Oldham County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	13%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Manufacturing (15.0%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Oldham County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 24,595	(53.3%)
Females: 21,583	(46.7%)

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Oldham County:	2.9 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$75,613
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$514
State:	$446

Oldham County:	$228,028
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $282,111

Here:	$282,111
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $201,186

Here:	$201,186
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $272,717

Here:	$272,717
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $224,308

Here:	$224,308
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $193,927

Here:	$193,927
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $40,088

Here:	$40,088
State:	$33,636

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	1.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Area name: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Oldham County is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $785 a month.

Cities in this county include: La Grange, Buckner, Crestwood, Pewee Valley, Orchard Grass Hills, Goshen, Park Lake, River Bluff.

2005 air pollution in Oldham County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.111 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clark County, Indiana , Henry County , Jefferson County , Shelby County , Trimble County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Harmony Landing Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Oldham County include: Sycamore Chapel (A), Little Vine Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Harrods Creek Church (D), Rule Church (E), Mount Tabor Church (F), Covington Church (G), Brownsboro Church (H), Eighteenmile Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Harrods Creek Cemetery (1), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (2), Pewee Valley Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Crystal Lake (A), Circle Dart Lake (B), Lake Louisvilla (C), Sleepy Hollow Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bells Branch (A), Berry Creek (B), North Fork Floyds Fork (C), Brush Creek (D), Organ Creek (E), Bull Creek (F), Pattons Creek (G), Caney Fork (H), Phillips Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.3%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 1,972
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 740 (44% naturalized citizens)

Oldham County:	1.6%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,816
• One, attached: 225
• Two: 78
• 3 or 4: 264
• 5 to 9: 358
• 10 to 19: 124
• 20 or more: 133
• Mobile homes: 534
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Oldham County with a mortgage: 9,612 (1,331 second mortgage, 2,018 home equity loan, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,710

Here:	84.9% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Oldham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 4.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 248 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 225 people

Oldham County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 94% 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 82.6 miles away from Oldham 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 86.8 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 56.3 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 56.8 miles away from Oldham County center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from Oldham 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: 18,577 (86%) Carpooled: 1,917 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 57 (0%) Subway or elevated: 6 (0%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 188 (1%) Other means: 104 (0%) Worked at home: 849 (4%)

9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($77,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.80%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.37% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($41,362 average AGI)
3.43% relocated from other states ($35,963 average AGI)

Oldham County:	3.43%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Jefferson County, KY	4.70% ($70,025 average AGI)
from Henry County, KY	0.44% ($25,810)
from Shelby County, KY	0.16% ($61,607)
from Fayette County, KY	0.15% ($61,037)
from Clark County, IN	0.12% ($67,227)
from Bullitt County, KY	0.12% ($50,909)
from Trimble County, KY	0.11% ($35,421)

8.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($60,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.57% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($30,203 average AGI)
2.76% relocated to other states ($29,895 average AGI)

Oldham County:	2.76%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Jefferson County, KY	3.68% ($44,950 average AGI)
to Henry County, KY	0.55% ($50,206)
to Shelby County, KY	0.29% ($52,804)
to Fayette County, KY	0.15% ($31,037)
to Trimble County, KY	0.14% ($29,080)
to Clark County, IN	0.14% ($38,750)
to Bullitt County, KY	0.11% ($30,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,936 (3,269 aged, 667 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 39,252 (10,154 male householders, 2,107 female householders)

  10,659 spouses, 14,552 children (13,327 natural, 449 adopted, 776 stepchildren), 462 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 249 parents, 459 other relatives, 486 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,028 (1,256 male householders (1,037 living alone)), 1,329 female householders (1,185 living alone)), 443 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,898 (3,825 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,547 2-persons, 2,877 3-persons, 3,236 4-persons, 1,198 5-persons, 298 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,222 1-person, 299 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

96.4% of residents of Oldham County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,915,000 ($1879 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,354,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,204,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,811,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $505,000
Federal grants: $13,549,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,454,000 ($172,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,392,000 ($29,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,647,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,051,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,557,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	26 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+100 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	7.1
State:	5.9

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

54% of Oldham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Kentucky.

Oldham County:	53.8%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 29699
• Northeast: 2100
• Midwest: 8027
• South: 3901
• West: 1361

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $217,300

Here:	12.8%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	19.3%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	25.4%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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