Mare Creek, Kentucky
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| Males: 2,482 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 2,547 |  (50.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.8 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 41663
| Mare Creek: | $46,671 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $23,539 (it was $13,024 in 2000)
Mare Creek CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $123,650 (it was $53,700 in 2000)
| Mare Creek: | $123,650 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $144,246; detached houses: $173,424; townhouses or other attached units: $250,207; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $147,697; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,589; mobile homes: $78,084
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mare Creek, KY
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- 4,95897.8%White alone
- 410.8%Black alone
- 260.5%Two or more races
- 240.5%Hispanic
- 80.2%American Indian alone
- 120.2%Asian alone
- 30.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Mare Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 31.2 square miles.
Population density: 161 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Mare Creek CCD: | 0.8% ($434) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV 
(59.4 miles , pop. 51,475).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fayette, KY (105.3 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (398.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Betsy Layne, KY (1.4 miles ),
), Allen, KY (2.2 miles),
Dwale, KY (2.3 miles ),
), Martin, KY (2.4 miles ),
), Mud Creek, KY (2.4 miles ),
), Risner-Bull Creek, KY (3.0 miles )
)Latitude: 37.57 N, Longitude: 82.66 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 606
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (10.5%)
- Educational services (8.4%)
- Health care (7.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.4%)
- Construction (7.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.3%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (15.6%)
- Construction (10.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.7%)
- Truck transportation (5.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.0%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Health care (15.5%)
- Educational services (12.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.5%)
- Public administration (6.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
Average climate in Mare Creek, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 60.7. This is about average.
| City: | 60.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2002 was 1.08. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.08 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 21.9. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 21.9 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.97. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.97 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Mare Creek-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/18/1995, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the Mare Creek place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/8/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 53.0 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mare Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 24% 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 82.8 miles away from Mare Creek center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 114.9 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 259.2 miles away from Mare Creek 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 77.5 miles away from Mare Creek center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from Mare Creek center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Floyd County (36) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 25, Storms: 22, Mudslides: 11, Tornadoes: 10, Landslides: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Fires: 3, Winds: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Mare Creek:
- SAINT JOSEPH MARTIN Critical Access Hospitals (about 5 miles away; MARTIN, KY)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- RIVERVIEW HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
- FMC - PIKEVILLE (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- PRESTONSBURG HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
- SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF PIKEVILLE (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH AGENCY (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mare Creek:
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 11 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,660)
- Hazard Community and Technical College (about 37 miles; Hazard, KY; FT enrollment: 2,087)
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 46 miles; Cumberland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,196)
- Morehead State University (about 61 miles; Morehead, KY; FT enrollment: 7,523)
- Marshall University (about 61 miles; Huntington, WV; FT enrollment: 11,450)
- Ashland Community and Technical College (about 63 miles; Ashland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,482)
- King University (about 74 miles; Bristol, TN; FT enrollment: 2,472)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Mare Creek: Kentucky Division of Forestry Eastern District (A), Betsy Layne Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mare Creek include: New Life Church (A), Mare Creek Church (B), Salem Church (C), Calvary Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Damron Cemetery (1), Davidson Memorial Gardens (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dropping Lick Branch (A), Betsy Layne Branch (B), Dillon Branch (C), Bridge Branch (D), Davison Branch (E), Daniels Creek (F), Coldwater Branch (G), Toms Creek (H), Cecil Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 58.0% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 26.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 14.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Mare Creek:
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 66.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 8.0%
For population 25 years and over in Mare Creek:
- High school or higher: 61.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 15.9 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mare Creek, KY (based on Floyd County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,911 | 62 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,614 | 16 |
| Other | 699 | 2 |
| Catholic | 229 | 1 |
| None | 26,998 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 21
| Floyd County: | 5.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Floyd County: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
| Floyd County: | 5.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
| Here: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Floyd County: | 14.4% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Floyd County: | 35.3% |
| Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 14.3% |
| State: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mare Creek:
- WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
- WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPKE (1240 AM; 1 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
- WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
- WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
- WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mare Creek:
- WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
- WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
- WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WXKZ-FM (105.3 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: ADAM GEARHEART D/B/A WXLR-FM)
- W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
- WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
- WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Mare Creek:
- W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
- W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 51.0%Electricity
- 42.3%Utility gas
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.0%Coal or coke
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 49.3%Utility gas
- 43.6%Electricity
- 5.7%Coal or coke
- 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Mare Creek compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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 significantly 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Mare Creek on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers (population 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: music stores (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: legal support workers (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: broadcasting and telecommunications (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: motor vehicle and parts dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of workers working at home, population 5,000+"
- #45 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"