Powell County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 11,78295.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2121.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1571.3%Two or more races
  • 820.7%Asian alone
  • 440.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 320.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 80.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 47
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 0

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $735 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $460 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Powell County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.

Cities in this county include: Stanton, Clay City.

Neighboring counties: Caroline County, Virginia , Raleigh County, West Virginia , Johnson County , Powhatan County, Virginia , Stanton County, Kansas , Washington County, Missouri .

Current college students: 196
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 209 (55.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 772010 or later
• 1212000 to 2009
• 71990 to 1999
• 71980 to 1989
• 101970 to 1979
• 9Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,806
• One, attached: 32
• Two: 212
• 3 or 4: 79
• 5 to 9: 300
• 10 to 19: 34
• 20 to 49: 16
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 1,199
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Powell County with a mortgage: 1,754 (20 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,559

Religion statistics for Powell County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Powell County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 3, 2020 - February 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4540-KY: April 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4540, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 9, 2018 - February 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4358, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.86% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,256 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.13% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($27,496 average AGI)
0.74% relocated from other states ($4,761 average AGI)

Powell County:	0.74%
Kentucky average:	2.65%

from Montgomery County, KY	1.16% ($28,915 average AGI)
from Clark County, KY	1.08% ($30,000)
from Fayette County, KY	0.52% ($51,333)

5.52% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,960 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.52% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($29,960 average AGI)
1.06% relocated to other states ($8,049 average AGI)

Powell County:	1.06%
Kentucky average:	2.75%

to Clark County, KY	1.39% ($27,536 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, KY	1.31% ($27,774)
to Fayette County, KY	0.67% ($38,074)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Powell County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,105 (493 living alone), Female householders: 2,704 (706 living alone)

• 2,482 spouses (2,430 opposite-sex spouses), 266 unmarried partners, (239 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,227 children (2,918 natural, 18 adopted, 287 stepchildren), 774 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 90 foster children, 255 other relatives, 134 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 270

Size of family households: 1,385 2-persons, 959 3-persons, 680 4-persons, 339 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,201 1-person, 90 2-persons, 45 4-persons.

1,447 married couples with children.
661 single-parent households (66 men, 595 women).

98.0% of residents of Powell speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (12% speak English very well, 66% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $62,124,000 ($4,563 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $683,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,500,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,901,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $587,000
Federal grants: $19,567,000
Federal procurement contracts: $486,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,083,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $950,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,336,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,868,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Powell County, Kentucky
• 1642014 or later
• 732010 to 2013
• 9302000 to 2009
• 8611990 to 1999
• 9451980 to 1989
• 1,1971970 to 1979
• 7441960 to 1969
• 3781950 to 1959
• 991940 to 1949
• 3001939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Powell County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Powell County, Kentucky
• 91 room
• 222 rooms
• 303 rooms
• 2554 rooms
• 9625 rooms
• 8186 rooms
• 5847 rooms
• 3788 rooms
• 2309+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Powell County, Kentucky
• 611 room
• 512 rooms
• 3043 rooms
• 3164 rooms
• 3395 rooms
• 1946 rooms
• 1467 rooms
• 458 rooms
• 519+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Powell County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Powell County, Kentucky
• 8no bedroom
• 621 bedroom
• 5042 bedrooms
• 2,1493 bedrooms
• 4504 bedrooms
• 1195+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Powell County, Kentucky
• 60no bedroom
• 2311 bedroom
• 5142 bedrooms
• 5023 bedrooms
• 1504 bedrooms
• 435+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Powell County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Powell County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 198no vehicle
• 8301 vehicle
• 1,1122 vehicles
• 8543 vehicles
• 1874 vehicles
• 1415+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Powell County in renter-occupied apartments
• 252no vehicle
• 6681 vehicle
• 4632 vehicles
• 1193 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

84.0% of Powell County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 10,133
• Other state: 1,912
• Northeast: 183
• Midwest: 968
• South: 738
• West: 27

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,111
• Number of aged recipients: 53
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,058
• Number of recipients under 18: 141
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 779
• Number of recipients older than 64: 191
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 388
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 495

Powell County on our top lists:

• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"