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McCreary County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 16,927 (all rural); it was 17,080 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,431
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,289
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,927
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,757 (it was 1,593 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

31%

Land area: 428 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 40 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in McCreary County: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.8%), Manufacturing (15.2%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 69%
  • Government: 22%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in McCreary County, KY (2022)
    • 14,90988.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,0986.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4912.9%Two or more races
    • 2861.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 340.2%Asian alone
    • 240.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 120.07%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

39.5 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 9,225  (54.5%)
Females: 7,702  (45.5%)
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Average household size:
McCreary County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $34,510 ($19,348 in 1999)
This county:

$34,510
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $419 (lower quartile is $285, upper quartile is $492)
This county:

$419
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $94,601 (it was $36,600 in 2000)
McCreary:

$94,601
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,896 - $136,478
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $963
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $277

Institutionalized population: 1,821

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 12
  • Thefts: 21
  • Auto thefts: 17

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 19
  • Thefts: 20
  • Auto thefts: 16
McCreary County, KY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 0 buildings
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
Number of permits per 10,000 McCreary, KY residents
Average permit cost in McCreary, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $733 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $368 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in McCreary, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in McCreary, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in McCreary, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 34.4%
McCreary County:

34.4%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(33.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 76.0% for Black residents, 92.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 88.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 96.2% for other race residents, 30.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.5 years old
(Males: 39.4 years old, Females: 40.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.7 years old, Black residents: 34.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 46.9 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McCreary County is $385 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $553 a month.

Cities in this county include: Parkers Lake, Pine Knot, Stearns, Whitley City, Co-operative.

McCreary County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.4%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in McCreary, KY
County total employment by year in McCreary, KY
County average yearly wages by year in McCreary, KY

Current college students: 433
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 118 (53.8% naturalized citizens)

McCreary County:

0.7%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 762010 or later
  • 182000 to 2009
  • 91990 to 1999
  • 221980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 14Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.1%

McCreary County marital status for males McCreary County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,201
  • One, attached: 124
  • Two: 81
  • 3 or 4: 368
  • 5 to 9: 32
  • 10 to 19: 28
  • 20 or more: 44
  • Mobile homes: 2,086
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in McCreary County with a mortgage: 1,806 (133 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 101 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32

Here:

3.0% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for McCreary County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,28718
Mainline Protestant3914
Other2491
Catholic421
None14,337-
McCreary County Religion Details
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
McCreary County:

2.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

2.31 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
McCreary County:

7.52 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:

4.63 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
McCreary County:

12.0%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
McCreary County:

33.6%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

20.1%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in McCreary County:

Average size of farms: 97 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $3,678
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $37.11
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.67%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11,250
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.88%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,232
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.51%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.88%
Soybeans for beans: 88 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

McCreary County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 91% 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 105.8 miles away from McCreary County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from the county 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 221.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 188.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 221.5 miles away from McCreary County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 102.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 3, 2020 - February 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4540-KY: April 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4540, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2002 to May 10, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1414: May 07, 2002, FEMA Id: 1414, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kentucky Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2002 to March 21, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1407: April 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 1407, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Kentucky Southeastern Fire Complex, Incident Period: November 02, 2001, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 02, 2001, FEMA Id: 2385, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Kentucky Southeastern District Fire Complex, Incident Period: October 30, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 04, 2000, FEMA Id: 2349, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 04, 1998 to February 06, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1207: March 03, 1998, FEMA Id: 1207, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kentucky Blizzard, Incident Period: January 05, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1089: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1089, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in McCreary County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Fires: 2, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - McCreary

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,187 (74.1%)
  • Carpooled: 275 (9.3%)
  • Bus: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 37 (1.3%)
  • Walked: 104 (3.5%)
  • Worked at home: 369 (12.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (31%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Retail trade (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (37%)
  • Manufacturing (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Healthcare support occupations (19%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Management occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Congo (26%)
  • Sudan (20%)
  • Mexico (16%)
  • Germany (10%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (9%)
  • Nigeria (9%)
  • Honduras (8%)

Most common first ancestries reported in McCreary County


  • American (30%)
  • English (16%)
  • German (8%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • Scottish (4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • European (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in McCreary County, Kentucky in 2010:

  • 1,659 people in federal prisons
  • 235 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 80 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 60 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 48 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 22 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in McCreary County, Kentucky in 2000:

  • 218 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 60 people in nursing homes
  • 49 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 47 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 28 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 8 people in other group homes
  • 5 people in religious group quarters
  • 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $40,032.

5.24% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($26,341 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.24%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.34% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($14,394 average AGI)
2.90% relocated from other states ($11,947 average AGI)
McCreary County:

2.90%
Kentucky average:

2.87%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Pulaski County, KY  0.77% ($37,000 average AGI)
from Scott County, TN  0.58% ($33,040)


4.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($27,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.46%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.66% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($17,843 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($9,403 average AGI)
McCreary County:

1.80%
Kentucky average:

2.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Pulaski County, KY  1.26% ($35,574 average AGI)
to Scott County, TN  0.56% ($31,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9

Births per 1000 population in McCreary County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population in McCreary County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in McCreary County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in McCreary County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in McCreary County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in McCreary County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in McCreary County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in McCreary County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in McCreary County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,325 (1,955 aged, 1,370 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 734 (18%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in McCreary County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (401)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (325)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (249)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (147)
  • Unspecified dementia (64)
  • Heart failure, unspecified (12)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,474
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,045

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 23

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 193.5. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 16,927
  • Male householders: 2,871 (927 living alone), Female householders: 2,813 (901 living alone)
  • 2,831 spouses (2,827 opposite-sex spouses), 226 unmarried partners, (217 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,075 children (3,650 natural, 151 adopted, 271 stepchildren), 408 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 108 parents, 31 foster children, 771 other relatives, 653 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,759

Size of family households: 1,567 2-persons, 779 3-persons, 682 4-persons, 326 5-persons, 147 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,828 1-person, 287 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 33 4-persons.

2,204 married couples with children.
631 single-parent households (325 men, 306 women).

98.1% of residents of McCreary speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (27% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 47% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $146,953,000 ($8,616 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,681,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,369,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,873,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $99,000
Federal grants: $35,971,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,677,000 ($14,449,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,964,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $338,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,018,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,235
Here:

72 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 941
Here:

55 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +28
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -144
Here -8 per 1000 residents
State +8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in McCreary County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.20 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.4

Year house built in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • 462020 or later
  • 5912010 to 2019
  • 8812000 to 2009
  • 1,6631990 to 1999
  • 9761980 to 1989
  • 1,3281970 to 1979
  • 4951960 to 1969
  • 3071950 to 1959
  • 1881940 to 1949
  • 4181939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in McCreary County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • 101 room
  • 82 rooms
  • 963 rooms
  • 4534 rooms
  • 9925 rooms
  • 9686 rooms
  • 7007 rooms
  • 4548 rooms
  • 3409+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • 01 room
  • 802 rooms
  • 3603 rooms
  • 4724 rooms
  • 3725 rooms
  • 2436 rooms
  • 127 rooms
  • 298 rooms
  • 1139+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in McCreary County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • 10no bedroom
  • 981 bedroom
  • 9402 bedrooms
  • 2,1773 bedrooms
  • 6314 bedrooms
  • 1725+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McCreary County, Kentucky
  • 0no bedroom
  • 3731 bedroom
  • 6742 bedrooms
  • 5273 bedrooms
  • 404 bedrooms
  • 505+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in McCreary County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in McCreary County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in McCreary County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 218no vehicle
  • 1,1061 vehicle
  • 1,4382 vehicles
  • 8533 vehicles
  • 2494 vehicles
  • 1545+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in McCreary County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in McCreary County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 364no vehicle
  • 6631 vehicle
  • 4272 vehicles
  • 1483 vehicles
  • 544 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

91.0% of McCreary County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Kentucky.

McCreary County:

91.0%
State average:

87.2%

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

  • This state: 10,936
  • Other state: 5,851
  • Northeast: 266
  • Midwest: 1,887
  • South: 3,085
  • West: 615
Year householders moved into unit in McCreary County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in McCreary County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 66.6%Electricity
  • 15.5%Wood
  • 10.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.5%Utility gas
  • 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.0%Coal or coke
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 82.6%Electricity
  • 5.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.9%Utility gas
  • 2.6%Wood
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 148
Here:

9.1%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 173
Here:

17.9%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 86
Here:

21.1%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

McCreary County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $993,000
    Cash and Securities: $509,000
  • Charges - Other: $61,000
    Other: $44,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $392,000
    Regular Highways: $263,000
    Parks and Recreation: $62,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,050,000
    General - Other: $1,731,000
    Regular Highways: $1,313,000
    Regular Highways: $1,009,000
    Central Staff Services: $381,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $286,000
    Central Staff Services: $281,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $268,000
    Police Protection: $226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $225,000
    Correctional Institutions: $161,000
    Police Protection: $156,000
    Parks and Recreation: $152,000
    General Public Buildings: $129,000
    General Public Buildings: $127,000
    Correctional Institutions: $125,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    Solid Waste Management: $80,000
    Financial Administration: $59,000
    Local Fire Protection: $57,000
    Financial Administration: $49,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,000
    Health - Other: $30,000
    Health - Other: $25,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $874,000
    Other: $558,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $88,000
    Interest on Debt: $80,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $377,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $297,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
    Highways: $8,000
    Other: $1,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,924,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,488,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,093,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $436,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $406,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $171,000
    General Revenue - Other: $165,000
    Rents: $10,000
    Rents: $9,000
    Sale of Property: $8,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $795,000
    General - Other: $329,000
    General - Other: $313,000
    Central Staff Services: $35,000
    Correctional Institutions: $14,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,161,000
    Cash and Securities: $938,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,950,000
    Highways: $1,315,000
    Highways: $1,234,000
    Other: $971,000
    General Local Government Support: $33,000
    General Local Government Support: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,212,000
    Property: $1,206,000
    Individual Income: $594,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $594,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $567,000
    Individual Income: $544,000
    Corporation License: $28,000
    Corporation License: $23,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $10,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $9,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,309,000
    : $1,215,000

McCreary County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $993,000
    Cash and Securities: $509,000
  • Charges - Other: $61,000
    Other: $44,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $392,000
    Regular Highways: $263,000
    Parks and Recreation: $62,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,050,000
    General - Other: $1,731,000
    Regular Highways: $1,313,000
    Regular Highways: $1,009,000
    Central Staff Services: $381,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $286,000
    Central Staff Services: $281,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $268,000
    Police Protection: $226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $225,000
    Correctional Institutions: $161,000
    Police Protection: $156,000
    Parks and Recreation: $152,000
    General Public Buildings: $129,000
    General Public Buildings: $127,000
    Correctional Institutions: $125,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    Solid Waste Management: $80,000
    Financial Administration: $59,000
    Local Fire Protection: $57,000
    Financial Administration: $49,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,000
    Health - Other: $30,000
    Health - Other: $25,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $874,000
    Other: $558,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $88,000
    Interest on Debt: $80,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $377,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $297,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
    Highways: $8,000
    Other: $1,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,924,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,488,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,093,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $436,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $406,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $171,000
    General Revenue - Other: $165,000
    Rents: $10,000
    Rents: $9,000
    Sale of Property: $8,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $795,000
    General - Other: $329,000
    General - Other: $313,000
    Central Staff Services: $35,000
    Correctional Institutions: $14,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,161,000
    Cash and Securities: $938,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,950,000
    Highways: $1,315,000
    Highways: $1,234,000
    Other: $971,000
    General Local Government Support: $33,000
    General Local Government Support: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,212,000
    Property: $1,206,000
    Individual Income: $594,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $594,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $567,000
    Individual Income: $544,000
    Corporation License: $28,000
    Corporation License: $23,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $10,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $9,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,309,000
    : $1,215,000

McCreary County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $993,000
    Cash and Securities: $509,000
  • Charges - Other: $61,000
    Other: $44,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $392,000
    Regular Highways: $263,000
    Parks and Recreation: $62,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,050,000
    General - Other: $1,731,000
    Regular Highways: $1,313,000
    Regular Highways: $1,009,000
    Central Staff Services: $381,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $286,000
    Central Staff Services: $281,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $268,000
    Police Protection: $226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $225,000
    Correctional Institutions: $161,000
    Police Protection: $156,000
    Parks and Recreation: $152,000
    General Public Buildings: $129,000
    General Public Buildings: $127,000
    Correctional Institutions: $125,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    Solid Waste Management: $80,000
    Financial Administration: $59,000
    Local Fire Protection: $57,000
    Financial Administration: $49,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,000
    Health - Other: $30,000
    Health - Other: $25,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $874,000
    Other: $558,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $88,000
    Interest on Debt: $80,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $377,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $297,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
    Highways: $8,000
    Other: $1,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,924,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,488,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,093,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $436,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $406,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $171,000
    General Revenue - Other: $165,000
    Rents: $10,000
    Rents: $9,000
    Sale of Property: $8,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $795,000
    General - Other: $329,000
    General - Other: $313,000
    Central Staff Services: $35,000
    Correctional Institutions: $14,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,161,000
    Cash and Securities: $938,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,950,000
    Highways: $1,315,000
    Highways: $1,234,000
    Other: $971,000
    General Local Government Support: $33,000
    General Local Government Support: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,212,000
    Property: $1,206,000
    Individual Income: $594,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $594,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $567,000
    Individual Income: $544,000
    Corporation License: $28,000
    Corporation License: $23,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $10,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $9,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,309,000
    : $1,215,000

McCreary County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $993,000
    Cash and Securities: $509,000
  • Charges - Other: $61,000
    Other: $44,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $392,000
    Regular Highways: $263,000
    Parks and Recreation: $62,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,050,000
    General - Other: $1,731,000
    Regular Highways: $1,313,000
    Regular Highways: $1,009,000
    Central Staff Services: $381,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $286,000
    Central Staff Services: $281,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $268,000
    Police Protection: $226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $225,000
    Correctional Institutions: $161,000
    Police Protection: $156,000
    Parks and Recreation: $152,000
    General Public Buildings: $129,000
    General Public Buildings: $127,000
    Correctional Institutions: $125,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    Solid Waste Management: $80,000
    Financial Administration: $59,000
    Local Fire Protection: $57,000
    Financial Administration: $49,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,000
    Health - Other: $30,000
    Health - Other: $25,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $874,000
    Other: $558,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $88,000
    Interest on Debt: $80,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $377,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $297,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
    Highways: $8,000
    Other: $1,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,924,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,488,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,093,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $436,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $406,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $171,000
    General Revenue - Other: $165,000
    Rents: $10,000
    Rents: $9,000
    Sale of Property: $8,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $795,000
    General - Other: $329,000
    General - Other: $313,000
    Central Staff Services: $35,000
    Correctional Institutions: $14,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,161,000
    Cash and Securities: $938,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,950,000
    Highways: $1,315,000
    Highways: $1,234,000
    Other: $971,000
    General Local Government Support: $33,000
    General Local Government Support: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,212,000
    Property: $1,206,000
    Individual Income: $594,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $594,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $567,000
    Individual Income: $544,000
    Corporation License: $28,000
    Corporation License: $23,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $10,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $9,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,309,000
    : $1,215,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,100
  • Number of aged recipients: 81
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,019
  • Number of recipients under 18: 209
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,557
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 334
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 645
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 944
Most common first names in McCreary County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James8770.5 years
John6475.5 years
Mary5476.8 years
William5467.8 years
George4973.1 years
Robert3467.6 years
Charles3469.8 years
Clarence2773.7 years
Anna2478.2 years
Earl2171.7 years
Most common last names in McCreary County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Stephens14373.1 years
Jones10771.1 years
Bryant8873.3 years
Strunk7073.8 years
Ball6974.9 years
Perry6771.6 years
Kidd5472.0 years
Ross5370.0 years
King5373.5 years
Coffey5071.9 years
Businesses in McCreary County, KY
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Kroger1
Advance Auto Parts1Long John Silver's1
Arby's1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Burger King1McDonald's1
Domino's Pizza1RadioShack1
GNC1Rite Aid1
H&R Block1Subway1
KFC1U-Haul1

McCreary County on our top lists:

  • #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
  • #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"