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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $466 (0.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Allen County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $573 a month.
Cities in this county include: Scottsville
, Adolphus
, Halfway
, Holland
, Settle
, Poor Fork
.
Neighboring
counties: Barren County
, Macon County, Tennessee
, Sumner County, Tennessee
, Monroe County
, Simpson County
, Warren County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Allen County: Baileys
Point Boat Ramp
(A),
Browns Ford Boat Ramp
(B)
Churches in Allen County include: Union
Chapel
(A),
Trammel Fork Church
(B),
Stony Point Church
(C),
Corinth Church
(D),
Smyrna Church
(E),
Beech Grove Church
(F),
Bethlehem Church
(G),
Shiloh Church
(H),
Liberty Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Agee
Cemetery
(1),
Allen Cemetery
(2),
Tabor Cemetery
(3),
Bandy Cemetery
(4),
Nancy Cemetery
(5),
Hinton Cemetery
(6),
Roark Cemetery
(7)
Reservoir: Barren
River Lake
(A).
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Benedict
Branch
(A),
Big Branch
(B),
Big Spring Branch
(C),
Boucher Branch
(D),
North Prong Bays Fork
(E),
Buck Creek
(F),
Casey Branch
(G),
Pinchgut Creek
(H),
Coruth Branch
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 430
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 135 (38% naturalized citizens)
| Allen
County: |
0.8% | | Whole
state: | 2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 32
- 1990
to 1994: 15
- 1985
to 1989: 22
- 1980
to 1984: 17
- 1975
to 1979: 18
- 1970
to 1974: 11
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 20
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Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 5,460
- One,
attached: 70
- Two:
163
- 3
or 4: 141
- 5
to 9: 142
- 20
or more: 14
- Mobile
homes: 2,044
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 23
Housing units in Allen County with a mortgage: 1,800 (145 second mortgage, 275 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,123 Agriculture
in Allen County
Average size of farms: 141 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34665
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $132.24
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.18%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.94%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31285
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.00%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33201
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.95%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 37.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.97%
Corn for grain: 2594 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1056 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2038 harvested acres
Vegetables: 330 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9 acresAllen
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 5.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Transportation
equipment (9%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Electrical
equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Wood
products (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (14%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Transportation
equipment (12%)
- Electrical
equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(27%)
- Other
Western Asia (22%)
- Germany
(16%)
- United
Kingdom (15%)
- Canada
(7%)
- Guatemala
(5%)
- Taiwan
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Allen County:
|
- United
States or American (49%)
- English
(10%)
- Irish
(10%)
- German
(9%)
- Swiss
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Scottish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,835 (77%)
- Carpooled:
1,219 (16%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
10 (0%)
- Walked:
159 (2%)
- Other
means: 83 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 254 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Allen County, Kentucky
- 164
people in nursing homes
- 28
people in state prisons
- 9
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 4
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,810.
7.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,692 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.36% | | Kentucky
average: |
6.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.65% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($14,042 average AGI)
3.71% relocated from other states ($16,648 average AGI)
| Allen
County: |
3.71% | | Kentucky
average: |
2.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Warren County, KY
|
1.64% ($30,287 average AGI) |
| from
Sumner County, TN
|
0.63% ($23,949) |
| from
Simpson County, KY
|
0.60% ($23,297) |
| from
Macon County, TN
|
0.36% ($16,273) |
| from
Barren County, KY
|
0.31% ($26,368) |
| from
Monroe County, KY
|
0.21% ($19,615) |
| from
Marion County, IN
|
0.16% ($20,100) |
6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,592 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.52% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.14% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($19,489 average AGI)
2.38% relocated to other states ($10,103 average AGI)
| Allen
County: |
2.38% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.76% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Warren County, KY
|
1.74% ($32,547 average AGI) |
| to
Barren County, KY
|
0.64% ($41,154) |
| to
Simpson County, KY
|
0.49% ($26,767) |
| to
Sumner County, TN
|
0.39% ($37,500) |
| to
Macon County, TN
|
0.23% ($22,357) |
| to
Davidson County, TN
|
0.18% ($38,455) |
| to
Jefferson County, KY
|
0.16% ($24,600) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9
Births
per 1000 population in Allen County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Allen County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Allen County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,949 (2,261 aged, 688 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 17,597
- In
family households: 15,668 (4,165 male householders, 980 female householders)
4,159
spouses, 5,413 children (4,926 natural, 80 adopted, 407 stepchildren), 269 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 176 other relatives, 299 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,929 (812 male householders (735 living alone)), 932 female householders (870 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 203 (198 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,332 2-persons, 1,283 3-persons, 966 4-persons, 356 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,605 1-person, 118 2-persons, 21 4-persons.
3,353 married couples with children.
858 single-parent households (188 men, 670 women).
96.4% of residents of Allen County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $104,389,000 ($5630 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,353,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,619,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,458,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $890,000
Federal grants: $35,815,000
Federal procurement contracts: $530,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,078,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,325,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,942,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,163,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,248
| Here: |
67 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,082
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: |
50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +31
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +7
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +735
| Here: |
+39 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+8 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Allen County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.90 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 370
- 1995
to 1998: 1,096
- 1990
to 1994: 754
- 1980
to 1989: 1,278
- 1970
to 1979: 1,414
- 1960
to 1969: 1,064
- 1950
to 1959: 506
- 1940
to 1949: 581
- 1939
or earlier: 994
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Allen County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 19
- 3
rooms: 127
- 4
rooms: 768
- 5
rooms: 1,644
- 6
rooms: 1,462
- 7
rooms: 682
- 8
rooms: 381
- 9
or more rooms: 374
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Allen County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 15
- 2
rooms: 43
- 3
rooms: 161
- 4
rooms: 499
- 5
rooms: 386
- 6
rooms: 190
- 7
rooms: 70
- 8
rooms: 47
- 9
or more rooms: 42
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Allen County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 105
- 2
bedrooms: 1,568
- 3
bedrooms: 3,023
- 4
bedrooms: 618
- 5
or more bedrooms: 143
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Allen County: |
- no
bedroom: 15
- 1
bedroom: 202
- 2
bedrooms: 689
- 3
bedrooms: 464
- 4
bedrooms: 66
- 5
or more bedrooms: 17
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Allen County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 348
- 1
vehicle: 1,328
- 2
vehicles: 2,478
- 3
vehicles: 1,017
- 4
vehicles: 215
- 5
or more vehicles: 71
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Allen County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 262
- 1
vehicle: 724
- 2
vehicles: 353
- 3
vehicles: 75
- 4
vehicles: 26
- 5
or more vehicles: 13
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57% of Allen County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Kentucky.
| Allen
County: |
57.3% | | State
average: |
56.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 12919
- Northeast:
466
- Midwest:
1821
- South:
2183
- West:
243
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(55%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Utility
gas (14%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(51%)
- Utility
gas (22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood
(9%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 157
| Here: |
7.2% | | Kentucky: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59
| Here: |
6.0% | | Kentucky: | 10.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 75
| Here: |
20.2% | | Kentucky: |
18.1% |
Allen
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $576,000
Solid Waste Management: $328,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $138,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,171,000
Health Services - Other: $729,000
General - Other: $728,000
Corrections - Other: $528,000
Solid Waste Management: $510,000
Police Protection: $486,000
Central Staff Services: $364,000
General Public Buildings: $170,000
Fire Protection: $158,000
Financial Administration: $122,000
Parks & Recreation: $96,000
Sewerage: $59,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
Welfare - Other: $30,000
Natural Resources - Other: $25,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $154,000
All Other: $49,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $0
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Corrections: $8,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
Highways: $7,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $157,000
Interest Earnings: $14,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $86,000
Regular Highways: $50,000
Police Protection: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $244,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,338,000
Highways: $841,000
Health & Hospitals: $166,000
General Support: $14,000
- Tax
- Individual Income: $989,000
Property: $494,000
Motor Vehicle License: $148,000
NEC: $140,000
Public Utilities: $30,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,232,000
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