Meade County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 28,447 (17% urban, 83% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,994
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,476

% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

Land area: 309 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 92 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Meade County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
Black (4.1%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Other race (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,438
County population in 2003: 27,588
Jobs in 2003: 4,608

Total labor force in 2004: 11,741
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Meade County:	2.8 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,025 ($36,966 in 2000)

This county	$41,025
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $111,601

Meade County	$111,601
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $431
Institutionalized population: 89
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Meade County in 2000: $796

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

Meade County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 133 buildings, average cost: $105,400
2005: 151 buildings, average cost: $116,500
2006: 142 buildings, average cost: $133,100

2004 Presidential Election results in Meade County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $522 (0.6%)

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, 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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.9%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 134
1990 to 1994: 95
1985 to 1989: 32
1980 to 1984: 55
1975 to 1979: 35
1970 to 1974: 37
1970 to 1974: 28
1965 to 1969: 102

Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

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

Meade County marital status for males

Meade County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Meade County
Average size of farms: 141 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16933
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $140.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.69%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.48%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $19327
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.38%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46825
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.02
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.17%
Corn for grain: 9071 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2449 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 11903 harvested acres
Vegetables: 41 harvested acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Public administration (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Health care (13%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (35%)
Mexico (14%)
Korea (12%)
Taiwan (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Panama (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Meade County:

United States or American (31%)
German (16%)
Irish (12%)
English (8%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Italian (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Meade County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Meade County, Kentucky

61 people in nursing homes
28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,165.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Meade County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Meade County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Meade County

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

Households: 26,241

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.

5,793 married couples with children.
1,407 single-parent households (379 men, 1,028 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,621

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

Deaths: 831

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

Net international migration: +100

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

Net internal migration: +1,250

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

Population growth in Meade County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 424
1995 to 1998: 1,336
1990 to 1994: 1,206
1980 to 1989: 1,735
1970 to 1979: 2,174
1960 to 1969: 1,228
1950 to 1959: 1,126
1940 to 1949: 521
1939 or earlier: 543

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meade County, Kentucky:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 51
3 rooms: 255
4 rooms: 870
5 rooms: 2,128
6 rooms: 1,538
7 rooms: 997
8 rooms: 601
9 or more rooms: 554

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meade County, Kentucky:

1 room: 17
2 rooms: 103
3 rooms: 372
4 rooms: 656
5 rooms: 866
6 rooms: 235
7 rooms: 150
8 rooms: 58
9 or more rooms: 19

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Meade County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 194
2 bedrooms: 1,635
3 bedrooms: 3,927
4 bedrooms: 1,020
5 or more bedrooms: 212

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meade County:

no bedroom: 33
1 bedroom: 414
2 bedrooms: 873
3 bedrooms: 1,023
4 bedrooms: 119
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Meade County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 233
1 vehicle: 1,635
2 vehicles: 3,082
3 vehicles: 1,309
4 vehicles: 599
5 or more vehicles: 136

Cars and other vehicles available in Meade County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 249
1 vehicle: 970
2 vehicles: 1,035
3 vehicles: 181
4 vehicles: 39
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (50%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
Utility gas (12%)
Wood (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (42%)
Utility gas (40%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 208

Here:	6.1%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38

Here:	2.4%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 131

Here:	15.3%
Kentucky:	18.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Meade County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $30,000
Charges - All Other: $1,219,000
Parks & Recreation: $112,000
Construction - Health - Other: $217,000
Regular Highways: $121,000

Corrections - Other: $15,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,147,000
Corrections - Other: $1,135,000

General - Other: $1,080,000

Health Services - Other: $694,000

Parks & Recreation: $445,000

Central Staff Services: $319,000

General Public Buildings: $198,000

Financial Administration: $127,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $45,000

Police Protection: $35,000

Fire Protection: $30,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $17,000

Welfare - Other: $6,000

Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $900,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $61,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $15,000,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,725,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,330,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,000,000
Other, NEC: $1,330,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $65,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,250,000
General Revenue, NEC: $147,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $129,000
Regular Highways: $25,000

Health - Other: $20,000

Corrections - Other: $6,000

Central Staff: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,032,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,000,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,357,000
Highways: $175,000
Tax - Property: $1,665,000
Motor Vehicle License: $227,000

Public Utilities: $198,000

NEC: $88,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,741,000

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