Monroe County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in July 2007: 11,663 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,562
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,179

% of renters here:	25%
State:	29%

Land area: 331 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Monroe County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.9%), Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Monroe County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
Black (2.8%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Other race (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 5,703	(48.5%)
Females: 6,053	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,663
County population in 2003: 11,732
Jobs in 2003: 3,690

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,203
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:

Monroe County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,734 ($22,356 in 1999)

This county:	$26,734
Kentucky:	$40,267

2007 median house/condo value: $80,412 ($57,600 in 2000)

Monroe County:	$80,412
Kentucky:	$114,300

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $240 (lower quartile is $173, upper quartile is $314)

This county:	$240
State:	$446

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $896
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $210

Institutionalized population: 129

Monroe County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $312 (0.6%)

Monroe County household income distribution in 2007

Monroe County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	23.4%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $348 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tompkinsville, Gamaliel, Fountain Run, Mount Herman.

Neighboring counties: Allen County , Barren County , Clay County, Tennessee , Cumberland County , Macon County, Tennessee , Metcalfe County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Monroe County: Moores Mill (A), Mount Gilead (B), McMillans Ferry (C), Center Point (D), Monroe County Home (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Monroe County include: Temple Hill Church (A), Athens Church (B), Locust Hill Church (C), Corinth Church (D), Beech Grove Church (E), Skaggs Creek Church (F), Berea Church (G), White Church (H), White Oak Ridge Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gee Cemetery (1), Tyree Cemetery (2), Bailey Cemetery (3), Stephens Cemetery (4), Neal Cemetery (5), Mount Vernon Cemetery (6), Smith Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Cordell Hull Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Belcher Creek (A), Bethlehem Branch (B), Muncie Branch (C), Murphy Branch (D), Boyd Branch (E), Butler Branch (F), Cable Branch (G), Cane Creek (H), Pikeville Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Monroe County: Old Mulkey Meeting House State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.3%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 438
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 57.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 163 (40% naturalized citizens)

Monroe County:	1.4%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 108 1990 to 1994: 25 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 24

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%

Monroe County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,869
One, attached: 39
Two: 110
3 or 4: 34
5 to 9: 106
10 to 19: 25
20 or more: 47
Mobile homes: 1,058

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 1,083 (46 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 834

Here:	56.5% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Agriculture in Monroe County
Average size of farms: 166 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $33616
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $122.00
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.54%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $33318
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31956
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 31.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.46%
Corn for grain: 2303 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 601 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 355 harvested acres
Vegetables: 45 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10 acres

Monroe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 2.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Wood products (12%)
Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (18%)
Apparel (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Mexico (71%)
Philippines (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Germany (5%)
Israel (4%)
Australia (4%)
Canada (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe County:

United States or American (61%)
English (13%)
Irish (5%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Dutch (1%)

Monroe County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,747 (80%)
Carpooled: 566 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 119 (3%)
Other means: 30 (1%)
Worked at home: 218 (5%)

People in group quarters in Monroe County, Kentucky

116 people in nursing homes
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,823.

3.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($19,352 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.50%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.91% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($10,383 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($8,969 average AGI)
Monroe County: 1.58%
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 Barren County, KY	0.76% ($21,286 average AGI)
from Warren County, KY	0.30% ($12,545)

4.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($21,882 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.15%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.93% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($14,556 average AGI)
1.22% relocated to other states ($7,320 average AGI)
Monroe County: 1.22%
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 Barren County, KY	1.17% ($21,140 average AGI)
to Metcalfe County, KY	0.41% ($17,933)
to Allen County, KY	0.35% ($19,615)
to Warren County, KY	0.30% ($22,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Births per 1000 population in Monroe County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Monroe County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Monroe County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,580 (1,841 aged, 739 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.58
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 21483.7
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 420.240
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 74777.02

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1509.430
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1132.080

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 44.64
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 102.920

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 25.73

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,624

In family households: 10,179 (2,647 male householders, 753 female householders)
2,678 spouses, 3,358 children (3,015 natural, 99 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 264 grandchildren, 145 brothers or sisters, 69 parents, 93 other relatives, 172 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,445 (548 male householders (491 living alone)), 777 female householders (750 living alone)), 120 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 132 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,547 2-persons, 883 3-persons, 624 4-persons, 230 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,241 1-person, 67 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

96.8% of residents of Monroe County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $92,260,000 ($7913 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,600,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,992,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,392,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $637,000
Federal grants: $33,827,000
Federal procurement contracts: $463,000 ($16,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,949,000 ($886,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $169,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,214,000
Federal Government insurance: $546,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 701

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 728

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

Net international migration: +72

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -125

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Monroe County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.37 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 85
1995 to 1998: 458
1990 to 1994: 341
1980 to 1989: 876
1970 to 1979: 1,120
1960 to 1969: 894
1950 to 1959: 525
1940 to 1949: 436
1939 or earlier: 553

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe County, Kentucky:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 62 4 rooms: 556 5 rooms: 1,034 6 rooms: 860 7 rooms: 463 8 rooms: 301 9+ rooms: 263

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County, Kentucky:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 44 3 rooms: 118 4 rooms: 415 5 rooms: 300 6 rooms: 154 7 rooms: 77 8 rooms: 40 9+ rooms: 26

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Monroe County:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 77 2 bedrooms: 971 3 bedrooms: 1,933 4 bedrooms: 478 5+ bedrooms: 86

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 227 2 bedrooms: 551 3 bedrooms: 309 4 bedrooms: 74 5+ bedrooms: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 327 1 vehicle: 936 2 vehicles: 1,476 3 vehicles: 576 4 vehicles: 218 5+ vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 243 1 vehicle: 521 2 vehicles: 309 3 vehicles: 82 4 vehicles: 12 5+ vehicles: 12

61% of Monroe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Kentucky.

Monroe County:	61.4%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 9449
Northeast: 138
Midwest: 810
South: 1031
West: 101

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (44%) Utility gas (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Wood (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (49%) Utility gas (21%) Wood (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12

Here:	1.0%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	0.9%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51

Here:	13.5%
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 (Noninst.)

Monroe County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $348,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $970,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $636,000
Health Services - Other: $614,000

Water Utilities: $538,000

General - Other: $528,000

Corrections - Other: $495,000

Central Staff Services: $253,000

Financial Administration: $222,000

General Public Buildings: $165,000

Police Protection: $106,000

Fire Protection: $82,000

Parks & Recreation: $69,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000

Solid Waste Management: $35,000

Air Transportation: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $109,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $7,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $30,000
All Other: $15,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $64,000
General Revenue, NEC: $24,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $107,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,143,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,606,000
All Other: $1,521,000

Health & Hospitals: $133,000

General Support: $30,000
Tax - Property: $865,000
Individual Income: $457,000

Motor Vehicle License: $190,000

Public Utilities: $97,000

NEC: $34,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $850,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Monroe County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)