Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Manufacturing (18.6%), Retail trade (13.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 15,757	(49.5%)
Females: 16,082	(50.5%)

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Muhlenberg County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,160
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$319
State:	$446

Muhlenberg County:	$75,244
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $111,473

Here:	$111,473
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $85,537

Here:	$85,537
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $81,515

Here:	$81,515
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $66,230

Here:	$66,230
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $260,130

Here:	$260,130
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $28,881

Here:	$28,881
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000

Here:	$75,000
State:	$47,392

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 19
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 14
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	19.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Muhlenberg County is $355 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $545 a month.

Cities in this county include: Central City, Greenville, Powderly, Drakesboro, Bremen, South Carrollton, Penrod, Rosewood.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , Christian County , Hopkins County , Logan County , McLean County , Ohio County , Todd County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Muhlenberg County: Mogg (A), Airdrie Iron Furnace (B), Green River Power Plant (C), Greenville Country Club (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Muhlenberg County include: Vernal Grove Church (A), Jernigan Church (B), Union Chapel (C), Antioch Church (D), Bards Hill Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Corley Chapel (G), Bethlehem Church (H), Shavers Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cary Cemetery (1), Allen Cemetery (2), Ennis Cemetery (3), Cessna Cemetery (4), Old Liberty Cemetery (5), Gish Cemetery (6), Miller Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bridge Lake (A), Graham Lake (B), Kirkwood Lake (C), Lake Malone (D), Luzerne Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beech Creek (A), Mud River (B), Muddy Fork (C), Nelson Creek (D), Biggerstaff Creek (E), Boggess Creek (F), Norman Branch (G), Brier Creek (H), Buck Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Muhlenberg County include: Peabody State Wildlife Area (1), Lake Malone State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.3%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 919
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 111 (41% naturalized citizens)

Muhlenberg County:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,632
• One, attached: 78
• Two: 166
• 3 or 4: 231
• 5 to 9: 202
• 10 to 19: 135
• 20 or more: 133
• Mobile homes: 3,092
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Muhlenberg County with a mortgage: 3,472 (245 second mortgage, 353 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,363

Here:	50.8% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Muhlenberg County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/15/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Muhlenberg County-area historical earthquake activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 90% 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 93.3 miles away from Muhlenberg 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 62.5 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 93.9 miles away from the 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) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from Muhlenberg 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 58.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from Muhlenberg 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: 9,547 (81%) Carpooled: 1,567 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 39 (0%) Railroad: 5 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 192 (2%) Other means: 155 (1%) Worked at home: 275 (2%)

3.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.95%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.26% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($16,641 average AGI)
1.69% relocated from other states ($14,274 average AGI)

Muhlenberg County:	1.69%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Hopkins County, KY	0.51% ($29,170 average AGI)
from Daviess County, KY	0.21% ($41,091)
from McLean County, KY	0.18% ($31,158)
from Logan County, KY	0.16% ($22,000)
from Butler County, KY	0.12% ($38,077)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.11% ($28,182)
from Christian County, KY	0.10% ($21,700)

4.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.35%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.96% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($16,930 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($9,211 average AGI)

Muhlenberg County:	1.39%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Hopkins County, KY	0.44% ($21,870 average AGI)
to Daviess County, KY	0.37% ($31,718)
to Warren County, KY	0.33% ($28,257)
to McLean County, KY	0.26% ($24,259)
to Logan County, KY	0.20% ($33,905)
to Ohio County, KY	0.17% ($21,889)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.13% ($15,643)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
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: 6,111 (4,610 aged, 1,501 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 26,644 (7,509 male householders, 1,592 female householders)

  7,683 spouses, 8,407 children (7,579 natural, 128 adopted, 700 stepchildren), 618 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 222 other relatives, 370 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,663 (1,312 male householders (1,114 living alone)), 1,982 female householders (1,896 living alone)), 369 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,532 (1,262 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,148 2-persons, 2,397 3-persons, 1,717 4-persons, 592 5-persons, 170 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,010 1-person, 239 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

97.9% of residents of Muhlenberg County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $305,755,000 ($9629 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,630,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $98,289,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,699,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,104,000
Federal grants: $29,452,000
Federal procurement contracts: $86,646,000 ($395,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $44,564,000 ($6,064,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $571,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,569,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,968,000

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

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.67 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

67% of Muhlenberg County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Kentucky.

Muhlenberg County:	67.1%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 26530
• Northeast: 235
• Midwest: 3133
• South: 1391
• West: 407

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,800

Here:	4.3%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	8.4%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	12.4%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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