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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Manufacturing (15.0%), Retail trade (11.3%).
Detached houses: $234,281Here:$234,281State:$160,262 Townhouses or other attached units: $166,153Here:$166,153State:$172,390 In 2-unit structures: $311,985Here:$311,985State:$160,712 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,089Here:$163,089State:$156,599 Mobile homes: $117,301Here:$117,301State:$33,636
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.3% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.8%
McCain (Republican): 65.1% Obama (Democratic): 34.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,191 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,851 (0.9%)
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.
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.
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Notable locations in Oldham County: Harmony Landing Country Club (A), La Grange Fire and Rescue Department Station 3 (B), Westport Voluntary Fire Department (C), North Oldham Fire Department Station 1 (D), North Oldham Fire Department Station 2 (E), South Oldham Fire Department (F), Ballardsville Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Oldham County include: Harrods Creek Baptist Church (A), Little Vine Church (B), Mount Tabor United Methodist Church (C), Sycamore Chapel Methodist Church (D), Rule Church (E), Brownsboro Church (F), Shiloh Methodist Church (G), Covington Church (H), Eighteenmile Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kerlin Cemetery (1), Kelso Cemetery (2), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (3), Pewee Valley Cemetery (4), Harrods Creek Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Sleepy Hollow Lake (A), Crystal Lake (B), Circle Dart Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash Run (A), Ashers Run (B), Bells Branch (C), Berry Creek (D), Dog Branch (E), Brush Creek (F), Phillips Branch (G), Darby Fork (H), Darby Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Oldham County: Harmony Landing Country Club (A), La Grange Fire and Rescue Department Station 3 (B), Westport Voluntary Fire Department (C), North Oldham Fire Department Station 1 (D), North Oldham Fire Department Station 2 (E), South Oldham Fire Department (F), Ballardsville Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Oldham County include: Harrods Creek Baptist Church (A), Little Vine Church (B), Mount Tabor United Methodist Church (C), Sycamore Chapel Methodist Church (D), Rule Church (E), Brownsboro Church (F), Shiloh Methodist Church (G), Covington Church (H), Eighteenmile Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Kerlin Cemetery (1), Kelso Cemetery (2), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (3), Pewee Valley Cemetery (4), Harrods Creek Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Sleepy Hollow Lake (A), Crystal Lake (B), Circle Dart Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash Run (A), Ashers Run (B), Bells Branch (C), Berry Creek (D), Dog Branch (E), Brush Creek (F), Phillips Branch (G), Darby Fork (H), Darby Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Clark County, Indiana , Henry County , Jefferson County , Shelby County , Trimble County .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.2%
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
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9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($77,325 average adjusted gross income)
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%
8.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($60,098 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.2
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%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 107.2. This is less than state average.
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
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).
Population growth in Oldham County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $217,300
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
Parks and Recreation: $287,000
Solid Waste Management: $43,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
Police Protection: $2,203,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,607,000
Central Staff Services: $1,013,000
Regular Highways: $933,000
Parks and Recreation: $578,000
General Public Buildings: $452,000
Financial Administration: $384,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $324,000
Transit Utilities: $200,000
Health - Other: $197,000
Solid Waste Management: $183,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $181,000
Water Utilities: $127,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
All Other: $166,000
General Revenue, NEC: $852,000
Sale of Property: $423,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,815,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,265,000
General - Other: $295,000
Police Protection: $152,000
General Public Building: $67,000
Parks and Recreation: $54,000
Health - Other: $23,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Highways: $787,000
NEC: $2,622,000
Public Utilities Sales: $149,000
Other Selective Sales: $65,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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