Breckinridge Center, Kentucky Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,874
Males: 1,269   (67.7%)
Females: 605   (32.3%)

Union County

Median resident age:   19.8 years
Kentucky median age:   35.9 years

Zip codes: 42437 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,900 (it was $28,092 in 2000)
Breckinridge Center   $27,900
Kentucky:   $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $38,800 (it was $40,600 in 2000)
Breckinridge Center   $38,800
Kentucky:   $103,900

Breckinridge Center, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Breckinridge Center:

  • Black (49.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (39.6%)
  • Hispanic (7.7%)
  • Two or more races (5.4%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Other race (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (7.8%), Irish (5.5%), West Indian (3.9%), German (3.8%), Subsaharan African (1.7%), Italian (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 5.59 square miles.

Population density: 335 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Breckinridge Center

For population 25 years and over in Breckinridge Center

  • High school or higher: 72.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 50.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Breckinridge Center CDP

  • Never married: 42.4%
  • Now married: 47.9%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 2.2%
  • Divorced: 3.6%

139 residents are foreign born (7.0% Latin America).

This place:   7.4%
Kentucky:   2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Breckinridge Center:   0.5% ($199)
Kentucky:   0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (29.9 miles , pop. 121,582).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (129.6 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (288.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Morganfield, KY (3.2 miles ), Waverly, KY (4.1 miles ), Uniontown, KY (7.9 miles ), Corydon, KY (11.8 miles ), Sturgis, KY (12.2 miles ), Wheatcroft, KY (13.2 miles) , Clay, KY (14.3 miles ), Dixon, KY (16.4 miles ).

Latitude: 37.68 N, Longitude: 87.87 W


1191 people in job corps and vocational training facilities

Area code commonly used in this area: 270

This place's Wikipedia profile



Most common industries for males:



  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Social assistance (21%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Extraction workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (20%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Computer specialists (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)


Average climate in Breckinridge Center, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Breckinridge Center-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the Breckinridge Center place center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/3/2000, a category 3 tornado 16.7 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused $7 million in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Breckinridge Center:
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 3 miles; MORGANFIELD, KY)
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HENDERSON, KY)
  • CRITTENDEN CO HOSP (about 28 miles; MARION, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Breckinridge Center:
  • EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 35 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: EVV)
  • OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 49 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 75 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Breckinridge Center:
  • STURGIS MUNI (about 12 miles; STURGIS, KY; ID: I05)
  • HENDERSON CITY-COUNTY (about 16 miles; HENDERSON, KY; ID: EHR)
  • PROVIDENCE-WEBSTER CO (about 21 miles; PROVIDENCE, KY; ID: 8M9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Breckinridge Center:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 26 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 31 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 74 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)

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Notable location: Breckinridge Job Corps Center (A) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.7 people
Kentucky:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   72.8%
Whole state:   69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   8.4%
Whole state:   4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   57.4%
Whole state:   15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   46.9%
Whole state:   6.6%

Breckinridge Center compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.





2004 Presidential Election results in Union County Kentucky:



4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.86%
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 Henderson County, KY  1.29% ($29,206 average AGI)
from Webster County, KY  0.32% ($27,882)
from Crittenden County, KY  0.27% ($30,571)


6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.53%
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 Henderson County, KY  1.70% ($33,736 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN  0.45% ($18,083)
to Webster County, KY  0.41% ($29,773)


Strongest AM radio stations in Breckinridge Center:
  • WMSK (1550 AM; 0 kW; MORGANFIELD, KY; Owner: UNION COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
  • WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Breckinridge Center:
  • WMSK-FM (95.3 FM; MORGANFIELD, KY; Owner: UNION COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WGBF-FM (103.1 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WYFX (106.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC)
  • WIKY-FM (104.1 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL B/C CORPORATION)
  • WABX (107.5 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WHRZ (97.7 FM; PROVIDENCE, KY; Owner: HOPKINS-WEBSTER CBC, INC.)
  • W266AB (101.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, KY; Owner: PENNYRILE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Breckinridge Center:
  • WEHT (Channel 25; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEVV (Channel 44; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WFIE (Channel 14; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • W66CT (Channel 66; MOUNT VERNON, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WIKY-LP (Channel 5; EVANSVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W56DN (Channel 56; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: EVANSVILLE LOW POWER PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTSN-LP (Channel 63; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: EVANSVILLE LOW POWER PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAZE-TV (Channel 19; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WAZE-LP (Channel 17; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WEOA-LP (Channel 50; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W23BV (Channel 23; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: BETHEL SANITARIUM)
  • W38BK (Channel 38; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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