Bourbon County, Kentucky (KY) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 19,833 (55% urban, 45% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,032
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,649
% of renters here:   34%
State:   29%
Land area: 291 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 68 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   14.0%
Whole state: 15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   5.5%
Whole state: 6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Bourbon County, Kentucky business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bourbon County, Kentucky:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
  • Black (6.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   37.6 years
Kentucky median age:   35.9 years

Males: 9,412   (48.6%)
Females: 9,948   (51.4%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $26,982
County population in 2003: 19,543
Jobs in 2003: 7,946

Total labor force in 2004: 9,716
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:
Bourbon County:   2.5 people
Kentucky:   2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,885 ($35,038 in 2000)
This county   $38,885
Kentucky:   $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $110,296
Bourbon County   $110,296
Kentucky:   $103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $416
Institutionalized population: 189
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bourbon County in 2000: $814

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 8
  • Thefts: 4
  • Auto thefts: 0

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 2
  • Thefts: 37
  • Auto thefts: 6

2004 Presidential Election results in Bourbon County Kentucky:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.9%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $621 (0.7%)

Area name: Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bourbon County is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $836 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paris , Millersburg , North Middletown .

Neighboring counties: Bath County , Clark County , Fayette County , Harrison County , Montgomery County , Nicholas County , Scott County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Elizabeth Station (A).

Churches in Bourbon County include: Spears Mill Church (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Hopewell Church (C), Cane Ridge Meetinghouse (D), Chapel Church (E), Herrington Church (F)

Cemeteries: Thomason Cemetery (1), Old Historic Cemetery (2), Clay Cemetery (3), Stoker Cemetery (4), Collins Cemetery (5), Smith Cemetery (6), Crouch Cemetery (7)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blacks Creek (A), Boone Creek (B), Brush Creek (C), Cooper Run (D), Plum Lick Creek (E), Pretty Run (F), Donaldson Creek (G), Rogers Creek (H), Flat Run (I)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   5.3%
Kentucky: 5.6%

Current college students: 558
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 384 (15% naturalized citizens)

Bourbon County:   2.0%
Whole state: 2.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 226
  • 1990 to 1994: 50
  • 1985 to 1989: 59
  • 1980 to 1984: 27
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 15

Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.3%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,029
  • One, attached: 254
  • Two: 457
  • 3 or 4: 531
  • 5 to 9: 225
  • 10 to 19: 75
  • 20 or more: 113
  • Mobile homes: 665

Housing units in Bourbon County with a mortgage: 2,375 (270 second mortgage, 382 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,400

Agriculture in Bourbon County
Average size of farms: 202 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $107129
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $315.88
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 82.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $113397
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.13%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.85%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $69697
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 31.33
Corn for grain: 2710 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1906 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2737 harvested acres
Vegetables: 37 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26 acres

Bourbon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 4.4 times below overall U.S. average.


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (76%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Other Western Africa (3%)
  • Cuba (2%)
  • Philippines (2%)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (2%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Bourbon County:



  • United States or American (38%)
  • English (14%)
  • German (10%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Dutch (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 7,120 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 1,296 (14%)
  • Taxi: 11 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 16 (0%)
  • Walked: 278 (3%)
  • Other means: 56 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 320 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Bourbon County, Kentucky
  • 115 people in nursing homes
  • 74 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,540.

6.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,365 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.92%
Kentucky average: 6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.35% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($25,230 average AGI)
1.56% relocated from other states ($10,135 average AGI)
Bourbon County:   1.56%
Kentucky average: 2.94%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Fayette County, KY  1.66% ($37,836 average AGI)
from Harrison County, KY  0.65% ($19,867)
from Nicholas County, KY  0.62% ($26,884)
from Scott County, KY  0.37% ($41,692)
from Montgomery County, KY  0.27% ($30,158)
from Clark County, KY  0.24% ($23,235)
from Madison County, KY  0.16% ($16,182)

7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.65%
Kentucky average:   6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.36% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($27,225 average AGI)
1.28% relocated to other states ($6,538 average AGI)
Bourbon County:   1.28%
Kentucky average: 2.76%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Fayette County, KY  2.24% ($34,783 average AGI)
to Scott County, KY  0.73% ($40,098)
to Harrison County, KY  0.65% ($29,261)
to Nicholas County, KY  0.64% ($25,822)
to Clark County, KY  0.41% ($29,379)
to Montgomery County, KY  0.34% ($28,958)
to Madison County, KY  0.19% ($28,538)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9


Births per 1000 population in Bourbon County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5


Deaths per 1000 population in Bourbon County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bourbon County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,093 (2,538 aged, 555 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,161
  • In family households: 16,572 (4,229 male householders, 1,273 female householders)
    4,216 spouses, 5,701 children (5,130 natural, 135 adopted, 436 stepchildren), 309 grandchildren, 177 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 224 other relatives, 376 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,589 (846 male householders (700 living alone)), 1,357 female householders (1,203 living alone)), 386 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 199 (192 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,426 2-persons, 1,429 3-persons, 1,029 4-persons, 436 5-persons, 130 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,903 1-person, 247 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

3,216 married couples with children.
1,196 single-parent households (257 men, 939 women).

95.9% of residents of Bourbon County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $167,689,000 ($8546 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $40,370,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,960,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,482,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,036,000
Federal grants: $21,503,000
Federal procurement contracts: $70,379,000 ($38,737,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,329,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $754,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,239,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,116,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,207
Here:   61 per 1000 residents
State: 69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,079
Here:   54 per 1000 residents
State:   50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +210
Here:   +11 per 1000 residents
State:   +7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +165
Here:   +8 per 1000 residents
State:   +8 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Bourbon County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.46 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   6.0
State:   5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.5
State:   4.3



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 226
  • 1995 to 1998: 559
  • 1990 to 1994: 500
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,141
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,194
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,146
  • 1950 to 1959: 912
  • 1940 to 1949: 625
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,046


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bourbon County, Kentucky:
  • 1 room: 5
  • 2 rooms: 17
  • 3 rooms: 56
  • 4 rooms: 432
  • 5 rooms: 1,378
  • 6 rooms: 1,154
  • 7 rooms: 838
  • 8 rooms: 533
  • 9 or more rooms: 619


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bourbon County, Kentucky:
  • 1 room: 34
  • 2 rooms: 101
  • 3 rooms: 341
  • 4 rooms: 842
  • 5 rooms: 700
  • 6 rooms: 358
  • 7 rooms: 148
  • 8 rooms: 67
  • 9 or more rooms: 58


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bourbon County:
  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedroom: 98
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,120
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,756
  • 4 bedrooms: 856
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 197


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bourbon County:
  • no bedroom: 48
  • 1 bedroom: 485
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,239
  • 3 bedrooms: 712
  • 4 bedrooms: 153
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12


Cars and other vehicles available in Bourbon County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 275
  • 1 vehicle: 1,223
  • 2 vehicles: 2,193
  • 3 vehicles: 928
  • 4 vehicles: 234
  • 5 or more vehicles: 179


Cars and other vehicles available in Bourbon County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 545
  • 1 vehicle: 1,166
  • 2 vehicles: 732
  • 3 vehicles: 166
  • 4 vehicles: 28
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12

56% of Bourbon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Kentucky.

Bourbon County:   56.0%
State average: 56.6%

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

  • This state: 16057
  • Northeast: 349
  • Midwest: 1175
  • South: 980
  • West: 316

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Electricity (41%)
  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 169
Here:   7.4%
Kentucky: 11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69
Here:   6.6%
Kentucky: 10.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 59
Here:   11.9%
Kentucky: 18.1%


Bourbon County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $563,000
    Parks & Recreation: $20,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
  • Construction - General: $105,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,992,000
    General - Other: $971,000
    Corrections - Other: $869,000
    Parks & Recreation: $661,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $343,000
    Fire Protection: $318,000
    Health Services - Other: $303,000
    Water Utilities: $259,000
    Financial Administration: $227,000
    Central Staff Services: $214,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $103,000
    General Public Buildings: $82,000
    Solid Waste Management: $42,000
    Police Protection: $42,000
    Welfare - Other: $33,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $32,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $167,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $557,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $23,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $167,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,115,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $7,960,000
    Industrial Revenue: $882,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $118,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $155,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $243,000
    Interest Earnings: $124,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $171,000
    Regular Highways: $140,000
    Corrections - Other: $120,000
    Financial Administration: $116,000
    Fire Protection: $48,000
    Health - Other: $13,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,509,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $882,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,489,000
    Highways: $741,000
    General Support: $44,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,277,000
    Property: $1,103,000
    NEC: $85,000
    Public Utilities: $76,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,062,000

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