Oldham County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 53,533 (66% urban, 34% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,888
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,968

% of renters here:	13%
State:	29%

Land area: 189 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 283 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	1.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Oldham County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
Black (4.2%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Other race (0.6%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,376
County population in 2003: 50,623
Jobs in 2003: 13,533

Oldham County,KY real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 24,642
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.7%

Average household size:

Oldham County:	2.9 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $70,171 ($63,229 in 2000)

This county	$70,171
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $207,017

Oldham County	$207,017
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $498
Institutionalized population: 3,789
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Oldham County in 2000: $1176

Oldham County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 561 buildings, average cost: $202,500
2001: 589 buildings, average cost: $220,000
2002: 572 buildings, average cost: $224,000
2003: 659 buildings, average cost: $229,100
2004: 742 buildings, average cost: $218,300
2005: 592 buildings, average cost: $252,300
2006: 481 buildings, average cost: $255,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Oldham County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,294 (0.8%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.6%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 239
1990 to 1994: 130
1985 to 1989: 94
1980 to 1984: 51
1975 to 1979: 71
1970 to 1974: 45
1970 to 1974: 37
1965 to 1969: 73

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

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

Oldham County marital status for males

Oldham County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Oldham County
Average size of farms: 130 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $44214
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $429.99
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.44%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51018
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43565
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.99%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.15
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 7.38%
Corn for grain: 3543 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1164 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 6244 harvested acres
Vegetables: 43 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 32 acres

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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (14%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)

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

Mexico (19%)
Germany (8%)
Canada (8%)
Iran (7%)
Korea (6%)
El Salvador (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Oldham County:

German (24%)
United States or American (18%)
English (14%)
Irish (12%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (3%)
Scottish (2%)

Oldham County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Oldham County, Kentucky

3396 people in state prisons
208 people in nursing homes
94 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
91 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
68 people in other nonhousehold living situations
21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $86,183.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Oldham County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Oldham County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Oldham County

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

Households: 42,280

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.

10,481 married couples with children.
1,514 single-parent households (368 men, 1,146 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,875

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

Deaths: 1,408

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

Net international migration: +147

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

Net internal migration: +5,376

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

Population growth in Oldham County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 852
1995 to 1998: 2,229
1990 to 1994: 2,269
1980 to 1989: 3,113
1970 to 1979: 4,034
1960 to 1969: 1,175
1950 to 1959: 752
1940 to 1949: 384
1939 or earlier: 733

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oldham County, Kentucky:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 97
4 rooms: 445
5 rooms: 2,079
6 rooms: 2,276
7 rooms: 2,364
8 rooms: 2,246
9 or more rooms: 3,365

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oldham County, Kentucky:

1 room: 12
2 rooms: 65
3 rooms: 233
4 rooms: 552
5 rooms: 570
6 rooms: 330
7 rooms: 86
8 rooms: 57
9 or more rooms: 63

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oldham County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 113
2 bedrooms: 1,015
3 bedrooms: 6,637
4 bedrooms: 3,860
5 or more bedrooms: 1,263

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oldham County:

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 352
2 bedrooms: 796
3 bedrooms: 661
4 bedrooms: 102
5 or more bedrooms: 37

Cars and other vehicles available in Oldham County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 209
1 vehicle: 2,077
2 vehicles: 6,568
3 vehicles: 2,967
4 vehicles: 763
5 or more vehicles: 304

Cars and other vehicles available in Oldham County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 202
1 vehicle: 961
2 vehicles: 626
3 vehicles: 147
4 vehicles: 30
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (48%)
Electricity (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (46%)
Utility gas (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 752

Here:	12.8%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 667

Here:	19.3%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 397

Here:	25.4%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Oldham County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $1,382,000
Parks & Recreation: $281,000

Solid Waste Management: $99,000
Construction - Solid Waste Management: $46,000
Parks & Recreation: $22,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,918,000
Police Protection: $1,665,000

Corrections - Other: $1,337,000

General Public Buildings: $994,000

Regular Highways: $934,000

Central Staff Services: $685,000

Parks & Recreation: $509,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $404,000

Financial Administration: $311,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $244,000

Health Services - Other: $151,000

Solid Waste Management: $112,000

Natural Resources - Other: $95,000

Water Utilities: $82,000

Welfare - Other: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $275,000
General - Interest on Debt: $11,724,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Natural Resources: $100,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $418,000
Highways: $364,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $158,948,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,967,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,292,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $158,948,000
Other, NEC: $5,075,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $600,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,303,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,264,000

Property Sale Other: $23,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $351,000
Police Protection: $179,000

Judicial: $90,000

General Public Building: $83,000

Corrections - Other: $55,000

General - Other: $32,000

Health - Other: $28,000

Solid Waste Management: $16,000

Parks & Recreation: $12,000

Central Staff: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,768,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $158,948,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,838,000
Highways: $709,000

General Support: $263,000
Tax - Property: $3,540,000
NEC: $2,378,000

Public Utilities: $192,000

Other Selective Sales: $82,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,573,000

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