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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $488 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barren County is $347 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $561 a month.
Cities in this county include: Glasgow
, Cave City
, Park City
, Hiseville
, Temple Hill
, Tracy
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Neighboring
counties: Allen County
, Edmonson County
, Hart County
, Metcalfe County
, Monroe County
, Warren County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Barren County: Morrisey
Park Church Campground
(A),
Park Site Boat Ramp
(B),
Peninsula Boat Ramp
(C),
The Narrows Boat Ramp
(D),
Austin Boat Ramp
(E),
Beaver Creek Boat Ramp
(F),
Walnut Creek Boat Ramp
(G)
Churches in Barren County include: Union
Church
(A),
Tracy Church
(B),
Antioch Church
(C),
Walnut Hill Church
(D),
Basil Chapel
(E),
Beach Grove Church
(F),
Lick Branch Church
(G),
South Fork Church
(H),
Beaver Creek Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Henderson
Cemetery
(1),
Adams Cemetery
(2),
Alkinson Cemetery
(3),
Allen Cemetery
(4),
Tracy Cemetery
(5),
Ennies Cemetery
(6),
Chambers Cemetery
(7)
Reservoir: Poynters
Lake
(A).
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blue
Spring Creek
(A),
Nobob Creek
(B),
Bowles Branch
(C),
Boyds Creek
(D),
Brushy Fork
(E),
Buck Creek
(F),
Burges Branch
(G),
Payne Branch
(H),
Caney Fork
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 983
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 438 (42% naturalized citizens)
| Barren
County: |
1.2% | | Whole
state: | 2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 177
- 1990
to 1994: 51
- 1985
to 1989: 59
- 1980
to 1984: 32
- 1975
to 1979: 8
- 1970
to 1974: 34
- 1970
to 1974: 17
- 1965
to 1969: 60
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Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 12,545
- One,
attached: 207
- Two:
787
- 3
or 4: 448
- 5
to 9: 330
- 10
to 19: 144
- 20
or more: 125
- Mobile
homes: 2,494
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 15
Housing units in Barren County with a mortgage: 4,416 (335 second mortgage, 658 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,973 Agriculture
in Barren County
Average size of farms: 119 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31071
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $166.66
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.26%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.48%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23565
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.99%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38742
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 35.36
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.96%
Corn for grain: 7175 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3581 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 5549 harvested acres
Vegetables: 137 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acresBarren
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 95 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 57 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Transportation
equipment (11%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Printing
and related support activities (5%)
- Metal
and metal products (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Machinery
(3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Transportation
equipment (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Public
administration (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(26%)
- Japan
(10%)
- Canada
(8%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Guatemala
(7%)
- India
(6%)
- Taiwan
(6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Barren County:
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- United
States or American (44%)
- English
(14%)
- German
(8%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 14,101 (82%)
- Carpooled:
2,242 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Taxi:
9 (0%)
- Bicycle:
2 (0%)
- Walked:
152 (1%)
- Other
means: 90 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 593 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Barren County, Kentucky
- 511
people in nursing homes
- 105
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 6
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,558.
5.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,532 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.92% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.06% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($19,471 average AGI)
1.86% relocated from other states ($13,061 average AGI)
| Barren
County: |
1.86% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Warren County, KY
|
0.71% ($32,614 average AGI) |
| from
Metcalfe County, KY
|
0.69% ($27,684) |
| from
Hart County, KY
|
0.68% ($23,083) |
| from
Monroe County, KY
|
0.30% ($21,140) |
| from
Allen County, KY
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0.28% ($41,154) |
| from
Edmonson County, KY
|
0.23% ($24,152) |
| from
Jefferson County, KY
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0.21% ($19,103) |
5.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,877 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.48% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.96% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($20,481 average AGI)
1.52% relocated to other states ($9,396 average AGI)
| Barren
County: |
1.52% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.76% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Warren County, KY
|
0.95% ($31,090 average AGI) |
| to
Metcalfe County, KY
|
0.62% ($23,483) |
| to
Hart County, KY
|
0.61% ($19,151) |
| to
Jefferson County, KY
|
0.27% ($29,711) |
| to
Monroe County, KY
|
0.20% ($21,286) |
| to
Allen County, KY
|
0.13% ($26,368) |
| to
Davidson County, TN
|
0.12% ($33,765) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5
Births
per 1000 population in Barren County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Barren County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Barren County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,763 (5,283 aged, 1,480 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 37,398
- In
family households: 32,628 (8,912 male householders, 2,147 female householders)
9,258
spouses, 10,753 children (9,621 natural, 268 adopted, 864 stepchildren), 470 grandchildren, 223 brothers or sisters, 207 parents, 200 other relatives, 458 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,770 (1,798 male householders (1,516 living alone)), 2,498 female householders (2,397 living alone)), 474 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 635 (600 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,264 2-persons, 2,686 3-persons, 2,060 4-persons, 732 5-persons, 215 6-persons, 102 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,913 1-person, 300 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 3 6-persons.
6,663 married couples with children.
1,809 single-parent households (370 men, 1,439 women).
96.6% of residents of Barren County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $204,199,000 ($5173 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,797,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $92,823,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,413,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,940,000
Federal grants: $46,230,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,141,000 ($449,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,652,000 ($1,579,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $803,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,715,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,568,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,554
| Here: |
64 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,273
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: |
50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +122
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +7
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,696
| Here: |
+42 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+8 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Barren County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.97 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: 540
- 1995
to 1998: 1,791
- 1990
to 1994: 1,322
- 1980
to 1989: 2,349
- 1970
to 1979: 3,307
- 1960
to 1969: 2,333
- 1950
to 1959: 2,100
- 1940
to 1949: 1,140
- 1939
or earlier: 2,213
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Barren County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 55
- 3
rooms: 97
- 4
rooms: 1,048
- 5
rooms: 2,968
- 6
rooms: 2,702
- 7
rooms: 2,018
- 8
rooms: 1,112
- 9
or more rooms: 1,090
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barren County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 34
- 2
rooms: 143
- 3
rooms: 525
- 4
rooms: 1,370
- 5
rooms: 1,076
- 6
rooms: 631
- 7
rooms: 267
- 8
rooms: 126
- 9
or more rooms: 84
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barren County: |
- no
bedroom: 16
- 1
bedroom: 158
- 2
bedrooms: 2,305
- 3
bedrooms: 6,531
- 4
bedrooms: 1,716
- 5
or more bedrooms: 364
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barren County: |
- no
bedroom: 65
- 1
bedroom: 677
- 2
bedrooms: 1,973
- 3
bedrooms: 1,173
- 4
bedrooms: 309
- 5
or more bedrooms: 59
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barren County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 598
- 1
vehicle: 2,481
- 2
vehicles: 5,161
- 3
vehicles: 2,209
- 4
vehicles: 493
- 5
or more vehicles: 148
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barren County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 695
- 1
vehicle: 1,926
- 2
vehicles: 1,261
- 3
vehicles: 313
- 4
vehicles: 30
- 5
or more vehicles: 31
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56% of Barren County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Kentucky.
| Barren
County: |
56.2% | | State
average: | 56.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 31097
- Northeast:
446
- Midwest:
3076
- South:
2306
- West:
603
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(36%)
- Utility
gas (36%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (45%)
- Electricity
(37%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 345
| Here: |
8.0% | | Kentucky: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 95
| Here: |
4.9% | | Kentucky: | 10.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 98
| Here: |
11.5% | | Kentucky: | 18.1% |
Barren
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $578,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,528,000
Corrections - Other: $1,436,000
General - Other: $1,421,000
Police Protection: $936,000
Health Services - Other: $566,000
Central Staff Services: $521,000
Libraries: $449,000
Financial Administration: $238,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $181,000
Fire Protection: $101,000
General Public Buildings: $82,000
Parks & Recreation: $59,000
Welfare - Other: $43,000
Natural Resources - Other: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $472,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $142,000
Health: $73,000
Corrections: $19,000
Regular Highways: $4,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $166,000
General Support: $13,000
Highways: $13,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $4,520,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,653,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,833,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,415,000
Other, NEC: $2,501,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $105,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $319,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $458,000
Interest Earnings: $272,000
Property Sale Other: $4,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $73,000
General - Other: $72,000
Regular Highways: $62,000
Police Protection: $54,000
Fire Protection: $29,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
Central Staff: $3,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,667,000
- Revenue
- Electric Utilities: $43,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,906,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,086,000
Highways: $1,206,000
General Support: $22,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,927,000
NEC: $105,000
Public Utilities: $84,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,873,000
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