McLean County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.4%), Manufacturing (19.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in McLean County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 4,877	(49.1%)
Females: 5,061	(50.9%)

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McLean County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,487
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$276
State:	$446

McLean County:	$77,232
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $117,521

Here:	$117,521
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,998

Here:	$153,998
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $171,425

Here:	$171,425
State:	$137,715

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $40,668

Here:	$40,668
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $37,713

Here:	$37,713
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: 1
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Area name: Owensboro, KY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McLean County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $513 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $712 a month.

Cities in this county include: Livermore, Calhoun, Sacramento, Island.

2005 air pollution in McLean County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.088 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.

Neighboring counties: Daviess County , Henderson County , Hopkins County , Muhlenberg County , Ohio County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in McLean County include: Towers Chapel (A), Antioch Church (B), Station Church (C), Beech Grove Chapel (D), West Chapel (E), Shutts Chapel (F), Bethel Church (G), Beulah Church (H), Mount Victory Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Atherton Cemetery (1), Cobb Cemetery (2), Corey Cemetery (3), Mount Zion Cemetery (4), Moore Cemetery (5), Free Union Cemetery (6), Boston Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lake: Wyman Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Narge Creek (A), Brush Fork (B), Buck Creek (C), Pond River (D), Cypress Creek (E), Eagle Creek (F), Elk Creek (G), Hanley Creek (H), Abe Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.5%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 327
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 69 (23% naturalized citizens)

McLean County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,845
• One, attached: 22
• Two: 37
• 3 or 4: 16
• 5 to 9: 58
• 10 to 19: 84
• 20 or more: 36
• Mobile homes: 1,254
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in McLean County with a mortgage: 902 (88 second mortgage, 104 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 811

Here:	52.7% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

McLean County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/11/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $400,000 in damages.

McLean County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from McLean 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 44.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from McLean County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from the county center
On 12/7/2000 at 14:08:49, a magnitude 4.0 (3.3 MB, 4.0 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.0 miles away from McLean County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,511 (83%) Carpooled: 508 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Walked: 77 (2%) Other means: 1 (0%) Worked at home: 100 (2%)

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.49% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($21,103 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($6,708 average AGI)

McLean County:	1.23%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Daviess County, KY	2.38% ($25,815 average AGI)
from Muhlenberg County, KY	0.79% ($24,259)
from Hopkins County, KY	0.41% ($32,000)

6.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,557 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.81%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.83% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($25,221 average AGI)
0.99% relocated to other states ($5,336 average AGI)

McLean County:	0.99%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Daviess County, KY	3.19% ($30,073 average AGI)
to Muhlenberg County, KY	0.55% ($31,158)
to Ohio County, KY	0.46% ($27,500)
to Hopkins County, KY	0.41% ($30,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,852 (1,456 aged, 396 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,642 (2,372 male householders, 539 female householders)

  2,402 spouses, 2,787 children (2,435 natural, 36 adopted, 316 stepchildren), 166 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 111 other relatives, 153 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,178 (483 male householders (430 living alone)), 584 female householders (547 living alone)), 111 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 118 (116 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,296 2-persons, 757 3-persons, 559 4-persons, 227 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 977 1-person, 83 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

98.5% of residents of McLean County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,282,000 ($5939 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,091,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,944,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,338,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,788,000
Federal grants: $12,036,000
Federal procurement contracts: $397,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,778,000 ($159,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $312,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,279,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,378,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.76 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

64% of McLean County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Kentucky.

McLean County:	63.6%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 8712
• Northeast: 41
• Midwest: 579
• South: 422
• West: 86

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,500

Here:	4.5%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	2.9%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	23.3%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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