Rousseau, Kentucky
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| Males: 518 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 532 |  (50.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.8 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 41339
| Rousseau: | $37,549 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $18,649 (it was $9,240 in 2000)
Rousseau CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $61,136 (it was $30,000 in 2000)
| Rousseau: | $61,136 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $108,382; detached houses: $133,291; townhouses or other attached units: $289,655; in 2-unit structures: $119,763; mobile homes: $67,558
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rousseau, KY
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- 1,07699.4%White alone
- 30.3%Two or more races
- 30.3%Hispanic
Races in Rousseau detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 780 feet
Land area: 123.5 square miles.
Population density: 8.5 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Rousseau CCD: | 0.7% ($223) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV 
(70.3 miles , pop. 51,475).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fayette, KY (78.8 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (380.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Hardshell, KY (3.1 miles ),
), Royalton, KY (3.2 miles ),
), Taulbee, KY (3.5 miles ),
), Dice, KY (3.7 miles ),
), Haddix, KY (3.8 miles ),
), Emmalena, KY (3.9 miles )
)Latitude: 37.58 N, Longitude: 83.17 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 606
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Accommodation & food services (13.4%)
- Educational services (11.3%)
- Health care (11.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.2%)
- Construction (7.9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.5%)
- Wood products (4.5%)
- Construction (10.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (10.3%)
- Educational services (8.0%)
- Wood products (7.5%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (6.9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.9%)
- Social assistance (6.9%)
- Health care (27.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (24.8%)
- Educational services (16.2%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6.8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.1%)
- Construction (4.3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Cashiers (7.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.2%)
- Bus drivers (4.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (10.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.8%)
- Bus drivers (8.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.9%)
- Extraction workers (6.3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (20.5%)
- Cashiers (17.9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9.4%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8.5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8.5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (6.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.0%)
Average climate in Rousseau, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 76.7. This is about average.
| City: | 76.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 35.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 35.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.26. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 9.26 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Rousseau-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/9/1961, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.5 miles away from the Rousseau place center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 58.3 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.
Earthquake activity:
Rousseau-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 38% 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 60.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 137.7 miles away from Rousseau center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 287.1 miles away from Rousseau 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 55.0 miles away from the city 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 264.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 130.7 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 Breathitt County (35) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 28
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 25, Storms: 22, Tornadoes: 12, Mudslides: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Winds: 3, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rousseau:
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 23 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,660)
- Hazard Community and Technical College (about 24 miles; Hazard, KY; FT enrollment: 2,087)
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 44 miles; Cumberland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,196)
- Morehead State University (about 45 miles; Morehead, KY; FT enrollment: 7,523)
- Eastern Kentucky University (about 63 miles; Richmond, KY; FT enrollment: 13,525)
- Ashland Community and Technical College (about 68 miles; Ashland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,482)
- Marshall University (about 71 miles; Huntington, WV; FT enrollment: 11,450)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Rousseau: Camp Lewis (A), Town Flats (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Rousseau include: Meatscaffold Church (A), Palmer Memorial Church (B), Quicksand Church (C), Bach Memorial Church (D), Big Caney Church (E), Clemons Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Betts Mann Cemetery (1), Howard Cemetery (2), Hard Cemetery (3), Calhoun Cemetery (4), Carpenter Cemetery (5), Clemons Cemetery (6), Crafts Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Allen Patton Branch (A), Alum Cave Branch (B), Andys Branch (C), Arkansas Branch (D), Ball Jim Branch (E), Barnett Branch (F), Bear Branch (G), Beck Branch (H), Betts Mann Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 69.0% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 39.8% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 15.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Rousseau:
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 62.2%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 8.9%
For population 25 years and over in Rousseau:
- High school or higher: 56.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 49.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 14.0 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Rousseau, KY (based on Breathitt County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,563 | 20 |
| Mainline Protestant | 448 | 6 |
| Catholic | 35 | 1 |
| Other | 3 | 1 |
| None | 11,829 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Breathitt County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
| Breathitt County: | 5.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
| Here: | 3.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 14.2% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 35.5% |
| State: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 18.6% |
| Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Rousseau:
- 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.)
- WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
- WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
- WRLV (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
- WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rousseau:
- WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
- WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
- WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WRLV-FM (106.5 FM; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
- WMTC-FM (99.9 FM; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOC.)
- WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
- WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
TV broadcast stations around Rousseau:
- W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W66DA (Channel 66; 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.)
- W54CI (Channel 54; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
- W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Rousseau fatal accident list:
Mar 9, 2012 06:40 AM, Sr-30, Lat: 37.585953, Lon: -83.241144, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1- 1.9 Km Sw Of (Lat: 37.585556 Lon: -83.249722), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: KNKN809
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHzGrant Date: 10/26/2021, Expiration Date: 10/01/2031, Certifier: Paul R GearheartRegistrant: East Kentucky Network, LLC D/B/A Appalachian Wireless, 101 Technology Trail, Ivel, KY 41642, Phone: (606) 339-1006, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
6- Gerald Robinette, 1.9 Km Sw Of (Lat: 37.585556 Lon: -83.249722), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, , Mclea-n, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Gerald Robinette, 1.9 Km Sw Of (Lat: 37.585556 Lon: -83.249722), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, , Mclea-n, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Gerald Robinette, 1.9 Km Sw Of (Lat: 37.585556 Lon: -83.249722), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, , Mclea-n, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Gerald Robinette, 1.9 Km Sw Of (Lat: 37.585556 Lon: -83.249722), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, , Mclea-n, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Gerald F Robinette, 1.9 Km Sw Of (Lat: 37.585556 Lon: -83.249722), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, , Mclea-n, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Michael L Johnson, 1.9 Km Sw Of (Lat: 37.585556 Lon: -83.249722), Type: 96.0, Structure height: 21025 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
- 58.9%Electricity
- 12.8%Coal or coke
- 11.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.4%Wood
- 7.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Utility gas
- 46.7%Electricity
- 21.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.0%Coal or coke
- 11.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Rousseau compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value 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.
- 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 significantly below state average.
Rousseau on our top lists:
- #81 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times"
- #64 (41339) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"