Mason County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 14,87787.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1166.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5503.2%Two or more races
  • 3892.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 860.5%Asian alone
  • 160.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 120.07%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $236,150

Here:	$236,150
State:	$256,452

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,468

Here:	$153,468
State:	$264,090

In 2-unit structures: $126,760

Here:	$126,760
State:	$211,203

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $249,138

Here:	$249,138
State:	$245,174

Mobile homes: $99,947

Here:	$99,947
State:	$84,635

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 15

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 17

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,293 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $795 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mason County is $370 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.

Cities in this county include: Maysville, Mays Lick, Dover, Sardis.

Neighboring counties: Alpine County, California , Cabell County, West Virginia , Clay County, Illinois , Miami County, Kansas , Lewis County , Rappahannock County, Virginia .

Current college students: 598
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 259 (51.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 792010 or later
• 82000 to 2009
• 561990 to 1999
• 281980 to 1989
• 71970 to 1979
• 24Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,884
• One, attached: 290
• Two: 297
• 3 or 4: 152
• 5 to 9: 421
• 10 to 19: 307
• 20 to 49: 120
• 50 or more: 61
• Mobile homes: 710
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Mason County with a mortgage: 2,327 (164 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 97 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Religion statistics for Mason County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Mason County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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: 1925, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 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 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• 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, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 27, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1471: June 03, 2003, FEMA Id: 1471, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.48% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,906 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.73% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($22,872 average AGI)
2.75% relocated from other states ($19,035 average AGI)

Mason County:	2.75%
Kentucky average:	2.87%

from Bracken County, KY	0.75% ($39,511 average AGI)
from Fleming County, KY	0.61% ($37,132)
from Brown County, OH	0.59% ($31,216)
from Lewis County, KY	0.42% ($30,692)

6.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,976 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.31% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($25,461 average AGI)
2.27% relocated to other states ($15,515 average AGI)

Mason County:	2.27%
Kentucky average:	2.73%

to Bracken County, KY	0.69% ($46,419 average AGI)
to Fleming County, KY	0.58% ($34,250)
to Lewis County, KY	0.53% ($29,212)
to Fayette County, KY	0.46% ($41,276)
to Brown County, OH	0.45% ($26,929)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mason County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,980 (874 living alone), Female householders: 3,958 (1,242 living alone)

• 3,173 spouses (3,144 opposite-sex spouses), 489 unmarried partners, (471 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,931 children (4,484 natural, 202 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 448 grandchildren, 107 brothers or sisters, 161 parents, 17 foster children, 432 other relatives, 188 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 258

Size of family households: 2,515 2-persons, 876 3-persons, 621 4-persons, 283 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,117 1-person, 283 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

2,231 married couples with children.
1,055 single-parent households (167 men, 888 women).

96.5% of residents of Mason speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $93,161,000 ($5,500 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,812,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,242,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,934,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,352,000
Federal grants: $25,097,000
Federal procurement contracts: $645,000 ($26,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,892,000 ($672,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $439,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,758,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,111,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.99 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)

• Year house built in Mason County, Kentucky
• 112020 or later
• 5342010 to 2019
• 1,0492000 to 2009
• 1,1551990 to 1999
• 8211980 to 1989
• 1,0691970 to 1979
• 8821960 to 1969
• 8301950 to 1959
• 4911940 to 1949
• 1,2211939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mason County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, Kentucky
• 171 room
• 02 rooms
• 1113 rooms
• 2354 rooms
• 8515 rooms
• 9806 rooms
• 9447 rooms
• 5078 rooms
• 1,1489+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, Kentucky
• 1541 room
• 552 rooms
• 4453 rooms
• 4364 rooms
• 3275 rooms
• 3206 rooms
• 1887 rooms
• 908 rooms
• 749+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mason County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, Kentucky
• 17no bedroom
• 1651 bedroom
• 7682 bedrooms
• 2,6133 bedrooms
• 9334 bedrooms
• 2985+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, Kentucky
• 163no bedroom
• 5901 bedroom
• 7722 bedrooms
• 4693 bedrooms
• 544 bedrooms
• 775+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 132no vehicle
• 1,3621 vehicle
• 1,7872 vehicles
• 8663 vehicles
• 5054 vehicles
• 1485+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in renter-occupied apartments
• 552no vehicle
• 9451 vehicle
• 3512 vehicles
• 1723 vehicles
• 404 vehicles
• 605+ vehicles

87.5% of Mason County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 12,569
• Other state: 4,146
• Northeast: 216
• Midwest: 2,599
• South: 802
• West: 526

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 701
• Number of aged recipients: 83
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 618
• Number of recipients under 18: 111
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 434
• Number of recipients older than 64: 156
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 279
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 300