McCracken County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Retail trade (14.6%), Manufacturing (12.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in McCracken County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 31,122	(47.5%)
Females: 34,392	(52.5%)

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McCracken County:	2.3 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,497
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$410
State:	$446

McCracken County:	$113,963
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $152,988

Here:	$152,988
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,095

Here:	$162,095
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $130,119

Here:	$130,119
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,753

Here:	$105,753
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $108,548

Here:	$108,548
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $31,956

Here:	$31,956
State:	$33,636

This county:	15.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McCracken County is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paducah, Reidland, Hendron, Massac, Lone Oak.

2005 air pollution in McCracken County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 23 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 66 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.0 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.011 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Ballard County , Carlisle County , Graves County , Massac County, Illinois , Livingston County , Pulaski County, Illinois , Marshall County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in McCracken County: Maxon Station (A), Old Kentucky Ordnance Works (B), Paducah Plant, Energy Research and Development Administration (C), Shawnee Steam Plant (D), South Yard (E), Little Union Community Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in McCracken County include: Millburn Chapel (A), Mount Zion Church (B), Spring Bayou Church (C), West Paducah Church (D), Bellview Church (E), Bethel Church (F), White Oak Church (G), Wice Church (H), Rosebowler Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Palestine Cemetery (1), Tittsworth Cemetery (2), Herzog Cemetery (3), Thompson Cemetery (4), Switzer Cemetery (5), Straub Cemetery (6), Massac Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Crawford Lake (A), Jacobs Lake (B), Priester Lake (C), Long Hole (D), Blizzard Ponds (E), Metropolis Lake (F), Ohio River Pool (G), Lake Genevieve (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Branch (A), Mud Branch (B), Nasty Creek (C), Black Branch (D), Newtons Creek (E), Brushy Creek (F), Buzzard Creek (G), Camp Creek (H), Perkins Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in McCracken County: West Kentucky State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.6%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 2,443
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 606 (44% naturalized citizens)

McCracken County:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,729
• One, attached: 582
• Two: 1,275
• 3 or 4: 1,346
• 5 to 9: 1,607
• 10 to 19: 573
• 20 or more: 779
• Mobile homes: 3,463
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in McCracken County with a mortgage: 9,588 (946 second mortgage, 1,364 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,383

Here:	64.0% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

McCracken County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/6/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

McCracken County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 49.3 miles away from McCracken County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 30.3 miles away from McCracken County center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 36.2 miles away from McCracken County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 24,514 (85%) Carpooled: 2,771 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 114 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Taxi: 95 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 30 (0%) Walked: 329 (1%) Other means: 248 (1%) Worked at home: 770 (3%)

6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.93%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($306 average AGI)

McCracken County:	0.05%
Kentucky average:	0.12%

3.37% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($15,530 average AGI)
3.51% relocated from other states ($19,593 average AGI)

McCracken County:	3.51%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Marshall County, KY	0.67% ($34,068 average AGI)
from Graves County, KY	0.63% ($29,349)
from Massac County, IL	0.39% ($31,441)
from Livingston County, KY	0.38% ($24,500)
from Ballard County, KY	0.38% ($29,220)
from Calloway County, KY	0.23% ($25,364)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.17% ($38,600)

6.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,119 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.67%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.29% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($15,459 average AGI)
3.37% relocated to other states ($20,660 average AGI)

McCracken County:	3.37%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Marshall County, KY	0.65% ($34,122 average AGI)
to Graves County, KY	0.51% ($33,500)
to Livingston County, KY	0.41% ($27,796)
to Ballard County, KY	0.31% ($27,878)
to Massac County, IL	0.22% ($23,604)
to Fayette County, KY	0.22% ($31,385)
to Calloway County, KY	0.22% ($28,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,983 (9,729 aged, 2,254 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 53,737 (13,900 male householders, 4,589 female householders)

  14,468 spouses, 17,837 children (16,386 natural, 357 adopted, 1,094 stepchildren), 918 grandchildren, 304 brothers or sisters, 377 parents, 359 other relatives, 985 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 10,448 (3,932 male householders (3,227 living alone)), 5,320 female householders (5,013 living alone)), 1,196 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,329 (1,208 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,981 2-persons, 4,586 3-persons, 3,311 4-persons, 1,171 5-persons, 351 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,240 1-person, 885 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

97.7% of residents of McCracken County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,391,288,000 ($21504 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,875,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $188,200,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $96,015,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,450,000
Federal grants: $70,920,000
Federal procurement contracts: $978,145,000 ($2,135,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $52,557,000 ($3,585,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,089,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,920,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,291,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-17 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.77 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

57% of McCracken County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Kentucky.

McCracken County:	57.1%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 43049
• Northeast: 1370
• Midwest: 10801
• South: 7962
• West: 1486

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,800

Here:	11.0%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	8.0%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	15.3%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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