
to Mingo County, WV	0.35% ($24,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,193 (1,151 aged, 1,042 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,242 (2,856 male householders, 783 female householders)

  2,891 spouses, 4,103 children (3,734 natural, 119 adopted, 250 stepchildren), 243 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 111 other relatives, 183 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,254 (576 male householders (496 living alone)), 554 female householders (541 living alone)), 124 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 82 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,422 2-persons, 1,034 3-persons, 779 4-persons, 280 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,037 1-person, 75 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

98.9% of residents of Martin County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $125,725,000 ($10198 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,063,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,212,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,369,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,200,000
Federal grants: $36,000,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,966,000 ($614,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,978,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,101,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,355,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,489,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-48 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.25 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

69% of Martin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Kentucky.

Martin County:	69.2%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 9535
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 814
• South: 2105
• West: 68

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,500

Here:	0.4%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	0.6%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	11.9%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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