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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $285 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Breathitt County is $374 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Cities in this county include: Jackson
, Canoe
, Haddix
, Hardshell
, Rousseau
, Taulbee
.
Neighboring
counties: Knott County
, Lee County
, Magoffin County
, Owsley County
, Perry County
, Wolfe County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Breathitt County: Curt
P O
(A),
University of Kentucky Experimental Farm
(B),
Beech P O
(C),
Camp Lewis
(D),
Camp Robinson University of Kentucky Engineering Camp
(E),
Bethel Childrens Home
(F),
Forest Hill Community Center
(G)
Churches in Breathitt County include: Bach
Memorial Church
(A),
Spicer Church
(B),
Spencer Bend Church
(C),
Lewis Fork Church
(D),
Grace Chapel
(E),
Mill Creek Church
(F),
Beech Grove Church
(G),
Whick Church
(H),
Shoulderblade Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Turner
Cemetery
(1),
Trent Cemetery
(2),
Anderson Cemetery
(3),
Herald Cemetery
(4),
Chaney Cemetery
(5),
Thorpe Cemetery
(6),
Teapoint Cemeteries
(7)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee
Branch
(A),
Beginning Branch
(B),
Belcher Fork
(C),
Mulberry Branch
(D),
Mullins Branch
(E),
Mullins Fork
(F),
Betts Mann Branch
(G),
Big Cudge Branch
(H),
Big Fork
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 677
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 57.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 65 (9% naturalized citizens)
| Breathitt
County: |
0.4% | | Whole
state: | 2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 22
- 1990
to 1994: 16
- 1985
to 1989: 5
- 1980
to 1984: 9
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 7
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Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,755
- One,
attached: 59
- Two:
100
- 3
or 4: 83
- 5
to 9: 129
- 10
to 19: 21
- 20
or more: 11
- Mobile
homes: 2,635
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 19
Housing units in Breathitt County with a mortgage: 665 (40 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,303 Agriculture
in Breathitt County
Average size of farms: 245 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6425
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $520.53
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $5492
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.35%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20994
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.34%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.17
Corn for grain: 235 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 12 harvested acres
Vegetables: 6 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 8 acresBreathitt
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 2.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/22/2003, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 7 people and caused $300,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males:
|
- Construction
(11%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Furniture
and related products (5%)
- Mining
(5%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (24%)
- Educational
services (20%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Cashiers
(9%)
- Registered
nurses (7%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Pakistan
(31%)
- India
(17%)
- Netherlands
(14%)
- Japan
(12%)
- Spain
(11%)
- Philippines
(8%)
- Panama
(8%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Breathitt County:
|
- United
States or American (47%)
- English
(19%)
- Irish
(11%)
- German
(5%)
- Scotch-Irish
(5%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- Italian
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,395 (71%)
- Carpooled:
1,002 (21%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 55 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 9 (0%)
- Taxi:
2 (0%)
- Walked:
132 (3%)
- Other
means: 42 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 127 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Breathitt County, Kentucky
- 157
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 121
people in nursing homes
- 65
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 16
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 12
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 11
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 2
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,647.
4.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,131 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.15% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.88% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($19,669 average AGI)
1.27% relocated from other states ($8,463 average AGI)
| Breathitt
County: |
1.27% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Perry County, KY
|
0.67% ($29,500 average AGI) |
| from
Wolfe County, KY
|
0.34% ($19,000) |
| from
Fayette County, KY
|
0.31% ($42,000) |
4.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,592 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.74% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.63% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($21,098 average AGI)
1.11% relocated to other states ($8,489 average AGI)
| Breathitt
County: |
1.11% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.76% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Perry County, KY
|
0.52% ($22,350 average AGI) |
| to
Fayette County, KY
|
0.31% ($41,000) |
| to
Wolfe County, KY
|
0.31% ($23,167) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Births
per 1000 population in Breathitt County
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Breathitt County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Breathitt County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,834 (1,639 aged, 1,195 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 15,701
- In
family households: 13,887 (3,309 male householders, 1,243 female householders)
3,418
spouses, 4,952 children (4,583 natural, 107 adopted, 262 stepchildren), 380 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 106 parents, 150 other relatives, 215 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,814 (658 male householders (577 living alone)), 971 female householders (902 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 399 (243 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,879 2-persons, 1,254 3-persons, 933 4-persons, 329 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,479 1-person, 129 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
2,616 married couples with children.
959 single-parent households (196 men, 763 women).
97.9% of residents of Breathitt County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $134,011,000 ($8409 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,207,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,414,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,238,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $444,000
Federal grants: $57,482,000
Federal procurement contracts: $397,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,037,000 ($608,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $710,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $243,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,444,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 934
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 958
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: |
50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +14
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +7
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -112
| Here: |
-7 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+8 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Breathitt County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.63 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: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 198
- 1995
to 1998: 675
- 1990
to 1994: 673
- 1980
to 1989: 1,436
- 1970
to 1979: 1,616
- 1960
to 1969: 816
- 1950
to 1959: 504
- 1940
to 1949: 380
- 1939
or earlier: 514
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Breathitt County, Kentucky:
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- 1
room: 13
- 2
rooms: 26
- 3
rooms: 174
- 4
rooms: 866
- 5
rooms: 1,522
- 6
rooms: 1,061
- 7
rooms: 524
- 8
rooms: 284
- 9
or more rooms: 251
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Breathitt County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 29
- 2
rooms: 43
- 3
rooms: 111
- 4
rooms: 500
- 5
rooms: 406
- 6
rooms: 231
- 7
rooms: 80
- 8
rooms: 39
- 9
or more rooms: 10
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Breathitt County: |
- no
bedroom: 13
- 1
bedroom: 182
- 2
bedrooms: 1,391
- 3
bedrooms: 2,491
- 4
bedrooms: 516
- 5
or more bedrooms: 128
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Breathitt County: |
- no
bedroom: 29
- 1
bedroom: 184
- 2
bedrooms: 701
- 3
bedrooms: 455
- 4
bedrooms: 71
- 5
or more bedrooms: 9
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Breathitt County in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 661
- 1
vehicle: 1,598
- 2
vehicles: 1,711
- 3
vehicles: 563
- 4
vehicles: 130
- 5
or more vehicles: 58
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Breathitt County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 482
- 1
vehicle: 628
- 2
vehicles: 266
- 3
vehicles: 56
- 4
vehicles: 17
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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69% of Breathitt County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kentucky.
| Breathitt
County: |
68.9% | | State
average: |
56.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 13954
- Northeast:
113
- Midwest:
1572
- South:
346
- West:
36
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(53%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Utility
gas (11%)
- Coal
or coke (10%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(42%)
- Utility
gas (17%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Coal
or coke (11%)
- Wood
(6%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 63
| Here: |
3.3% | | Kentucky: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 167
| Here: |
15.4% | | Kentucky: |
10.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 156
| Here: |
25.7% | | Kentucky: |
18.1% |
Breathitt
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $77,000
Solid Waste Management: $60,000
- Construction
- Solid Waste Management: $21,000
General: $1,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,913,000
General - Other: $778,000
Health Services - Other: $517,000
General Public Buildings: $426,000
Corrections - Other: $365,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $268,000
Financial Administration: $263,000
Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Police Protection: $114,000
Central Staff Services: $97,000
Air Transportation: $16,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
Fire Protection: $15,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $4,000
Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $607,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,005,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Corrections: $120,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,745,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $865,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $16,585,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,025,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $167,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $113,000
Financial Administration: $45,000
General - Other: $21,000
Corrections - Other: $6,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,176,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,529,000
Highways: $1,021,000
General Support: $20,000
- Tax
- Individual Income: $861,000
Property: $384,000
Public Utilities: $52,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,393,000
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