Burning Springs, Kentucky
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| Males: 2,905 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 2,956 |  (50.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.7 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 40962
| Burning Springs: | $41,589 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $21,434 (it was $10,491 in 2000)
Burning Springs CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $95,927 (it was $40,600 in 2000)
| Burning Springs: | $95,927 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Burning Springs, KY residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Burning Springs, KY
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- 5,98198.6%White alone
- 280.5%Two or more races
- 270.4%Black alone
- 170.3%Hispanic
- 90.1%American Indian alone
- 20.03%Asian alone
Races in Burning Springs detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 120.9 square miles.
Population density: 48 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Burning Springs CCD: | 0.7% ($282) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayette, KY 
(65.5 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (378.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Annville, KY (3.0 miles ),
), Oneida, KY (3.1 miles ),
), Greenmount-Langnau, KY (3.2 miles ),
), Sibert-Hima, KY (3.4 miles ),
), Big Creek, KY (3.4 miles ),
), Sturgeon, KY (3.5 miles ),
), Bush, KY (3.6 miles )
)Latitude: 37.25 N, Longitude: 83.82 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 606
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Educational services (11.6%)
- Computer & electronic products (8.8%)
- Health care (8.3%)
- Construction (6.7%)
- Public administration (5.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.6%)
- Construction (11.3%)
- Truck transportation (8.4%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (7.8%)
- Public administration (7.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.5%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Computer & electronic products (6.0%)
- Educational services (18.2%)
- Health care (13.9%)
- Computer & electronic products (12.4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.9%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Cashiers (6.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
Average climate in Burning Springs, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Burning Springs-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/29/1973, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the Burning Springs place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F3 tornado 19.4 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Burning Springs-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 62% greater 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 66.7 miles away from Burning Springs center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 160.2 miles away from the city 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 62.2 miles away from Burning Springs center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 237.0 miles away from Burning Springs center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 100.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 325.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Clay County (31) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 23
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 18, Mudslides: 9, Tornadoes: 9, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Winds: 3, Fires: 2, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Burning Springs:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burning Springs:
- Hazard Community and Technical College (about 36 miles; Hazard, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,087)
- University of the Cumberlands (about 40 miles; Williamsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 3,585)
- Eastern Kentucky University (about 44 miles; Richmond, KY; FT enrollment: 13,525)
- Somerset Community College (about 46 miles; Somerset, KY; FT enrollment: 4,698)
- Lincoln Memorial University (about 47 miles; Harrogate, TN; FT enrollment: 3,706)
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 50 miles; Cumberland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,196)
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 66 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 2,660)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Burning Springs: Pleasant Hill (A), Burning Springs Fire Department (B), Hacker Fire and Rescue Department (C), Fogertown Fire and Rescue Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Burning Springs include: Mission of Mercy Church (A), Bethany Chapel (B), New Prospect Church (C), Alliance Church (D), Chaple Baptist Church (E), Liberty Church (F), Pleasant Point Baptist Church (G), Island Creek Church (H), Morgan Branch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ball Cemetery (1), Pennington Cemetery (2), Nelly Cemetery (3), Mosley Cemetery (4), Middleton Cemetery (5), McDaniel Cemetery (6), Clark Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buncomb Creek (A), Burning Springs Fork (B), Brushy Branch (C), Chestnut Branch (D), Chicken Branch (E), Collins Fork (F), Ephram Branch (G), Falling Timber Branch (H), Fox Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Marshall E. Cornett - Politician.
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 74.6% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 35.8% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 8.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
26 people in residential treatment centers for adults in 2010
115 people in nursing homes in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Burning Springs:
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 8.2%
For population 25 years and over in Burning Springs:
- High school or higher: 50.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 9.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 20.1 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Burning Springs, KY (based on Clay County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,920 | 39 |
| Mainline Protestant | 516 | 8 |
| Black Protestant | 119 | 1 |
| Catholic | 69 | 1 |
| Other | - | 1 |
| None | 12,106 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Clay County: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Clay County: | 0.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14
| Clay County: | 5.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
| Here: | 1.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 11.4% |
| State: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 31.0% |
| Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Clay County: | 22.1% |
| State: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Burning Springs:
- WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WWXL (1450 AM; 1 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: THE PROMISE PARTNERSHIP)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
- WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
- WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
- WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFTG (1400 AM; 1 kW; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Burning Springs:
- WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
- WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
- WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWEL (103.9 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
- WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
- WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Burning Springs:
- W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
- W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
- WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
- W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WOBZ-LP (Channel 9; EAST BERNSTADT, ETC., KY; Owner: ANDREA JOY KESLER)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
4- W A Gillum, 1.3 Miles Nne Of (Lat: 37.269139 Lon: -83.815889), Type: 94.5, Structure height: 21051 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Lukas, Lafuria, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, Suite 1200, Tyson-s, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- W A Gillum, 1.3 Miles Nne Of (Lat: 37.269139 Lon: -83.815889), Type: 94.5, Structure height: 21051 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Lukas, Lafuria, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, Suite 1200, Tyson-s, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- W A Gillum, 1.3 Miles Nne Of (Lat: 37.269139 Lon: -83.815889), Type: 94.5, Structure height: 21051 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Lukas, Lafuria, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, Suite 1200, Tyson-s, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Michael L Johnson, 1.3 Miles Nne Of (Lat: 37.269139 Lon: -83.815889), Type: 94.5, Structure height: 21051 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: East Kentucky Network, LLC D/B/A Appalachian Wireless, Compliance@ekn.Com, , Ivel, Phone: (606) 477-2355
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 52.8%Electricity
- 24.5%Utility gas
- 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.7%Coal or coke
- 3.5%Other fuel
- 2.7%Wood
- 44.9%Electricity
- 36.1%Utility gas
- 5.9%Wood
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.6%Coal or coke
- 1.9%Other fuel
Burning Springs compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Burning Springs on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: computer and electronic products (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other production occupations including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: miscellaneous manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: printing and related support activities (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: personal appearance workers (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (population 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 100 least-educated cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"