Spencer County, Kentucky (KY)

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County population in 2005: 15,651 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,511
Renter-occupied apartments: 740

% of renters here:	17%
State:	29%

Land area: 186 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 84 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:	4.0%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.7%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Spencer County, Kentucky:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
Black (1.1%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 5,936	(50.5%)
Females: 5,830	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,294
County population in 2003: 14,336
Jobs in 2003: 1,797

Spencer County,KY real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 7,447
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.2%

Average household size:

Spencer County:	2.7 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,207 ($47,042 in 2000)

This county	$52,207
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $159,766

Spencer County	$159,766
Kentucky:	$103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $426
Institutionalized population: 111
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Spencer County in 2000: $984

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 12
Thefts: 11
Auto thefts: 3

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 11
Thefts: 11
Auto thefts: 2

Spencer County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2005: 376 buildings, average cost: $180,000
2006: 210 buildings, average cost: $183,300

2004 Presidential Election results in Spencer County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $765 (0.6%)

Area name: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Spencer 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: Taylorsville.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Bullitt County , Jefferson County , Nelson County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Spencer County include: Ashes Creek Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Riverview Church (D), Carrithers Chapel (E), Plum Creek Church (F), Little Union Church (G), Upper Brier Ridge (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Little Mount Cemetery (1), Valley Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beech Creek (A), Big Springs Branch (B), Buck Creek (C), Bull Branch (D), Camp Branch (E), Candy Branch (F), Chadbourn Branch (G), Plum Creek (H), Pond Run Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.6%
Kentucky:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 307
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 140 (69% naturalized citizens)

Spencer County:	1.2%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 61
1990 to 1994: 16
1985 to 1989: 34
1980 to 1984: 7
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 3
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 19

Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 22.1%

Spencer County marital status for males

Spencer County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,486
One, attached: 36
Two: 62
3 or 4: 118
5 to 9: 75
10 to 19: 61
20 or more: 25
Mobile homes: 692

Housing units in Spencer County with a mortgage: 1,809 (248 second mortgage, 224 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 509

Agriculture in Spencer County
Average size of farms: 124 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18268
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $253.44
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.82%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20233
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37571
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.52
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 7.96%
Corn for grain: 2793 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 755 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3912 harvested acres
Vegetables: 164 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 89 acres

Spencer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 5.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 91 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 81 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

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

Mexico (39%)
Pakistan (26%)
United Kingdom (7%)
South Africa (7%)
Peru (7%)
Germany (6%)
Canada (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Spencer County:

United States or American (37%)
German (17%)
Irish (13%)
English (10%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (2%)

Spencer County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,938 (84%)
Carpooled: 731 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Walked: 27 (0%)
Other means: 29 (0%)
Worked at home: 158 (3%)

111 people in nursing homes
8 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,020.

12.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,889 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.12%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10.01% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($41,187 average AGI)
2.10% relocated from other states ($8,702 average AGI)
Spencer County: 2.10%
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	6.16% ($57,350 average AGI)
from Bullitt County, KY	1.14% ($40,934)
from Shelby County, KY	1.08% ($37,034)
from Nelson County, KY	0.47% ($24,880)
from Oldham County, KY	0.19% ($42,200)

8.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,880 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.08%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.74% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($34,342 average AGI)
1.34% relocated to other states ($7,537 average AGI)
Spencer County: 1.34%
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	3.19% ($50,220 average AGI)
to Bullitt County, KY	1.11% ($36,561)
to Shelby County, KY	0.78% ($29,550)
to Nelson County, KY	0.60% ($23,935)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Births per 1000 population in Spencer County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Spencer County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Spencer County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,423 (1,092 aged, 331 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,647

In family households: 10,643 (2,901 male householders, 507 female householders)
2,968 spouses, 3,683 children (3,405 natural, 57 adopted, 221 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 141 other relatives, 199 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,004 (430 male householders (340 living alone)), 420 female householders (385 living alone)), 154 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 119 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,334 2-persons, 877 3-persons, 789 4-persons, 272 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 725 1-person, 116 2-persons, 2 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

2,458 married couples with children.
445 single-parent households (125 men, 320 women).

97.6% of residents of Spencer County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (8% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 45% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,774,000 ($2818 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,336,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,662,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,537,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $405,000
Federal grants: $6,787,000
Federal procurement contracts: $544,000 ($97,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,840,000 ($143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $616,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,375,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,460,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 915

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 501

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +21

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +3,485

Here:	+223 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Spencer County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 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:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 475
1995 to 1998: 977
1990 to 1994: 552
1980 to 1989: 612
1970 to 1979: 553
1960 to 1969: 382
1950 to 1959: 342
1940 to 1949: 192
1939 or earlier: 470

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 15
3 rooms: 81
4 rooms: 254
5 rooms: 928
6 rooms: 963
7 rooms: 491
8 rooms: 372
9 or more rooms: 407

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 26
3 rooms: 112
4 rooms: 208
5 rooms: 195
6 rooms: 96
7 rooms: 68
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 19

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

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 86
2 bedrooms: 596
3 bedrooms: 2,127
4 bedrooms: 550
5 or more bedrooms: 146

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spencer County:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 130
2 bedrooms: 317
3 bedrooms: 230
4 bedrooms: 41
5 or more bedrooms: 14

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

no vehicle: 84
1 vehicle: 587
2 vehicles: 1,646
3 vehicles: 799
4 vehicles: 268
5 or more vehicles: 127

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

no vehicle: 116
1 vehicle: 285
2 vehicles: 260
3 vehicles: 45
4 vehicles: 26
5 or more vehicles: 8

50% of Spencer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Kentucky.

Spencer County:	50.3%
State average:	56.6%

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

This state: 9689
Northeast: 122
Midwest: 973
South: 699
West: 85

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $118,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
Electricity (39%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
Electricity (40%)
Wood (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Utility gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 132

Here:	9.3%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64

Here:	9.2%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 66

Here:	26.3%
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)

Spencer County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $449,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $630,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $918,000
General - Other: $443,000

Health Services - Other: $302,000

Central Staff Services: $188,000

Police Protection: $179,000

Parks & Recreation: $152,000

General Public Buildings: $149,000

Corrections - Other: $139,000

Financial Administration: $88,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000

Welfare - Other: $10,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $17,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $16,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
All Other: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $375,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $285,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $90,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $76,000
Interest Earnings: $21,000

Property Sale Other: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $25,000
General - Other: $22,000

Health - Other: $8,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $808,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $896,000
Highways: $596,000
Tax - Property: $777,000
NEC: $235,000

Motor Vehicle License: $95,000

Public Utilities: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $495,000

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