Meade County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.4%), Manufacturing (16.3%), Retail trade (11.6%), Construction (11.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Meade County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	32.2 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 13,200	(50.1%)
Females: 13,149	(49.9%)

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Meade County:	2.8 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,206
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$416
State:	$446

Meade County:	$111,243
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $156,456

Here:	$156,456
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,504

Here:	$131,504
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $149,242

Here:	$149,242
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $201,147

Here:	$201,147
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $204,725

Here:	$204,725
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $45,383

Here:	$45,383
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000

Here:	$65,000
State:	$47,392

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 53
• Thefts: 42
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 72
• Thefts: 67
• Auto thefts: 15

This county:	11.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meade County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $479 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brandenburg, Muldraugh, Ekron, Battletown-Payneville, Flaherty.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County, Indiana , Breckinridge County , Harrison County, Indiana , Hardin County , Perry County, Indiana .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Meade County: Doe Run Mill (A), Peters Landing (B), Wilderness Camp Area (C), Stony Point (D), Mint Springs (E), Van Buren Lodge (F), Camp Piomingo (G), Camp Sky Hi (H), Camp Tall Trees (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Meade County include: General Church (A), Weldon Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Salem Church (D), Blue River Island (E), Guston Church (F), Buck Grove Church (G), Zion Grove Church (H), Canaanland Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Owens Cemetery (1), Thomas Cemetery (2), Thacker Cemetery (3), Chism Cemetery (4), Atwell Cemetery (5), Swan Cemetery (6), Barr Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Otter Creek (A), Doe Run (B), Dry Fork (C), French Creek (D), Spring Creek (E), Long Branch (F), Watson Run (G), Abrahams Run (H), Wolf Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Meade County include: Lawson Park (1), Meade Olin Park (2), Otter Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.5%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 976
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 518 (54% naturalized citizens)

Meade County:	2.0%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,878
• One, attached: 397
• Two: 286
• 3 or 4: 315
• 5 to 9: 506
• 10 to 19: 139
• 20 or more: 51
• Mobile homes: 2,685
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Meade County with a mortgage: 2,598 (349 second mortgage, 276 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,147

Here:	69.4% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Meade County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1996, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused $500,000 in damages.

Meade County-area historical earthquake activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from Meade County center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 20.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 20.5 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 83.4 miles away from Meade County center
On 6/5/2008 at 07:13:14, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from the county center
On 7/18/2008 at 02:58:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from Meade County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,519 (83%) Carpooled: 1,489 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 74 (1%) Other means: 81 (1%) Worked at home: 291 (3%)

10.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,830 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.81%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.73% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,272 average AGI)

Meade County:	0.73%
Kentucky average:	0.12%

5.68% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($16,889 average AGI)
4.40% relocated from other states ($13,669 average AGI)

Meade County:	4.40%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Hardin County, KY	2.25% ($34,122 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, KY	1.82% ($31,339)
from Breckinridge County, KY	0.65% ($26,844)
from Bell County, TX	0.43% ($34,048)
from Coryell County, TX	0.28% ($33,500)
from Bullitt County, KY	0.25% ($40,680)
from El Paso County, CO	0.16% ($46,188)

11.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.60%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

0.54% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,822 average AGI)

Meade County:	0.54%
Kentucky average:	0.05%

5.86% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($14,796 average AGI)
5.20% relocated to other states ($16,515 average AGI)

Meade County:	5.20%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Hardin County, KY	2.34% ($33,618 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, KY	1.74% ($26,786)
to Breckinridge County, KY	0.49% ($26,367)
to Honolulu County, HI	0.30% ($37,900)
to Bell County, TX	0.27% ($44,741)
to Bullitt County, KY	0.26% ($31,577)
to El Paso County, TX	0.22% ($40,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,572 (1,979 aged, 593 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,822 (6,062 male householders, 1,409 female householders)

  6,226 spouses, 8,669 children (7,824 natural, 235 adopted, 610 stepchildren), 427 grandchildren, 163 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 350 other relatives, 449 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,419 (1,081 male householders (868 living alone)), 945 female householders (849 living alone)), 393 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 108 (97 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,681 2-persons, 1,931 3-persons, 1,795 4-persons, 746 5-persons, 263 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,717 1-person, 275 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

95.4% of residents of Meade County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,992,000 ($3498 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,633,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $64,134,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,207,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,333,000
Federal grants: $13,355,000
Federal procurement contracts: $614,000 ($50,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,349,000 ($150,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $157,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,604,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,333,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	29 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+44 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (83% from ground, 17% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

53% of Meade County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Kentucky.

Meade County:	53.3%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 17164
• Northeast: 922
• Midwest: 2821
• South: 3131
• West: 1033

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,500

Here:	6.1%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	2.4%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	15.3%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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