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Scott County, KY mapCounty population in 2005: 39,380 (57% urban, 43% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,449
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,661
% of renters here:  30%
State:  29%
Land area: 285 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 138 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  8.8%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.9%
Whole state:  6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.2%), Educational,health and social services (17.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Scott County, Kentucky:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
  • Black (5.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  32.4 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Males: 16,179  (48.9%)
Females: 16,882  (51.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $42,011
County population in 2003: 36,777
Jobs in 2003: 23,515

Scott County,KY real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 19,319
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.2%

Average household size:
Scott County:  2.6 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,250 ($47,081 in 2000)
This county  $52,250
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $140,839
Scott County  $140,839
Kentucky:  $103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $513
Institutionalized population: 333
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Scott County in 2000: $924


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 69
  • Thefts: 124
  • Auto thefts: 28

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 51
  • Thefts: 110
  • Auto thefts: 16

Scott County races chart


Scott County, KY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 184 buildings, average cost: $129,200
  • 2001: 198 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2002: 510 buildings, average cost: $121,900
  • 2003: 584 buildings, average cost: $134,800
  • 2004: 690 buildings, average cost: $133,500
  • 2005: 768 buildings, average cost: $135,500
  • 2006: 606 buildings, average cost: $146,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Scott County Kentucky:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.1%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $668 (0.6%)

Area name: Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Scott County is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $836 a month.

Cities in this county include: Georgetown, Stamping Ground, Sadieville.

Neighboring counties: Bourbon County , Fayette County , Franklin County , Grant County , Harrison County , Owen County , Woodford County .


Scott County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Head of Cedar (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Scott County include: Gilead Church (A), Beards Church (B), Corinth Church (C), Salem Church (D), Saint Francis Mission (E), Rays Fork Church (F), Zebulah Church (G), Mount Olive Church (H), Caesarea Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cedar Grove Cemetery (1), Minorsville Cemetery (2), Hensley Cemetery (3), Gillespie Cemetery (4), Masonic Cemetery (5), Barnett Cemetery (6), Nelson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Ford Creek (A), Blue Spring Branch (B), Boyd Run (C), Opossum Branch (D), Cane Run (E), Cherry Run (F), Rays Fork (G), East Fork Eagle Creek (H), Elk Lick Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.8%
Kentucky:  5.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 2,150
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 631 (26% naturalized citizens)

Scott County:  1.9%
Whole state:  2.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 270
  • 1990 to 1994: 106
  • 1985 to 1989: 90
  • 1980 to 1984: 26
  • 1975 to 1979: 40
  • 1970 to 1974: 41
  • 1970 to 1974: 14
  • 1965 to 1969: 44

Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.4%

Scott County marital status for males

Scott County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,753
  • One, attached: 471
  • Two: 721
  • 3 or 4: 561
  • 5 to 9: 520
  • 10 to 19: 363
  • 20 or more: 196
  • Mobile homes: 1,382
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Scott County with a mortgage: 4,944 (546 second mortgage, 625 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,482


Agriculture in Scott County
Average size of farms: 162 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57236
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $354.35
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.96%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48854
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.02%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.57%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $54599
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.49
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.46%
Corn for grain: 2178 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 239 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 528 harvested acres
Vegetables: 191 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 118 acres

Scott County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 4.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 145 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 122 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (20%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)


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



  • Mexico (28%)
  • Japan (14%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Other Northern Africa (6%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • India (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Scott County:



  • United States or American (28%)
  • English (16%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • German (12%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Scott County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 13,282 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 2,132 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0%)
  • Railroad: 19 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 34 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0%)
  • Walked: 420 (3%)
  • Other means: 92 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 519 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Scott County, Kentucky
  • 1115 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 198 people in nursing homes
  • 135 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $58,581.

12.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.07%
Kentucky average:  6.98%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($929 average AGI)
Scott County:  0.13%
Kentucky average:  0.12%

8.79% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($32,316 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($12,555 average AGI)
Scott County:  3.15%
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 Fayette County, KY  3.66% ($48,660 average AGI)
from Harrison County, KY  0.50% ($38,123)
from Franklin County, KY  0.38% ($51,182)
from Madison County, KY  0.36% ($41,962)
from Bourbon County, KY  0.35% ($40,098)
from Jefferson County, KY  0.34% ($45,816)
from Jessamine County, KY  0.33% ($41,854)


7.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,642 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.72%
Kentucky average:  6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.69% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($26,496 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($12,146 average AGI)
Scott County:  2.03%
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 Fayette County, KY  2.42% ($36,039 average AGI)
to Harrison County, KY  0.39% ($34,509)
to Franklin County, KY  0.33% ($36,261)
to Woodford County, KY  0.23% ($40,031)
to Jessamine County, KY  0.22% ($20,258)
to Madison County, KY  0.22% ($38,290)
to Bourbon County, KY  0.19% ($41,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5



Births per 1000 population in Scott County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8



Deaths per 1000 population in Scott County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Scott County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,839 (3,125 aged, 714 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%


Household type by relationship


Households: 31,593
  • In family households: 27,927 (7,121 male householders, 1,920 female householders)
    7,285 spouses, 10,097 children (9,019 natural, 307 adopted, 771 stepchildren), 389 grandchildren, 151 brothers or sisters, 153 parents, 320 other relatives, 491 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,666 (1,405 male householders (1,073 living alone)), 1,635 female householders (1,461 living alone)), 626 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,468 (348 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,594 2-persons, 2,428 3-persons, 2,002 4-persons, 738 5-persons, 207 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,534 1-person, 426 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

6,214 married couples with children.
1,860 single-parent households (403 men, 1,457 women).

96.1% of residents of Scott County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,355,000 ($3112 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,314,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,820,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,887,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,403,000
Federal grants: $23,291,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,152,000 ($163,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,802,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $358,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $35,393,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,427,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,858
Here:  73 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,233
Here:  31 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +221
Here:  +6 per 1000 residents
State:  +7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +4,536
Here:  +115 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Scott County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 757
  • 1995 to 1998: 2,378
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,695
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,836
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,255
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,165
  • 1950 to 1959: 818
  • 1940 to 1949: 455
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,618


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 12
  • 3 rooms: 102
  • 4 rooms: 718
  • 5 rooms: 2,157
  • 6 rooms: 1,862
  • 7 rooms: 1,451
  • 8 rooms: 917
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,230


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

  • 1 room: 37
  • 2 rooms: 117
  • 3 rooms: 513
  • 4 rooms: 1,409
  • 5 rooms: 739
  • 6 rooms: 547
  • 7 rooms: 177
  • 8 rooms: 70
  • 9 or more rooms: 52


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

  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 115
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,290
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,036
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,659
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 343


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scott County:

  • no bedroom: 66
  • 1 bedroom: 571
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,893
  • 3 bedrooms: 974
  • 4 bedrooms: 143
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 14


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

  • no vehicle: 224
  • 1 vehicle: 1,737
  • 2 vehicles: 4,199
  • 3 vehicles: 1,777
  • 4 vehicles: 389
  • 5 or more vehicles: 123


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

  • no vehicle: 484
  • 1 vehicle: 1,816
  • 2 vehicles: 1,136
  • 3 vehicles: 166
  • 4 vehicles: 25
  • 5 or more vehicles: 34

46% of Scott County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kentucky.

Scott County:  45.6%
State average:  56.6%


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

  • This state: 24424
  • Northeast: 967
  • Midwest: 3816
  • South: 2590
  • West: 480

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $111,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Electricity (46%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (50%)
  • Utility gas (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 370
Here:  9.6%
Kentucky:  11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 146
Here:  7.2%
Kentucky:  10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,256
Here:  66.1%
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)

Scott County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $4,663,000
    Solid Waste Management: $68,000
  • Construction - General: $1,053,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,748,000
    Regular Highways: $1,837,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,739,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,606,000
    Fire Protection: $1,579,000
    Police Protection: $1,537,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,110,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $786,000
    Parks & Recreation: $726,000
    General Public Buildings: $672,000
    Financial Administration: $437,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $330,000
    Welfare - Other: $219,000
    Solid Waste Management: $142,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $67,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,839,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $30,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $65,000
    Highways: $49,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $28,559,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,680,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $28,356,000
    Other, NEC: $2,385,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $203,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $295,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,679,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,190,000
    Property Sale Other: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $723,000
    Parks & Recreation: $679,000
    Central Staff: $218,000
    Police Protection: $67,000
    Corrections - Other: $35,000
    Health - Other: $21,000
    Judicial: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $21,163,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $28,356,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,219,000
    Highways: $920,000
    General Support: $885,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $9,485,000
    Property: $1,836,000
    NEC: $309,000
    Public Utilities: $93,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $8,491,000

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