Mentor, Kentucky

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Population in 2022: 222 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: +22.7%
 
Males: 111  (50.0%)
Females: 111  (50.0%)
Median resident age:

38.8 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years

Zip code: 41007

Estimated median household income in 2022: $95,670 (it was $56,875 in 2000)
Mentor:

$95,670
KY:

$59,341

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $44,542 (it was $24,245 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $209,666 (it was $82,200 in 2000)
Mentor:

$209,666
KY:

$196,300

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $333,858; detached houses: $370,041; mobile homes: $135,936
March 2022 cost of living index in Mentor: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 2.4%

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Ancestries: American (23.3%), German (22.3%), English (16.5%), European (10.7%), Italian (9.7%), Northern European (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 10/01/1957

Elevation: 520 feet

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 414 people per square mile   (low).

Mentor, Kentucky map

1 resident is foreign born

This city:

0.5%
Kentucky:

4.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Mentor city:

0.7% ($544)
Kentucky:

0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cincinnati, OH (21.9 miles , pop. 331,285).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (272.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

California, KY (1.5 miles),
Moscow, OH (1.6 miles ),
Grants Lick, KY (2.0 miles ),
New Richmond, OH (2.2 miles ),
Neville, OH (2.4 miles),
Felicity, OH (3.0 miles ),
Claryville, KY (3.0 miles ),
Chilo, OH (3.0 miles)

Latitude: 38.89 N, Longitude: 84.25 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 513

Distribution of median household income in Mentor, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Mentor, KY in 2022

Mentor satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.4%
Kentucky:

3.8%
Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+7.1%).
Most common industries in Mentor, KY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (15.3%)
  • Public administration (8.2%)
  • Utilities (7.1%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (5.9%)
  • Finance & insurance (5.9%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (4.7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4.7%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (23.1%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (7.7%)
  • Utilities (7.7%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (7.7%)
  • Metal & metal products (5.8%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5.8%)
  • Public administration (5.8%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Public administration (12.1%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (12.1%)
  • Health care (12.1%)
  • Finance & insurance (9.1%)
  • Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (6.1%)
  • Machinery (6.1%)
  • Transportation equipment (6.1%)
Most common occupations in Mentor, KY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.1%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.7%)
  • Electricians (4.7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.7%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (11.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9.6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7.7%)
  • Electricians (7.7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.7%)
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (5.8%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (12.1%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6.1%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6.1%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.1%)
  • Registered nurses (6.1%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (6.1%)

Average climate in Mentor, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Mentor, Kentucky average temperatures Mentor, Kentucky average precipitation Mentor, Kentucky humidity Mentor, Kentucky wind speed Mentor, Kentucky snowfall Mentor, Kentucky sunshine Mentor, Kentucky clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 100. This is worse than average.

City:

100
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.138. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.138
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 6.23. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

6.23
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.931. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.931
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 33.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

33.8
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 21.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

21.0
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 10.5. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

10.5
U.S.:

8.1

Tornado activity:

Mentor-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.7 miles away from the Mentor city center killed 3 people and injured 210 people.

On 4/23/1968, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.5 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 33 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Mentor-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 46% 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 50.2 miles away from Mentor 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 198.9 miles away from Mentor 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 55.4 miles away from Mentor center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 198.9 miles away from Mentor center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 196.1 miles away from Mentor center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 348.6 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 Campbell County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Mentor topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Mentor:

  • ANGELS ABOVE AND BEYOND HOME HEALTH SERVICE INC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, OH)
  • DOBBINS NURSING HOME INC (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, OH)
  • OHIO PIKE DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; AMELIA, OH)
  • RIVER VALLEY NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BUTLER, KY)
  • MORRIS NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; BETHEL, OH)
  • UNITED HOME CARE CLERMONT *CLOSED* (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • ANDERSON, THE (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; CINCINNATI, OH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mentor:

  • University of Cincinnati-Clermont College (about 14 miles; Batavia, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,739)
  • Northern Kentucky University (about 16 miles; Highland Heights, KY; FT enrollment: 12,059)
  • Gateway Community and Technical College (about 22 miles; Florence, KY; FT enrollment: 2,422)
  • Xavier University (about 22 miles; Cincinnati, OH; FT enrollment: 6,143)
  • University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (about 23 miles; Cincinnati, OH; FT enrollment: 28,747)
  • Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (about 24 miles; Cincinnati, OH; FT enrollment: 8,757)
  • University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (about 26 miles; Blue Ash, OH; FT enrollment: 3,711)

Points of interest:

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Campbell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This city:

2.6 people
Kentucky:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

72.0%
Whole state:

66.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

6.7%
Whole state:

6.4%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Mentor:

Marital status in Mentor, KY
  • Never married: 44.2%
  • Now married: 47.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

For population 25 years and over in Mentor:

  • High school or higher: 96.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.0
Kentucky average:

11.7

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Mentor, KY (based on Campbell County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic24,50012
Evangelical Protestant13,70352
Mainline Protestant6,23123
Other81
None45,894-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 15
This county:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Campbell County:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
Campbell County:

1.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
Campbell County:

3.46 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 78
Campbell County:

8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.9%
Kentucky:

11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Campbell County:

28.5%
Kentucky:

30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

8.5%
Kentucky:

15.9%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 0$0
Totals for Government 0$0 0$0

Strongest AM radio stations in Mentor:

  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBOB (1160 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, KY; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCIN (1480 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • WCKY (1360 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCNW (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRFIELD, OH)
  • WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNOP (740 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: SACRED HEART RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mentor:

  • WUBE-FM (105.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKRQ (101.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKFS (107.1 FM; MILFORD, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGUC (90.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CINCINNATI CLASSICAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WVMX (94.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WEBN (102.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOBO (88.7 FM; BATAVIA, OH; Owner: WCNE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY RADIO,INC)
  • WGRR (103.5 FM; HAMILTON, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOFX-FM (92.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVXU (91.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WIOK (107.5 FM; FALMOUTH, KY; Owner: HAMMOND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRRM (98.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WRRM LICO, INC)
  • WMOJ (94.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WNKU (89.7 FM; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS ON N. KY UNIV.)
  • WIZF (100.9 FM; ERLANGER, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WAOL (99.5 FM; RIPLEY, OH; Owner: RICHARD L. PLESSINGER, SR.)
  • WYGY (96.5 FM; LEBANON, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WAIF (88.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: STEPCHILD RADIO OF CINCINNATI, INC.)
  • WAKW (93.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WNKR (106.5 FM; WILLIAMSTOWN, KY; Owner: GRANT COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Mentor:

  • WLWT (Channel 5; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: OHIO/OKLAHOMA HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC)
  • WCPO-TV (Channel 9; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKRC-TV (Channel 12; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS CO.)
  • WXIX-TV (Channel 19; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WSTR-TV (Channel 64; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WSTR LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WCET (Channel 48; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: THE GREATER CINCINNATI TV EDUC'L. FOUNDATION)
  • WOTH-LP (Channel 35; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)
  • WBQC-CA (Channel 25; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)
  • WCVN-TV (Channel 54; COVINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Mentor fatal accident list:

Apr 28, 2020 01:10 AM, Sr-8, Lat: 38.884575, Lon: -84.244797, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
Feb 27, 2002 03:47 PM, Sr-8, Lat: 38.884387, Lon: -84.245023, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 18, 2002 09:25 PM, Sr-8, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 5, 2001 05:17 PM, Sr-8, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 4, 1999 05:05 PM, Sr-8, Lat: 38.884387, Lon: -84.245023, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 9Number of bridges
  • 72ft / 21.7mTotal length
  • 20,941Total average daily traffic
  • 2,694Total average daily truck traffic
  • 20,427Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$143,455
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$82,110
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0520.02

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Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mentor, KY
  • 53.2%Electricity
  • 28.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 13.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mentor, KY
  • 75.0%Electricity
  • 25.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Mentor compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
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