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Population (year 2000): 2,992
Males: 1,528   (51.1%)
Females: 1,464   (48.9%)

Lawrence County

Median resident age:   35.5 years
Kentucky median age:   35.9 years

Zip code: 41201

Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,000 (it was $19,063 in 2000)
Adams   $19,000
Kentucky:   $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,000 (it was $48,200 in 2000)
Adams   $46,000
Kentucky:   $103,900

Adams, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Adams:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 89.4 square miles.

Population density: 33 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).


Adams

For population 25 years and over in Adams

  • High school or higher: 54.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 20.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Adams CCD

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 69.7%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.7%
Kentucky:   2.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Adams:   0.6% ($273)
Kentucky:   0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (33.4 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (123.1 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (432.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clifford, KY (8.2 miles ), Nippa, KY (8.6 miles ), Louisa, KY (9.7 miles ), Fort Gay, WV (10.5 miles ), Blaine, KY (10.5 miles ), Webbville, KY (12.1 miles ), Inez, KY (15.0 miles ), Paintsville, KY (15.5 miles ).

Latitude: 38.01 N, Longitude: 82.70 W



Most common industries for males:

  • Construction (15%)
  • Mining (13%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Extraction workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)

Adams-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 48.2 miles away from the Adams place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.2 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Adams:
  • THREE RIVERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LOUISA, KY)
  • PAUL B HALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY)
  • MILDRED MITCHELL-BATEMAN HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Adams:
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 27 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • YEAGER (about 82 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 109 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Adams:
  • BIG SANDY REGIONAL (about 19 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY; ID: K22)
  • PAINTSVILLE-PRESTONSBURG-COMBS FIELD (about 20 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY; ID: 3I6)
  • LAWRENCE COUNTY AIRPARK (about 32 miles; CHESAPEAKE/HUNTINGTON WVA, OH; ID: HTW)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Adams:
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 81 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 100 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 104 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)

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Churches in Adams include: Walnut Grove Freewill Baptist Church (A) , Bells Chapel (B) , Borders Chapel (C) , Meade Branch Church (D) , Little Blaine United Baptist Church (E) , Chestnut Grove Church (F) , Moores Chapel (G) , Noris Church (H) , Mattie Church (I)

Cemeteries: Cordle Cemetery (1) , Moore Cemetery (2) , Prince Cemetery (3) , Hayes Cemetery (4) , Carter Cemetery (5)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Berry Branch (A) , Nelson Branch (B) , Biggs Branch (C) , Birch Branch (D) , Blevins Fork (E) , Nichols Branch (F) , Brushy Creek (G) , Pack Branch (H) , Peter Branch (I)

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.6 people
Kentucky:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   66.0%
Whole state:   69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   2.4%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   27.5%
Whole state:   15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   10.3%
Whole state:   6.6%

Adams compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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 significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.






2004 Presidential Election results in Lawrence County Kentucky:



6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,297 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.25%
Kentucky average:   6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Johnson County, KY  0.63% ($27,714 average AGI)
from Wayne County, WV  0.63% ($24,143)
from Martin County, KY  0.45% ($32,600)

5.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.91%
Kentucky average:   6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Boyd County, KY  0.88% ($47,308 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KY  0.67% ($26,700)
to Carter County, KY  0.38% ($31,353)

Strongest AM radio stations in Adams:
  • 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)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTCR (1420 AM; 5 kW; KENOVA, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WHRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WOKT (1040 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CANNONSBURG, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.-KY)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSIP (1490 AM; 1 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: S.I.P. BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Adams:
  • WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZAQ (92.3 FM; LOUISA, KY; Owner: LOUISA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDGG (93.7 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE B/CASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFGH (90.7 FM; FORT GAY, WV; Owner: WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKEE-FM (100.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRVC-FM (92.7 FM; CATLETTSBURG, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WXKZ-FM (105.3 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: ADAM GEARHEART D/B/A WXLR-FM)

TV broadcast stations around Adams:
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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