Bush, Kentucky Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 4,092
Males: 2,048   (50.0%)
Females: 2,044   (50.0%)

Laurel County

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

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,400 (it was $32,596 in 2000)
Bush   $32,400
Kentucky:   $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,500 (it was $89,600 in 2000)
Bush   $85,500
Kentucky:   $103,900

Bush, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Bush:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1214 feet

Land area: 36.7 square miles.

Population density: 112 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Bush

For population 25 years and over in Bush

  • High school or higher: 68.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bush CCD

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 69.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.5%
Kentucky:   2.0%

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

Bush:   0.6% ($506)
Kentucky:   0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (73.0 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (414.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Camp Ground, KY (4.7 miles ), Greenmount-Langnau, KY (7.0 miles ), London, KY (7.4 miles ), Gray, KY (11.2 miles ), East Bernstadt, KY (11.3 miles ), North Corbin, KY (12.9 miles ), Girdler, KY (13.8 miles ), Corbin, KY (14.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.11 N, Longitude: 83.98 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Mining (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Data processing and other information services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Bush-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the Bush place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 tornado 18.8 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Bush:
  • MARYMOUNT MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; LONDON, KY)
  • MEMORIAL HOSP INC (about 15 miles; MANCHESTER, KY)
  • KNOX CO HOSP (about 19 miles; BARBOURVILLE, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bush:
  • BLUE GRASS (about 77 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 90 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 118 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bush:
  • LONDON-CORBIN ARPT-MAGEE FLD (about 7 miles; LONDON, KY; ID: LOZ)
  • MIDDLESBORO-BELL COUNTY (about 39 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY; ID: 1A6)
  • MC CREARY COUNTY (about 41 miles; PINE KNOT, KY; ID: 18I)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bush:
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 74 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 77 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 77 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)

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Churches in Bush include: Bush Church (A) , Weaver Church (B) , Mount Zion Church (C) , Lick Fork Church (D) , Slate Hill Church (E) , Shady Grove Church (F) , Pleasant Valley Church (G) , Rough Creek Church (H) , Mount Salem Church (I) .

Cemeteries: Hoskins Cemetery (1) , Gregory Cemetery (2) , Jones Cemetery (3) , Bruner Cemetery (4) , Williams Cemetery (5) , Harris Cemetery (6) , Phelps Cemetery (7) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blackwater Creek (A) , Camp Branch (B) , Sallys Branch (C) , Hooppole Creek (D) , John Creek (E) , Little Sandy Creek (F) .

Park in Bush: Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park (1) .

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:   73.8%
Whole state:   69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   2.2%
Whole state:   4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   12.4%
Whole state:   15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   3.8%
Whole state:   6.6%

Bush compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in Laurel County Kentucky:



6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.30%
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 Whitley County, KY  0.77% ($30,862 average AGI)
from Clay County, KY  0.61% ($28,890)
from Knox County, KY  0.56% ($24,910)


5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.39%
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 Whitley County, KY  0.81% ($29,278 average AGI)
to Knox County, KY  0.49% ($22,291)
to Clay County, KY  0.34% ($26,950)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bush:
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFTG (1400 AM; 1 kW; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
  • WCTT (680 AM; 1 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WGWM (980 AM; 1 kW; LONDON, KY; Owner: WGWM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWXL (1450 AM; 1 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: THE PROMISE PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYWY (950 AM; 1 kW; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE-COMMNITY BROADC/G CO IN)
  • WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bush:
  • WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WWEL (103.9 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
  • WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVCT (91.5 FM; KEAVY, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKKQ (96.1 FM; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE COMMUNITY B/NG CO.INC.)
  • WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Bush:
  • WVTN-LP (Channel 48; CORBIN, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
  • W33BK (Channel 33; CORBIN, KY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WOBZ-LP (Channel 9; EAST BERNSTADT, ETC., KY; Owner: ANDREA JOY KESLER)
  • W39CK (Channel 20; CORBIN, KY; Owner: DEREK RAY EUBANKS)
  • WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
  • W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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