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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $300 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butler County is $457 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $731 a month.
Cities in this county include: Morgantown
, Rochester
, Woodbury
, Jetson
, Welchs Creek
.
Neighboring
counties: Edmonson County
, Grayson County
, Logan County
, Muhlenberg County
, Ohio County
, Warren County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Butler County: Honakers
Ferry
(A),
Forgys Mill
(B),
Reeds Ferry
(C),
Region
(D),
Green River Boys Camp
(E)
Churches in Butler County include: Walnut
Grove Church
(A),
Templehill Church
(B),
Ebenezer Church
(C),
Barnetts Lick Church
(D),
Welchs Creek Church
(E),
Belmont Church
(F),
Bethlehem Church
(G),
Shiloh Church
(H),
Sandy Creek Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Henderson
Cemetery
(1),
Orange Cemetery
(2),
Threlkel Cemetery
(3),
Githens Cemetery
(4),
Taylor Cemetery
(5),
Oak Grove Cemetery
(6),
Bailey Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cherry
Lake
(A),
Connelly Lake
(B),
Doolin Lake
(C),
Little Martin Lake
(D),
Middle Lake
(E),
Taylor Lake
(F),
Town Lake
(G),
Martin Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee
Tree Branch
(A),
Muddy Creek
(B),
Big Branch
(C),
Big Bull Creek
(D),
Big Reedy Creek
(E),
Black Swamp Branch
(F),
New Zion Creek
(G),
Bob Branch
(H),
Boston Lick Creek
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 324
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 230 (30% naturalized citizens)
| Butler
County: |
1.8% | | Whole
state: | 2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 118
- 1990
to 1994: 60
- 1985
to 1989: 7
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1970
to 1974: 12
- 1965
to 1969: 24
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Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,829
- One,
attached: 12
- Two:
99
- 3
or 4: 70
- 5
to 9: 102
- 10
to 19: 91
- 20
or more: 22
- Mobile
homes: 1,584
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 1,103 (79 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 764 Agriculture
in Butler County
Average size of farms: 222 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26197
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $152.09
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 62.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22168
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.76%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37124
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.06
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.16%
Corn for grain: 12654 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 730 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 14524 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 53 acresButler
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(18%)
- Metal
and metal products (8%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (5%)
- Utilities
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Transportation
equipment (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(45%)
- Laos
(20%)
- Japan
(7%)
- Canada
(6%)
- Other
Western Africa (5%)
- Philippines
(3%)
- India
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Butler County:
|
- United
States or American (53%)
- English
(13%)
- Irish
(9%)
- German
(6%)
- European
(3%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- Dutch
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,542 (78%)
- Carpooled:
993 (17%)
- Taxi:
3 (0%)
- Walked:
87 (2%)
- Other
means: 14 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 157 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Butler County, Kentucky
- 161
people in nursing homes
- 44
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 33
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,653.
6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,941 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.79% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.86% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($18,820 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($8,124 average AGI)
| Butler
County: |
1.93% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Warren County, KY
|
2.33% ($29,495 average AGI) |
| from
Logan County, KY
|
0.40% ($22,556) |
| from
Grayson County, KY
|
0.31% ($16,714) |
| from
Ohio County, KY
|
0.31% ($24,643) |
6.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,020 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.62% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.33% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($21,315 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($4,705 average AGI)
| Butler
County: |
1.29% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.76% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Warren County, KY
|
2.49% ($21,232 average AGI) |
| to
Ohio County, KY
|
0.73% ($28,970) |
| to
Logan County, KY
|
0.29% ($25,538) |
| to
Muhlenberg County, KY
|
0.29% ($38,077) |
| to
Edmonson County, KY
|
0.27% ($26,417) |
| to
Jefferson County, KY
|
0.22% ($61,800) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5
Births
per 1000 population in Butler County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Butler County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Butler County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,987 (1,465 aged, 522 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 12,772
- In
family households: 11,265 (3,046 male householders, 672 female householders)
3,083
spouses, 3,828 children (3,317 natural, 65 adopted, 446 stepchildren), 210 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 82 other relatives, 207 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,507 (598 male householders (531 living alone)), 738 female householders (674 living alone)), 171 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 238 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,600 2-persons, 1,000 3-persons, 745 4-persons, 259 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,205 1-person, 114 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 2 6-persons.
2,367 married couples with children.
596 single-parent households (140 men, 456 women).
96.9% of residents of Butler County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 34% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,023,000 ($5240 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $933,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,887,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,636,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,800,000
Federal grants: $19,553,000
Federal procurement contracts: $402,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,745,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $553,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,913,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,076,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 868
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 660
| Here: |
49 per 1000 residents | | State: | 50
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +93
| Here: |
+7 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +120
| Here: |
+9 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+8 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Butler County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 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:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 212
- 1995
to 1998: 547
- 1990
to 1994: 511
- 1980
to 1989: 1,069
- 1970
to 1979: 1,257
- 1960
to 1969: 817
- 1950
to 1959: 443
- 1940
to 1949: 254
- 1939
or earlier: 705
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 25
- 3
rooms: 160
- 4
rooms: 742
- 5
rooms: 1,179
- 6
rooms: 895
- 7
rooms: 577
- 8
rooms: 192
- 9
or more rooms: 245
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 95
- 3
rooms: 103
- 4
rooms: 340
- 5
rooms: 240
- 6
rooms: 178
- 7
rooms: 49
- 8
rooms: 18
- 9
or more rooms: 15
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Butler County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 159
- 2
bedrooms: 1,053
- 3
bedrooms: 2,292
- 4
bedrooms: 439
- 5
or more bedrooms: 72
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 191
- 2
bedrooms: 433
- 3
bedrooms: 340
- 4
bedrooms: 62
- 5
or more bedrooms: 12
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Butler County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 204
- 1
vehicle: 963
- 2
vehicles: 1,696
- 3
vehicles: 812
- 4
vehicles: 255
- 5
or more vehicles: 91
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Butler County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 195
- 1
vehicle: 470
- 2
vehicles: 326
- 3
vehicles: 37
- 4
vehicles: 10
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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65% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Kentucky.
| Butler
County: |
65.1% | | State
average: |
56.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 10990
- Northeast:
121
- Midwest:
1014
- South:
472
- West:
142
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(42%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Utility
gas (18%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(53%)
- Utility
gas (17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48
| Here: |
3.1% | | Kentucky: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
| Here: |
2.9% | | Kentucky: | 10.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 32
| Here: |
13.5% | | Kentucky: | 18.1% |
Butler
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $257,000
- Construction
- Water Utilities: $102,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,163,000
Health Services - Other: $625,000
Corrections - Other: $507,000
General - Other: $368,000
Water Utilities: $180,000
Police Protection: $149,000
General Public Buildings: $137,000
Central Staff Services: $109,000
Financial Administration: $86,000
Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $62,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $39,000
General Revenue, NEC: $38,000
Property Sale Other: $3,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $16,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,174,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,168,000
All Other: $509,000
Water Utilities: $294,000
General Support: $29,000
- Tax
- Individual Income: $805,000
Property: $354,000
Motor Vehicle License: $189,000
NEC: $80,000
Public Utilities: $16,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,055,000
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