Simpson County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 15,30793.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,73710.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4072.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1911.2%Two or more races
  • 1530.9%Asian alone
  • 1500.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $160,888

Here:	$160,888
State:	$189,136

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,168

Here:	$173,168
State:	$174,753

In 2-unit structures: $304,273

Here:	$304,273
State:	$165,315

Mobile homes: $65,023

Here:	$65,023
State:	$69,867

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 48
• Thefts: 105
• Auto thefts: 20

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,078 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $842 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Simpson County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $738 a month.

Cities in this county include: Franklin.

2018 air pollution in Simpson County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barry County, Missouri , Currituck County, North Carolina , Pawnee County, Oklahoma , Pulaski County, Virginia , Stoddard County, Missouri , Chesapeake city, Virginia .

Current college students: 394
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 359 (39.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1332010 or later
• 1752000 to 2009
• 81990 to 1999
• 321980 to 1989
• 211970 to 1979
• 67Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,863
• One, attached: 123
• Two: 636
• 3 or 4: 319
• 5 to 9: 176
• 10 to 19: 39
• 20 to 49: 28
• 50 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 546

Housing units in Simpson County with a mortgage: 2,585 (59 second mortgage, 281 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,721

Religion statistics for Simpson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Simpson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• 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/Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 1997 to March 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1163: March 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1163, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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
• Kentucky Severe Storm, Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 11, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1018: March 16, 1994, FEMA Id: 1018, Natural disaster type: Storm, Freeze, Snow
• Kentucky Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3104: March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: 3104, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Kentucky SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: March 29, 1975, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-461: March 29, 1975, FEMA Id: 461, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Kentucky TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 04, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-420: April 04, 1974, FEMA Id: 420, Natural disaster type: Tornado
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.59% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,105 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.03% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($19,020 average AGI)
3.55% relocated from other states ($15,085 average AGI)

Simpson County:	3.55%
Kentucky average:	2.65%

from Warren County, KY	2.04% ($37,743 average AGI)
from Sumner County, TN	1.29% ($28,709)
from Logan County, KY	0.72% ($34,792)
from Robertson County, TN	0.40% ($28,037)
from Allen County, KY	0.39% ($38,000)

7.52% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,549 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.55% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($19,992 average AGI)
2.97% relocated to other states ($14,557 average AGI)

Simpson County:	2.97%
Kentucky average:	2.75%

to Warren County, KY	2.28% ($31,092 average AGI)
to Sumner County, TN	0.87% ($49,345)
to Logan County, KY	0.81% ($38,056)
to Allen County, KY	0.51% ($30,324)
to Davidson County, TN	0.33% ($36,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Simpson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 14,951 (2,565 male householders, 2,094 female householders)

  3,566 spouses, 4,881 children (4,327 natural, 81 adopted, 479 stepchildren), 562 grandchildren, 314 brothers or sisters, 187 parents, 299 other relatives, 478 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,675 (1,184 male householders (914 living alone)), 1,056 female householders (970 living alone)), 438 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 370

Size of family households: 2,221 2-persons, 1,151 3-persons, 714 4-persons, 350 5-persons, 170 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,883 1-person, 322 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 8 5-persons.

2,659 married couples with children.
946 single-parent households (357 men, 589 women).

96.9% of residents of Simpson speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 37% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (11% speak English very well, 62% speak English not well, 27% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $77,353,000 ($4,580 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,156,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,707,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,844,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,874,000
Federal grants: $15,195,000
Federal procurement contracts: $658,000 ($128,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,076,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,071,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,168,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,393,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.53 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Simpson County, Kentucky
• 1452014 or later
• 1802010 to 2013
• 1,1532000 to 2009
• 1,4631990 to 1999
• 9021980 to 1989
• 1,1021970 to 1979
• 1,1641960 to 1969
• 5661950 to 1959
• 3851940 to 1949
• 6201939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Simpson County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Simpson County, Kentucky
• 21 room
• 02 rooms
• 213 rooms
• 1874 rooms
• 8775 rooms
• 1,0576 rooms
• 8137 rooms
• 5618 rooms
• 7989+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Simpson County, Kentucky
• 341 room
• 442 rooms
• 1363 rooms
• 5854 rooms
• 7775 rooms
• 6176 rooms
• 2887 rooms
• 898 rooms
• 369+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Simpson County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Simpson County, Kentucky
• 2no bedroom
• 331 bedroom
• 4932 bedrooms
• 2,8843 bedrooms
• 7064 bedrooms
• 1985+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Simpson County, Kentucky
• 33no bedroom
• 2491 bedroom
• 9472 bedrooms
• 1,2643 bedrooms
• 964 bedrooms
• 165+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Simpson County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Simpson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 42no vehicle
• 8951 vehicle
• 1,8152 vehicles
• 1,0583 vehicles
• 3304 vehicles
• 2055+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Simpson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 234no vehicle
• 1,3411 vehicle
• 7562 vehicles
• 2283 vehicles
• 404 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.7% of Simpson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 11,388
• Other state: 6,150
• Northeast: 370
• Midwest: 1,775
• South: 3,471
• West: 530

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 485
• Number of aged recipients: 57
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 428
• Number of recipients under 18: 76
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 288
• Number of recipients older than 64: 121
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 226
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 201