Simpson County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in July 2007: 17,070 (56% urban, 44% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,605
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,810

% of renters here:	28%
State:	29%

Land area: 236 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 72 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Simpson County: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (34.4%), Retail trade (12.3%), Educational,health and social services (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 9%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Simpson County, Kentucky business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Simpson County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (87.3%)
Black (10.2%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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

Males: 8,003	(48.8%)
Females: 8,402	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,043
County population in 2003: 16,739
Jobs in 2003: 8,446

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Total labor force in 2004: 8,751
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

Simpson County:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,567 ($36,432 in 1999)

This county:	$43,567
Kentucky:	$40,267

2007 median house/condo value: $116,453 ($81,400 in 2000)

Simpson County:	$116,453
Kentucky:	$114,300

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $427 (lower quartile is $348, upper quartile is $541)

This county:	$427
State:	$446

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,054
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $257

Institutionalized population: 217

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 21
Thefts: 56
Auto thefts: 5

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 48
Thefts: 105
Auto thefts: 20

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 98 buildings, average cost: $106,500
2001: 104 buildings, average cost: $82,700
2002: 89 buildings, average cost: $91,500
2003: 79 buildings, average cost: $98,700
2004: 106 buildings, average cost: $103,900
2005: 87 buildings, average cost: $113,400
2006: 92 buildings, average cost: $120,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Simpson County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $500 (0.6%)

Simpson County household income distribution in 2007

Simpson County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	11.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Simpson County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $738 a month.

Cities in this county include: Middlesborough, Franklin.

2005 air pollution in Simpson County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allen County , Logan County , Robertson County, Tennessee , Sumner County, Tennessee , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Rapids (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Simpson County include: Union Chapel (A), Tyree Chapel (B), Millikens Chapel (C), Milliken Chapel (D), Stevenson Church (E), Locust Grove Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Bethel Grove Church (H), Loving Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Chisholm Cemetery (1), Coldwater Cemetery (2), Hopewell Cemetery (3), Randolph Cemetery (4), K and T Memorial Gardens (5), Pleasant View Cemetery (6), Pirkle Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Robey Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Neely Branch (A), Dry Branch (B), Sharps Branch (C), Sinking Creek (D), Jakes Branch (E), Spring Creek (F), Thompson Branch (G), Lick Creek (H), Webb Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.8%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 394
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 195 (53% naturalized citizens)

Simpson County:	1.2%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 59 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 15 1980 to 1984: 17 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 61

Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.5%

Simpson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,342
One, attached: 50
Two: 353
3 or 4: 143
5 to 9: 270
10 to 19: 62
20 or more: 60
Mobile homes: 736

Housing units in Simpson County with a mortgage: 2,029 (219 second mortgage, 229 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,368

Here:	59.7% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Agriculture in Simpson County
Average size of farms: 233 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $75688
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $257.26
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $54401
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.85%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $69899
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.36%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.91
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.20%
Corn for grain: 29023 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 23596 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 33241 harvested acres
Vegetables: 34 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2 acres

Simpson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 58 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 57 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Health care (8%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

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

India (30%)
Canada (15%)
Germany (13%)
France (8%)
Korea (6%)
Vietnam (6%)
Poland (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Simpson County:

United States or American (40%)
English (10%)
German (9%)
Irish (8%)
European (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Simpson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,115 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,207 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Walked: 120 (2%)
Other means: 51 (1%)
Worked at home: 207 (3%)

People in group quarters in Simpson County, Kentucky

117 people in nursing homes
96 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
19 people in other nonhousehold living situations
4 people in state prisons

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,839.

7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,528 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.46%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.04% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($14,672 average AGI)
3.42% relocated from other states ($14,857 average AGI)
Simpson County: 3.42%
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 Warren County, KY	1.70% ($28,486 average AGI)
from Logan County, KY	0.76% ($28,957)
from Sumner County, TN	0.76% ($24,489)
from Allen County, KY	0.49% ($26,767)
from Robertson County, TN	0.24% ($28,800)
from Davidson County, TN	0.23% ($26,071)

6.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($21,425 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.97%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.72% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($15,750 average AGI)
3.26% relocated to other states ($5,673 average AGI)
Simpson County: 3.26%
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 Warren County, KY	1.47% ($29,856 average AGI)
to Sumner County, TN	0.80% ($26,286)
to Allen County, KY	0.60% ($23,297)
to Logan County, KY	0.57% ($24,829)
to Davidson County, TN	0.23% ($22,929)
to Robertson County, TN	0.21% ($51,231)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Births per 1000 population in Simpson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Simpson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Simpson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,523 (2,073 aged, 450 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.92
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5955.830
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 148.010
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 52371.09

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1251.400
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 851.890

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42.68
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 117.5

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5.88

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,171

In family households: 14,105 (3,622 male householders, 1,025 female householders)
3,673 spouses, 4,856 children (4,342 natural, 69 adopted, 445 stepchildren), 321 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 69 parents, 182 other relatives, 310 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,066 (783 male householders (634 living alone)), 1,002 female householders (921 living alone)), 281 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 234 (215 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,042 2-persons, 1,162 3-persons, 924 4-persons, 342 5-persons, 151 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,555 1-person, 196 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

97.1% of residents of Simpson County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,353,000 ($4580 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,156,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,707,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,844,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,874,000
Federal grants: $15,195,000
Federal procurement contracts: $658,000 ($128,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,076,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,071,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,168,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,393,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,168

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

Deaths: 906

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +52

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

Net internal migration: +325

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Simpson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.53 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 239
1995 to 1998: 867
1990 to 1994: 544
1980 to 1989: 843
1970 to 1979: 1,377
1960 to 1969: 1,062
1950 to 1959: 645
1940 to 1949: 328
1939 or earlier: 1,111

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Simpson County, Kentucky:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 68 4 rooms: 411 5 rooms: 1,247 6 rooms: 1,155 7 rooms: 751 8 rooms: 394 9+ rooms: 554

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Simpson County, Kentucky:
	1 room: 39 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 191 4 rooms: 617 5 rooms: 469 6 rooms: 253 7 rooms: 131 8 rooms: 35 9+ rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Simpson County:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 89 2 bedrooms: 863 3 bedrooms: 2,720 4 bedrooms: 722 5+ bedrooms: 192

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Simpson County:
	no bedroom: 60 1 bedroom: 298 2 bedrooms: 848 3 bedrooms: 485 4 bedrooms: 98 5+ bedrooms: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Simpson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 244 1 vehicle: 1,171 2 vehicles: 2,135 3 vehicles: 806 4 vehicles: 173 5+ vehicles: 76

Cars and other vehicles available in Simpson County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 292 1 vehicle: 780 2 vehicles: 555 3 vehicles: 159 4 vehicles: 14 5+ vehicles: 10

54% of Simpson 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, 50% lived in Kentucky.

Simpson County:	54.1%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 11082
Northeast: 243
Midwest: 1528
South: 3079
West: 242

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,600

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:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 187

Here:	9.6%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50

Here:	5.5%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	7.8%
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 (Noninst.)

Simpson County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $352,000
Construction - General: $25,000
Current Operations - Corrections - Other: $1,515,000
General - Other: $961,000

Regular Highways: $746,000

Health Services - Other: $521,000

Financial Administration: $441,000

Central Staff Services: $188,000

Parks & Recreation: $174,000

Natural Resources - Other: $127,000

Fire Protection: $91,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $76,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000

Police Protection: $58,000

General Public Buildings: $35,000

Solid Waste Management: $24,000

Welfare - Other: $12,000
General - Interest on Debt: $710,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $7,200,000
Water Utilities: $1,822,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,905,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,461,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,200,000
Other, NEC: $7,058,000

Water Utilities: $1,797,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $386,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $440,000
General Revenue, NEC: $194,000
Other Capital Outlay - Corrections - Other: $84,000
General - Other: $57,000

Fire Protection: $21,000

Police Protection: $5,000

Health - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,117,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $0
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,200,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,502,000
Highways: $712,000

General Support: $114,000
Tax - Individual Income: $1,561,000
Property: $1,280,000

NEC: $117,000

Other Selective Sales: $98,000

Public Utilities: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,869,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $109,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Simpson County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)