Nelson County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.9%), Educational,health and social services (16.1%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Nelson County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 18,423	(49.2%)
Females: 19,054	(50.8%)

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Nelson County:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$46,650
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$434
State:	$446

Nelson County:	$125,916
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $171,629

Here:	$171,629
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,924

Here:	$125,924
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $244,071

Here:	$244,071
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,284

Here:	$126,284
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $201,746

Here:	$201,746
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $39,887

Here:	$39,887
State:	$33,636

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 123
• Auto thefts: 14

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 136
• Auto thefts: 14

This county:	12.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nelson County is $413 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $499 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $727 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bardstown, Bloomfield, New Haven, Fairfield, Boston, Coxs Creek.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Bullitt County , Hardin County , Larue County , Marion County , Spencer County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Nelson County: Early Times (A), Henpeck (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Nelson County include: Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (A), Walkers Chapel (B), Temple Hill Church (C), Beech Grove Church (D), Green Chapel (E), Big Springs Church (F), Saint Thomas Church (G), Saint Mark Church (H), Rolling Fork Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairfield Cemetery (1), Sutherland Cemetery (2), Highview Cemetery (3), Beeler-Vittitow Cemetery (4), Mount Moriah Cemetery (5), Holy Trinity Cemetery (6), Marshall Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Hurricane Hills Lake (A), Barton Lake (B), Eagle Lake (C), Sympson Lake (D), Johnson Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beech Fork (A), Murray Run (B), Nelson Creek (C), Big Terrapin Run (D), Buffalo Creek (E), Bull Run (F), Camp Charity Creek (G), Cane Run (H), Caney Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.9%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 1,030
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 452 (37% naturalized citizens)

Nelson County:	1.2%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,637
• One, attached: 161
• Two: 329
• 3 or 4: 494
• 5 to 9: 518
• 10 to 19: 141
• 20 or more: 152
• Mobile homes: 1,493
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Nelson County with a mortgage: 5,618 (635 second mortgage, 589 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,533

Here:	68.9% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Nelson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/12/1986, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Nelson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from Nelson County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.6 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 57.4 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 57.3 miles away from Nelson County center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,393 (82%) Carpooled: 2,217 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 48 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Walked: 253 (1%) Other means: 100 (1%) Worked at home: 575 (3%)

6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.65%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($444 average AGI)

Nelson County:	0.06%
Kentucky average:	0.12%

4.71% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($24,480 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($12,283 average AGI)

Nelson County:	1.87%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Jefferson County, KY	1.54% ($36,575 average AGI)
from Bullitt County, KY	0.73% ($39,088)
from Hardin County, KY	0.52% ($31,605)
from Marion County, KY	0.28% ($32,837)
from Washington County, KY	0.22% ($30,471)
from Spencer County, KY	0.20% ($23,935)
from Larue County, KY	0.16% ($22,800)

5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.13% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($24,384 average AGI)
1.26% relocated to other states ($18,181 average AGI)

Nelson County:	1.26%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Jefferson County, KY	1.30% ($35,577 average AGI)
to Bullitt County, KY	0.49% ($31,526)
to Hardin County, KY	0.42% ($28,508)
to Marion County, KY	0.30% ($20,696)
to Washington County, KY	0.29% ($32,622)
to Fayette County, KY	0.23% ($23,694)
to Spencer County, KY	0.16% ($24,880)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,772 (4,618 aged, 1,154 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 32,466 (7,862 male householders, 2,459 female householders)

  8,059 spouses, 12,151 children (11,207 natural, 243 adopted, 701 stepchildren), 507 grandchildren, 203 brothers or sisters, 147 parents, 309 other relatives, 769 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,306 (1,867 male householders (1,523 living alone)), 1,779 female householders (1,602 living alone)), 660 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 705 (441 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,978 2-persons, 2,660 3-persons, 2,305 4-persons, 1,014 5-persons, 264 6-persons, 100 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,125 1-person, 406 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

97.4% of residents of Nelson County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $164,540,000 ($4072 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,921,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $79,441,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $34,902,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,534,000
Federal grants: $34,839,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,695,000 ($4,691,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,129,000 ($1,690,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,711,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,650,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,597,000

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

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+56 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.15 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

57% of Nelson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kentucky.

Nelson County:	57.5%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 32543
• Northeast: 652
• Midwest: 2107
• South: 1251
• West: 388

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,600

Here:	19.3%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	10.8%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	19.0%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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