Taylor County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.4%), Educational,health and social services (20.5%), Retail trade (15.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Taylor County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 11,027	(48.1%)
Females: 11,900	(51.9%)

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Taylor County:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$33,590
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$322
State:	$446

Taylor County:	$101,119
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $133,522

Here:	$133,522
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $114,854

Here:	$114,854
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $141,587

Here:	$141,587
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $237,435

Here:	$237,435
State:	$141,483

Mobile homes: $34,502

Here:	$34,502
State:	$33,636

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 58
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 65
• Thefts: 85
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	17.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Taylor County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $553 a month.

Cities in this county include: Campbellsville, Mannsville, Saloma.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Casey County , Green County , Larue County , Marion County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Camp Acton (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Taylor County include: Pleasant Union Church (A), Liberty-Cumberland Church (B), Asbury Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Stoner Creek Church (E), Good Hope Church (F), Soule Chapel (G), Bethel Church (H), Shiloh Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Underwood Cemetery (1), Christie Chapel Cemetery (2), Tallow Creek Cemetery (3), Stayton Cemetery (4), Colvin Cemetery (5), Beams Cemetery (6), Hogan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Oakland Lake (A), Green River Lake (B), Porter Reservoir (C), Sportsman Club Lake (D), Ferrill Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Murrell Branch (A), Black Lick Creek (B), Brushy Fork (C), Buck Horn Creek (D), Opossum Branch (E), Bull Tail Creek (F), Owl Creek (G), Pinch Creek (H), Cotton Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Taylor County include: Taylor County Park (1), Green River Lake State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.7%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 1,403
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 297 (28% naturalized citizens)

Taylor County:	1.3%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,494
• One, attached: 221
• Two: 481
• 3 or 4: 421
• 5 to 9: 290
• 10 to 19: 70
• 20 or more: 88
• Mobile homes: 1,103
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Taylor County with a mortgage: 2,800 (323 second mortgage, 328 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,010

Here:	58.2% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Taylor County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 57 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 56 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Taylor County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from Taylor County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from Taylor County center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/17/1999 at 18:38:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from Taylor County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,808 (80%) Carpooled: 1,193 (12%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Walked: 354 (4%) Other means: 83 (1%) Worked at home: 323 (3%)

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,676 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.00% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($19,299 average AGI)
2.06% relocated from other states ($11,377 average AGI)

Taylor County:	2.06%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Green County, KY	0.71% ($27,281 average AGI)
from Adair County, KY	0.53% ($25,905)
from Marion County, KY	0.53% ($22,214)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.39% ($74,645)
from Casey County, KY	0.18% ($27,786)
from Hardin County, KY	0.18% ($26,000)

5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,484 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.18% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($20,512 average AGI)
1.53% relocated to other states ($8,974 average AGI)

Taylor County:	1.53%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Green County, KY	0.60% ($22,417 average AGI)
to Marion County, KY	0.53% ($27,190)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.45% ($34,722)
to Adair County, KY	0.41% ($19,636)
to Warren County, KY	0.23% ($21,556)
to Hardin County, KY	0.21% ($33,941)
to Fayette County, KY	0.18% ($29,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,935 (3,656 aged, 1,279 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,279 (4,943 male householders, 1,600 female householders)

  5,178 spouses, 6,500 children (6,002 natural, 35 adopted, 463 stepchildren), 373 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 170 parents, 211 other relatives, 193 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,979 (1,022 male householders (919 living alone)), 1,655 female householders (1,488 living alone)), 302 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 669 (129 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,064 2-persons, 1,673 3-persons, 1,240 4-persons, 403 5-persons, 114 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,407 1-person, 230 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

97.2% of residents of Taylor County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $149,756,000 ($6378 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,351,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,016,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $34,134,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,423,000
Federal grants: $25,548,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,927,000 ($12,917,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,709,000 ($1,021,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $174,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,429,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,045,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.64 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

59% of Taylor County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Kentucky.

Taylor County:	58.8%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 18994
• Northeast: 416
• Midwest: 1798
• South: 1170
• West: 194

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,500

Here:	6.9%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	2.4%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	71.8%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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