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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $370 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Breckinridge County is $354 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hardinsburg
, Irvington
, Cloverport
.
Neighboring
counties: Grayson County
, Hancock County
, Hardin County
, Perry County, Indiana
, Meade County
, Ohio County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Breckinridge County: Picnic
Area Site 4
(A),
Picnic Area Site 5
(B),
Carter Landing
(C)
Churches in Breckinridge County include: Alexander
Chapel
(A),
Antioch Church
(B),
Walnut Grove Church
(C),
Tar Fork Church
(D),
Fair View Church
(E),
Bethel Church
(F),
Mount Zion Church
(G),
Sand Knob Church
(H),
Wildwood Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: Pate
Cemetery
(1),
Turpin Cemetery
(2),
Alexander Cemetery
(3),
Elliot Cemetery
(4),
Tucker Cemetery
(5),
Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6),
Owens Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Honey
Locust Lake
(A),
Lake Breckinridge
(B),
Rough River Lake
(C)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beech
Fork
(A),
Ben Clark Branch
(B),
Muddy Prong
(C),
Bens Hole Branch
(D),
Black Lick Creek
(E),
Blue Fork
(F),
North Fork Rough River
(G),
Buffalo Creek
(H),
Bull Creek
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 364
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 100 (66% naturalized citizens)
| Breckinridge
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 30
- 1990
to 1994: 7
- 1985
to 1989: 24
- 1980
to 1984: 18
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 10
- 1965
to 1969: 7
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Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,310
- One,
attached: 97
- Two:
135
- 3
or 4: 77
- 5
to 9: 113
- 10
to 19: 73
- 20
or more: 83
- Mobile
homes: 2,909
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 93
Housing units in Breckinridge County with a mortgage: 1,738 (161 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,312 Agriculture
in Breckinridge County
Average size of farms: 192 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19899
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $174.76
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.30%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20604
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.13%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.07%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45520
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.78
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.98%
Corn for grain: 11824 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1809 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 15584 harvested acres
Vegetables: 46 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 43 acresBreckinridge
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 31 fatalities and 270 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(17%)
- Metal
and metal products (10%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Truck
transportation (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (5%)
- Educational
services (3%)
- Repair
and maintenance (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (16%)
- Health
care (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Food
and beverage stores (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Apparel
(4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(37%)
- Other
South America (16%)
- Mexico
(15%)
- Philippines
(8%)
- Portugal
(6%)
- Chile
(6%)
- Panama
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Breckinridge County:
|
- United
States or American (37%)
- Irish
(14%)
- English
(13%)
- German
(12%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,800 (74%)
- Carpooled:
1,373 (18%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 55 (1%)
- Bicycle:
13 (0%)
- Walked:
170 (2%)
- Other
means: 107 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 280 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Breckinridge County, Kentucky
- 149
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 62
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 38
people in nursing homes
- 16
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 8
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,257.
6.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,926 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.09% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.58% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($19,172 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($7,756 average AGI)
| Breckinridge
County: |
1.51% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Jefferson County, KY
|
1.14% ($27,548 average AGI) |
| from
Hardin County, KY
|
0.81% ($26,269) |
| from
Meade County, KY
|
0.77% ($26,367) |
| from
Grayson County, KY
|
0.55% ($18,543) |
| from
Bullitt County, KY
|
0.19% ($24,083) |
| from
Daviess County, KY
|
0.19% ($17,667) |
| from
Hancock County, KY
|
0.19% ($40,250) |
6.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,235 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.67% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.87% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($21,165 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($7,070 average AGI)
| Breckinridge
County: |
1.80% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.76% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Jefferson County, KY
|
1.09% ($34,786 average AGI) |
| to
Meade County, KY
|
0.99% ($26,844) |
| to
Hardin County, KY
|
0.64% ($22,171) |
| to
Grayson County, KY
|
0.56% ($24,611) |
| to
Daviess County, KY
|
0.28% ($39,889) |
| to
Hancock County, KY
|
0.25% ($34,063) |
| to
Warren County, KY
|
0.20% ($15,769) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Births
per 1000 population in Breckinridge County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Breckinridge County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Breckinridge County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,310 (2,657 aged, 653 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 18,374
- In
family households: 16,140 (4,422 male householders, 928 female householders)
4,441
spouses, 5,474 children (4,853 natural, 153 adopted, 468 stepchildren), 289 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 166 other relatives, 285 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,234 (866 male householders (734 living alone)), 1,119 female householders (1,071 living alone)), 249 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 274 (197 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,512 2-persons, 1,184 3-persons, 1,034 4-persons, 380 5-persons, 170 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,805 1-person, 138 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 3 6-persons.
3,318 married couples with children.
871 single-parent households (243 men, 628 women).
97.8% of residents of Breckinridge County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (32% speak English very well, 64% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 17% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $110,053,000 ($5741 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,317,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,255,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,478,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,980,000
Federal grants: $25,174,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,558,000 ($879,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,608,000 ($363,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,022,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,488,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,436,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,168
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,064
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: |
50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +23
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +7
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +567
| Here: |
+29 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+8 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Breckinridge County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.02 millions of gallons per day (23% from ground, 77% 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: 277
- 1995
to 1998: 1,142
- 1990
to 1994: 950
- 1980
to 1989: 1,740
- 1970
to 1979: 2,108
- 1960
to 1969: 1,389
- 1950
to 1959: 787
- 1940
to 1949: 449
- 1939
or earlier: 1,048
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Breckinridge County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 16
- 2
rooms: 40
- 3
rooms: 175
- 4
rooms: 885
- 5
rooms: 1,698
- 6
rooms: 1,275
- 7
rooms: 970
- 8
rooms: 453
- 9
or more rooms: 483
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Breckinridge County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 15
- 2
rooms: 32
- 3
rooms: 213
- 4
rooms: 443
- 5
rooms: 339
- 6
rooms: 148
- 7
rooms: 96
- 8
rooms: 29
- 9
or more rooms: 14
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Breckinridge County: |
- no
bedroom: 16
- 1
bedroom: 218
- 2
bedrooms: 1,635
- 3
bedrooms: 3,158
- 4
bedrooms: 786
- 5
or more bedrooms: 182
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Breckinridge County: |
- no
bedroom: 15
- 1
bedroom: 265
- 2
bedrooms: 620
- 3
bedrooms: 349
- 4
bedrooms: 53
- 5
or more bedrooms: 27
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Breckinridge County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 323
- 1
vehicle: 1,523
- 2
vehicles: 2,494
- 3
vehicles: 1,216
- 4
vehicles: 296
- 5
or more vehicles: 143
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Breckinridge County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 282
- 1
vehicle: 601
- 2
vehicles: 359
- 3
vehicles: 76
- 4
vehicles: 2
- 5
or more vehicles: 9
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63% of Breckinridge County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Kentucky.
| Breckinridge
County: |
62.9% | | State
average: |
56.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 15417
- Northeast:
305
- Midwest:
1703
- South:
737
- West:
229
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(32%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Utility
gas (24%)
- Wood
(11%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (43%)
- Electricity
(34%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 280
| Here: |
12.9% | | Kentucky: |
11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 84
| Here: |
7.1% | | Kentucky: | 10.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 21
| Here: |
6.8% | | Kentucky: | 18.1% |
Breckinridge
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $122,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $1,769,000
Regular Highways: $1,313,000
General - Other: $947,000
Financial Administration: $136,000
Central Staff Services: $96,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $62,000
Welfare - Other: $37,000
Parks & Recreation: $29,000
Solid Waste Management: $29,000
Health Services - Other: $24,000
Libraries: $24,000
Police Protection: $12,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,018,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Corrections: $43,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $16,920,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $16,800,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $120,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,024,000
General Revenue, NEC: $450,000
Property Sale Other: $151,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $500,000
Regular Highways: $234,000
Police Protection: $20,000
Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $989,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $16,800,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,371,000
Highways: $1,182,000
General Support: $17,000
- Tax
- NEC: $841,000
Property: $767,000
Public Utilities: $106,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,873,000
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