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

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County population in 2005: 68,474 (64% urban, 36% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 18,605
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,566
% of renters here:   16%
State: 29%
Land area: 299 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 229 people per square mile 
 
 (high).
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 8.5%
Bullitt County:   8.5%
Kentucky: 16.8%
Median age of residents in 2005: 35 years ols
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 58 years old, Asian residents: 33 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 16 years old)


Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   7.9%
Whole state: 15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   3.5%
Whole state: 6.6%

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 85%
  • Government: 9%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Bullitt County, Kentucky:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   34.5 years
Kentucky median age:   35.9 years

Males: 30,454   (49.7%)
Females: 30,782   (50.3%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,906
County population in 2003: 65,023
Jobs in 2003: 12,750

Total labor force in 2004: 33,923
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:
Bullitt County:   2.8 people
Kentucky:   2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $48,915
2005 median house value: $133,500
Median contract rent in 2005: $468
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $826
Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,058 ($45,106 in 2000)
This county   $50,058
Kentucky:   $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $137,185
Bullitt County   $137,185
Kentucky:   $103,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $499
Institutionalized population: 170
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bullitt County in 2000: $858

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 6
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 151
  • Thefts: 273
  • Auto thefts: 57



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 633 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2001: 607 buildings, average cost: $130,400
  • 2002: 647 buildings, average cost: $138,100
  • 2003: 790 buildings, average cost: $151,900
  • 2004: 783 buildings, average cost: $159,400
  • 2005: 719 buildings, average cost: $167,800
  • 2006: 552 buildings, average cost: $174,400



2004 Presidential Election results in Bullitt County Kentucky:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.6%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,137 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $881 (0.8%)

Area name: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bullitt County is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $785 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Washington , Shepherdsville , Hillview , Brooks , Pioneer Village , Lebanon Junction , Hebron Estates , Fox Chase , Hunters Hollow .

2005 air pollution in Bullitt County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 26 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 72 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 16.3 µg/m3. Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hardin County , Jefferson County , Nelson County , Spencer County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Bullitt County: Crescendo Camp (A), Hubers Kenlite Station (B), Gospel Campground (C), Camp Shantituck (D)

Churches in Bullitt County include: Victory Church (A), Vine Hill Church (B), Pleasant Valley Church (C), Little Flock Church (D), Sunnyside Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Salem Church (G), Bowmans Valley Church (H), Hebron Church (I)

Cemeteries: Pauley Cemetery (1), Achers Cemetery (2), Gentey Cemetery (3), Troutman Cemetery (4), Owens Cemetery (5), Anderson Cemetery (6), Chappel Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Duck Lake (A), Cedar Lakes (B), Marcum Lake (C), Hudic Lake (D), Froman Lake (E), Pearl Pond (F), Woods Lake (G), Grenwells Pond (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Mulberry Run (B), Bethel Branch (C), Bluelick Creek (D), Brooks Run (E), Brushy Fork (F), Buffalo Run (G), Bullitt Lick Creek (H), Overalls Creek (I)

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

Current college students: 1,964
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 373 (66% naturalized citizens)

Bullitt County:   0.6%
Whole state: 2.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 51
  • 1990 to 1994: 46
  • 1985 to 1989: 36
  • 1980 to 1984: 6
  • 1975 to 1979: 24
  • 1970 to 1974: 51
  • 1970 to 1974: 61
  • 1965 to 1969: 98

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 27.5%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 17,897
  • One, attached: 370
  • Two: 168
  • 3 or 4: 532
  • 5 to 9: 938
  • 10 to 19: 217
  • 20 or more: 79
  • Mobile homes: 2,921
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Bullitt County with a mortgage: 11,091 (1,285 second mortgage, 1,575 home equity loan, 74 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,410

Agriculture in Bullitt County
Average size of farms: 100 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11735
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $183.36
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.74%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15914
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.13%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43507
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.53
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.29%
Corn for grain: 1897 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 466 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4744 harvested acres
Vegetables: 10 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 7 acres

Bullitt County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Germany (30%)
  • Mexico (21%)
  • Korea (12%)
  • Cuba (7%)
  • India (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Bullitt County:



  • United States or American (39%)
  • German (17%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • English (10%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • European (2%)
  • Italian (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 26,010 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 3,421 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 116 (0%)
  • Taxi: 3 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0%)
  • Walked: 303 (1%)
  • Other means: 211 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 567 (2%)
 

People in group quarters in Bullitt County, Kentucky
  • 113 people in nursing homes
  • 57 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 53 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $49,169.

8.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.51%
Kentucky average:   6.98%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($179 average AGI)
Bullitt County:   0.04%
Kentucky average: 0.12%

7.01% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($31,324 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($7,097 average AGI)
Bullitt County:   1.47%
Kentucky average: 2.94%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, KY  5.38% ($39,307 average AGI)
from Nelson County, KY  0.29% ($31,526)
from Hardin County, KY  0.22% ($35,069)
from Spencer County, KY  0.21% ($36,561)
from Clark County, IN  0.13% ($37,500)
from Meade County, KY  0.10% ($31,577)
from Shelby County, KY  0.09% ($27,375)

7.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,239 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.31%
Kentucky average:   6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.92% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($26,985 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($8,254 average AGI)
Bullitt County:   1.39%
Kentucky average: 2.76%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jefferson County, KY  4.06% ($31,463 average AGI)
to Nelson County, KY  0.44% ($39,088)
to Hardin County, KY  0.25% ($28,800)
to Spencer County, KY  0.23% ($40,934)
to Clark County, IN  0.16% ($34,381)
to Meade County, KY  0.10% ($40,680)
to Floyd County, IN  0.09% ($42,261)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0


Births per 1000 population in Bullitt County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0


Deaths per 1000 population in Bullitt County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bullitt County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,900 (4,396 aged, 1,504 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

Households: 61,003
  • In family households: 55,657 (14,707 male householders, 3,163 female householders)
    14,636 spouses, 19,537 children (17,520 natural, 316 adopted, 1,701 stepchildren), 1,260 grandchildren, 213 brothers or sisters, 254 parents, 814 other relatives, 1,073 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,346 (2,184 male householders (1,642 living alone)), 2,194 female householders (1,986 living alone)), 968 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 233 (187 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,836 2-persons, 4,739 3-persons, 4,195 4-persons, 1,508 5-persons, 478 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,628 1-person, 642 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

11,851 married couples with children.
3,196 single-parent households (830 men, 2,366 women).

98.1% of residents of Bullitt County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $490,147,000 ($7355 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $289,118,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $108,403,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,251,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $226,000
Federal grants: $26,466,000
Federal procurement contracts: $312,558,000 ($284,842,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,244,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,588,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $69,997,000
Federal Government insurance: $57,514,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,027
Here:   59 per 1000 residents
State: 69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,021
Here:   30 per 1000 residents
State: 50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +33
Here:   +0 per 1000 residents
State: +7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +5,308
Here:   +78 per 1000 residents
State:   +8 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Bullitt County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.7
State: 5.9

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



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 1,401
  • 1995 to 1998: 3,666
  • 1990 to 1994: 3,479
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,931
  • 1970 to 1979: 5,449
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,820
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,163
  • 1940 to 1949: 411
  • 1939 or earlier: 840


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bullitt County, Kentucky:
  • 1 room: 6
  • 2 rooms: 23
  • 3 rooms: 268
  • 4 rooms: 1,534
  • 5 rooms: 6,398
  • 6 rooms: 4,578
  • 7 rooms: 2,959
  • 8 rooms: 1,532
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,307


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bullitt County, Kentucky:
  • 1 room: 21
  • 2 rooms: 116
  • 3 rooms: 389
  • 4 rooms: 1,318
  • 5 rooms: 1,076
  • 6 rooms: 350
  • 7 rooms: 185
  • 8 rooms: 86
  • 9 or more rooms: 25


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bullitt County:
  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 237
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,833
  • 3 bedrooms: 12,260
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,669
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 600


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bullitt County:
  • no bedroom: 21
  • 1 bedroom: 543
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,616
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,273
  • 4 bedrooms: 107
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6


Cars and other vehicles available in Bullitt County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 633
  • 1 vehicle: 3,609
  • 2 vehicles: 8,755
  • 3 vehicles: 3,987
  • 4 vehicles: 1,189
  • 5 or more vehicles: 432


Cars and other vehicles available in Bullitt County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 282
  • 1 vehicle: 1,706
  • 2 vehicles: 1,303
  • 3 vehicles: 216
  • 4 vehicles: 43
  • 5 or more vehicles: 16

59% of Bullitt County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Kentucky.

Bullitt County:   58.8%
State average:   56.6%

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

  • This state: 51421
  • Northeast: 792
  • Midwest: 3778
  • South: 3631
  • West: 944

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $117,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (51%)
  • Electricity (31%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (46%)
  • Utility gas (43%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 841
Here:   11.2%
Kentucky: 11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 363
Here:   9.6%
Kentucky: 10.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 356
Here:   20.9%
Kentucky:   18.1%



Bullitt County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $1,925,000
    Parks & Recreation: $129,000
  • Construction - Financial Administration: $386,000
    General Public Buildings: $49,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $2,309,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,117,000
    General - Other: $2,078,000
    Regular Highways: $1,751,000
    Police Protection: $606,000
    Financial Administration: $352,000
    Central Staff Services: $340,000
    Parks & Recreation: $314,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $220,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $191,000
    General Public Buildings: $79,000
    Solid Waste Management: $68,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $45,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $25,000
    Sewerage: $10,000
    Welfare - Other: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $226,000
    Solid Waste Management: $27,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulations: $15,000
    General: $6,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $227,000
    All Other: $193,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $710,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $575,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $135,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $747,000
    Interest Earnings: $53,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $211,000
    Regular Highways: $195,000
    General - Other: $110,000
    Police Protection: $70,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $6,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,875,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,071,000
    General Support: $1,338,000
    Highways: $909,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,433,000
    NEC: $3,041,000
    Public Utilities: $298,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,506,000

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