Woodford County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.9%).

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Races in Woodford County, Kentucky:

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

Males: 11,182	(48.2%)
Females: 12,026	(51.8%)

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Woodford County:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$59,184
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$515
State:	$446

Woodford County:	$172,399
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $221,597

Here:	$221,597
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $209,259

Here:	$209,259
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $169,923

Here:	$169,923
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,069

Here:	$95,069
State:	$141,483

Mobile homes: $137,786

Here:	$137,786
State:	$33,636

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 13
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	6.6%

Area name: Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Woodford 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: Versailles, Midway.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Fayette County , Franklin County , Jessamine County , Mercer County , Scott County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Woodford County: Camp Cedarwood (A), Four Oaks Camp (B), Spring Station (C), Woodford Hills Country Club (D), Camp Otonk (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Woodford County include: Glenns Creek Church (A), Mount Vernon Church (B), Griers Creek Church (C), Mount Edwin Church (D), Clear Creek Church (E), Clover Bottom Church (F), Forks of Elkhorn Church (G), Hillsborough Church (H), Macedonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Allen Cemetery (1), Sunset Memorial Gardens (2), Morris Cemetery (3), Gray Cemetery (4), Weeping Willow Cemetery (5), Willhoyt Cemetery (6), Zion Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Clifton Road Lake (A), Matthews Lake (B), Sportsman Club Lake (C), Cooke Lake (D), Sycamore Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Run (A), Buck Run (B), Camden Creek (C), Cave Spring Creek (D), Clear Creek (E), Craig Creek (F), Grier Creek (G), Steeles Run (H), Lee Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.8%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 960
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 617 (24% naturalized citizens)

Woodford County:	2.7%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,459
• One, attached: 145
• Two: 267
• 3 or 4: 516
• 5 to 9: 366
• 10 to 19: 106
• 20 or more: 92
• Mobile homes: 423

Housing units in Woodford County with a mortgage: 4,217 (617 second mortgage, 657 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,150

Here:	78.6% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Woodford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Woodford County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 92% 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 43.9 miles away from Woodford 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 46.7 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 92.8 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 93.0 miles away from Woodford County center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from Woodford County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,287 (83%) Carpooled: 1,380 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Walked: 231 (2%) Other means: 46 (0%) Worked at home: 429 (3%)

8.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.23%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.82% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($29,871 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($16,639 average AGI)

Woodford County:	2.40%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Fayette County, KY	2.65% ($46,085 average AGI)
from Franklin County, KY	0.59% ($36,154)
from Anderson County, KY	0.42% ($32,081)
from Jessamine County, KY	0.42% ($45,486)
from Scott County, KY	0.36% ($40,031)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.18% ($50,125)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.14% ($16,250)

7.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,515 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.97%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.49% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($32,585 average AGI)
1.48% relocated to other states ($6,930 average AGI)

Woodford County:	1.48%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Fayette County, KY	2.75% ($41,087 average AGI)
to Anderson County, KY	0.64% ($41,714)
to Franklin County, KY	0.47% ($38,366)
to Jessamine County, KY	0.45% ($50,450)
to Scott County, KY	0.42% ($40,649)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.28% ($41,800)
to Mercer County, KY	0.16% ($32,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,000 (2,555 aged, 445 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,243 (5,140 male householders, 1,578 female householders)

  5,531 spouses, 6,797 children (6,079 natural, 234 adopted, 484 stepchildren), 287 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 127 parents, 270 other relatives, 399 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,599 (963 male householders (803 living alone)), 1,244 female householders (1,071 living alone)), 392 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 366 (207 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,869 2-persons, 1,732 3-persons, 1,386 4-persons, 503 5-persons, 191 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,874 1-person, 300 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 6-persons.

96.1% of residents of Woodford County speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $82,708,000 ($3452 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,696,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,145,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,653,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,376,000
Federal grants: $11,752,000
Federal procurement contracts: $920,000 ($50,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,862,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $270,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,202,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,782,000

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

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.97 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.5
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

56% of Woodford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Kentucky.

Woodford County:	55.8%
State average:	56.6%

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

• This state: 16555
• Northeast: 904
• Midwest: 2856
• South: 1702
• West: 482

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,200

Here:	18.7%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	9.9%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	43.7%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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