Pulaski County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	29%

This county:	19.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.6%), Manufacturing (19.6%), Retail trade (14.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pulaski County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 27,482	(48.9%)
Females: 28,735	(51.1%)

Pulaski County:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county	$30,375
Kentucky:	$37,369

Pulaski County	$96,721
Kentucky:	$103,900

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 247
• Thefts: 505
• Auto thefts: 62

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 241
• Thefts: 518
• Auto thefts: 77

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pulaski County is $337 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $529 a month.

Cities in this county include: Somerset, Ferguson, Burnside, Science Hill, Eubank, Mount Victory, Nancy, Shopville, Wheelwright-Weeksbury.

2005 air pollution in Pulaski County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 40 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Casey County , Laurel County , Lincoln County , McCreary County , Rockcastle County , Russell County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pulaski County: Lees Ford Dock (A), Little Lick Campground (B), Public (C), Bee Rock Overlook (D), Bee Rock Recreation Area (E), Hammons Camp (F), Cains Store (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pulaski County include: Union Church (A), Acorn Church (B), Alexander Chapel (C), Ansel Church (D), Antioch Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Sunnyside Church (G), Sulphur Springs Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cave Springs Cemetery (1), Gibson Cemetery (2), Cedar Grove Cemetery (3), Owens Cemetery (4), Cedar Point Cemetery (5), Ansel Cemetery (6), Chaney Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ben Branch (A), Nancy Branch (B), Neelys Creek (C), Big South Fork Cumberland River (D), Big Spring Branch (E), Bingham Branch (F), Black Branch (G), Nicely Branch (H), Brandley Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Pulaski County: Alpine Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.1%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Current college students: 1,781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 427 (42% naturalized citizens)

Pulaski County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,203
• One, attached: 419
• Two: 754
• 3 or 4: 1,135
• 5 to 9: 676
• 10 to 19: 310
• 20 or more: 273
• Mobile homes: 6,284
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 127

Housing units in Pulaski County with a mortgage: 6,043 (501 second mortgage, 714 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,721

Pulaski County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 fatalities and 166 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/27/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,875 (82%) Carpooled: 2,661 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 15 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 340 (1%) Other means: 152 (1%) Worked at home: 786 (3%)

5.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.77% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($14,224 average AGI)
2.78% relocated from other states ($17,948 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	2.78%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Wayne County, KY	0.33% ($27,515 average AGI)
from Fayette County, KY	0.27% ($36,074)
from Lincoln County, KY	0.23% ($25,311)
from McCreary County, KY	0.22% ($22,818)
from Madison County, KY	0.16% ($32,813)
from Laurel County, KY	0.15% ($31,333)
from Russell County, KY	0.13% ($24,560)

4.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,523 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.84%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.97% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($17,343 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($15,180 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	1.87%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Fayette County, KY	0.41% ($28,788 average AGI)
to Wayne County, KY	0.31% ($24,583)
to Madison County, KY	0.24% ($22,958)
to Lincoln County, KY	0.24% ($26,128)
to Laurel County, KY	0.16% ($32,290)
to McCreary County, KY	0.16% ($27,871)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.15% ($26,067)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 12,373 (8,889 aged, 3,484 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 47,953 (12,952 male householders, 3,429 female householders)

  13,465 spouses, 15,597 children (14,110 natural, 277 adopted, 1,210 stepchildren), 603 grandchildren, 344 brothers or sisters, 305 parents, 496 other relatives, 762 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,049 (2,720 male householders (2,291 living alone)), 3,563 female householders (3,366 living alone)), 766 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,215 (1,122 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,834 2-persons, 4,133 3-persons, 2,979 4-persons, 1,026 5-persons, 301 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,657 1-person, 530 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

9,119 married couples with children.
2,817 single-parent households (625 men, 2,192 women).

97.9% of residents of Pulaski County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $395,813,000 ($6740 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,178,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $186,078,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,262,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,380,000
Federal grants: $131,006,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,785,000 ($932,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,301,000 ($1,456,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,491,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,508,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,616,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+43 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.54 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

59% of Pulaski County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Kentucky.

Pulaski County:	58.6%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 44073
• Northeast: 703
• Midwest: 6969
• South: 3287
• West: 646

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,800

Here:	6.1%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	5.7%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	7.1%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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