Washington County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.7%), Educational,health and social services (19.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Washington County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 5,363	(49.1%)
Females: 5,553	(50.9%)

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Washington County:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,626
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$351
State:	$446

Washington County:	$109,461
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $156,808

Here:	$156,808
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $61,216

Here:	$61,216
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $1,039,013

Here:	$1,039,013
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,575

Here:	$83,575
State:	$141,483

Mobile homes: $39,481

Here:	$39,481
State:	$33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $10,833

Here:	$10,833
State:	$47,392

This county:	13.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $354 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.

Cities in this county include: Springfield, Willisburg, Mackville.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Boyle County , Marion County , Mercer County , Nelson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Washington County include: Antioch Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B), Thompsonville Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Beech Grove Church (E), Wesley Chapel (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Saint Rose Priory (H), Willisburg Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mc Mullin Cemetery (1), Glens Creek Cemetery (2), Baker Cemetery (3), Masters Cemetery (4), Cocanougher Cemetery (5), Stine Cemetery (6), Barnes Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Springfield Reservoir (A), Willisburg Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beechroot Branch (A), Nealy Run (B), Birdtown Branch (C), Bluegrass Branch (D), Booker Branch (E), Brady Branch (F), Parker Run (G), Camp Branch (H), Cane Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Washington County: Lincoln Homestead State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Saint Catharine Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.9%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 369
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 76 (22% naturalized citizens)

Washington County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,462
• One, attached: 28
• Two: 159
• 3 or 4: 136
• 5 to 9: 30
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 659
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 1,067 (125 second mortgage, 94 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 806

Here:	57.0% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Washington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/20/2000, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused $70,000 in damages.

Washington County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 94% 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 75.5 miles away from Washington 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 77.0 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 73.3 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 73.1 miles away from Washington County center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from Washington 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: 3,708 (77%) Carpooled: 612 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Walked: 173 (4%) Other means: 51 (1%) Worked at home: 227 (5%)

5.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.09% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($28,477 average AGI)
0.89% relocated from other states ($5,451 average AGI)

Washington County:	0.89%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Nelson County, KY	1.15% ($32,622 average AGI)
from Marion County, KY	0.71% ($27,071)
from Fayette County, KY	0.56% ($51,636)
from Anderson County, KY	0.41% ($19,313)
from Mercer County, KY	0.38% ($19,867)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.28% ($33,727)

5.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.91%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.07% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($25,720 average AGI)
0.84% relocated to other states ($5,612 average AGI)

Washington County:	0.84%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Marion County, KY	1.27% ($33,660 average AGI)
to Nelson County, KY	0.87% ($30,471)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.66% ($26,231)
to Fayette County, KY	0.61% ($28,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,954 (1,588 aged, 366 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,362 (2,516 male householders, 508 female householders)

  2,446 spouses, 3,391 children (3,225 natural, 26 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 130 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 111 other relatives, 195 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,217 (442 male householders (371 living alone)), 646 female householders (612 living alone)), 129 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 337 (181 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,294 2-persons, 742 3-persons, 598 4-persons, 275 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 983 1-person, 91 2-persons, 14 3-persons.

97.1% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (6% speak English very well, 56% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,990,000 ($6301 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $663,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,427,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,200,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $976,000
Federal grants: $26,700,000
Federal procurement contracts: $431,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,257,000 ($185,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,173,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,968,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,845,000

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

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+24 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.02 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

63% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Kentucky.

Washington County:	62.9%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 9546
• Northeast: 255
• Midwest: 521
• South: 342
• West: 143

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,300

Here:	19.2%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	9.6%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	52.5%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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