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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $279 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Caldwell County is $357 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.
Cities in this county include: Princeton
, Fredonia
.
Neighboring
counties: Christian County
, Crittenden County
, Hopkins County
, Lyon County
, Trigg County
, Webster County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: South
Yard
(A).
Churches in Caldwell County include: Union
Grove Church
(A),
Walnut Grove Church
(B),
Sugar Creek Church
(C),
Good Springs Church
(D),
Lewistown Church
(E),
Beech Grove Church
(F),
Eddy Creek Church
(G),
Midway Church
(H),
Bethany Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Adamson
Cemetery
(1),
Towery Cemetery
(2),
Asher Cemetery
(3),
Ausenbaugh Cemetery
(4),
Tandy Cemetery
(5),
Millwood Cemetery
(6),
Glass Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Rabbit
Lake
(A),
Hopson Lake
(B),
Otter Pond
(C),
Smith Lake
(D),
Railroad Lake
(E),
Lake Beshear
(F)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black
Creek
(A),
Blackburn Branch
(B),
O'Brion Branch
(C),
Brewster Creek
(D),
Briarfield Branch
(E),
Buchanan Creek
(F),
Orr Branch
(G),
Burns Creek
(H),
Caney Creek
(I)
Park in Caldwell County: Jones-Keeney
Wildlife Management Area
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 456
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 59 (71% naturalized citizens)
| Caldwell
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 9
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 1
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 17
- 1970
to 1974: 10
- 1965
to 1969: 22
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Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,757
- One,
attached: 45
- Two:
218
- 3
or 4: 38
- 5
to 9: 57
- 10
to 19: 32
- 20
or more: 84
- Mobile
homes: 883
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Caldwell County with a mortgage: 1,330 (182 second mortgage, 117 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,305 Agriculture
in Caldwell County
Average size of farms: 219 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26665
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $192.97
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.31%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.91%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24711
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.01%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $50206
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.41
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.49%
Corn for grain: 20321 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5329 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 24765 harvested acres
Vegetables: 27 harvested acresCaldwell
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/24/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Transportation
equipment (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Food
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (14%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Food
(7%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(41%)
- Korea
(27%)
- India
(17%)
- United
Kingdom (15%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Caldwell County:
|
- United
States or American (39%)
- English
(14%)
- Irish
(11%)
- German
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,539 (80%)
- Carpooled:
686 (12%)
- Bicycle:
8 (0%)
- Walked:
86 (2%)
- Other
means: 60 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 260 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Caldwell County, Kentucky
- 194
people in nursing homes
- 30
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 3
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 3
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,758.
6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,262 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.13% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.00% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($18,301 average AGI)
2.13% relocated from other states ($9,957 average AGI)
| Caldwell
County: |
2.13% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Lyon County, KY
|
0.97% ($27,636 average AGI) |
| from
Hopkins County, KY
|
0.64% ($28,759) |
| from
Crittenden County, KY
|
0.37% ($26,529) |
| from
Christian County, KY
|
0.31% ($29,571) |
| from
McCracken County, KY
|
0.26% ($33,417) |
| from
Trigg County, KY
|
0.22% ($27,900) |
5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,307 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.95% | | Kentucky
average: | 6.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.32% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($19,515 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($6,793 average AGI)
| Caldwell
County: |
1.63% | | Kentucky
average: | 2.76% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lyon County, KY
|
1.12% ($23,549 average AGI) |
| to
Crittenden County, KY
|
0.42% ($21,579) |
| to
Hopkins County, KY
|
0.42% ($22,947) |
| to
Christian County, KY
|
0.40% ($28,167) |
| to
McCracken County, KY
|
0.35% ($18,125) |
| to
Trigg County, KY
|
0.31% ($32,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Births
per 1000 population in Caldwell County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Caldwell County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Caldwell County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,712 (2,214 aged, 498 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 12,826
- In
family households: 11,130 (3,260 male householders, 578 female householders)
3,226
spouses, 3,393 children (3,041 natural, 38 adopted, 314 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 67 other relatives, 224 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,696 (662 male householders (599 living alone)), 919 female householders (893 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 234 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,873 2-persons, 969 3-persons, 666 4-persons, 238 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,492 1-person, 77 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons.
2,040 married couples with children.
604 single-parent households (135 men, 469 women).
98.0% of residents of Caldwell County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $80,457,000 ($6247 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,889,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,618,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,475,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,919,000
Federal grants: $14,799,000
Federal procurement contracts: $896,000 ($96,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,750,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $353,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $773,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,829,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 738
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 874
| Here: |
67 per 1000 residents | | State: |
50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: -3
| Here: |
-0 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +75
| Here: |
+6 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Caldwell County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.16 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: 101
- 1995
to 1998: 364
- 1990
to 1994: 400
- 1980
to 1989: 812
- 1970
to 1979: 1,159
- 1960
to 1969: 957
- 1950
to 1959: 897
- 1940
to 1949: 583
- 1939
or earlier: 853
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Caldwell County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 15
- 3
rooms: 57
- 4
rooms: 654
- 5
rooms: 1,157
- 6
rooms: 1,007
- 7
rooms: 622
- 8
rooms: 391
- 9
or more rooms: 294
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Caldwell County, Kentucky: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 13
- 3
rooms: 161
- 4
rooms: 407
- 5
rooms: 308
- 6
rooms: 246
- 7
rooms: 66
- 8
rooms: 10
- 9
or more rooms: 10
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Caldwell County: |
- no
bedroom: 11
- 1
bedroom: 104
- 2
bedrooms: 1,367
- 3
bedrooms: 2,144
- 4
bedrooms: 475
- 5
or more bedrooms: 102
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Caldwell County: |
- no
bedroom: 7
- 1
bedroom: 239
- 2
bedrooms: 530
- 3
bedrooms: 433
- 4
bedrooms: 19
- 5
or more bedrooms: 0
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Caldwell County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 204
- 1
vehicle: 1,037
- 2
vehicles: 1,804
- 3
vehicles: 874
- 4
vehicles: 177
- 5
or more vehicles: 107
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Caldwell County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 208
- 1
vehicle: 547
- 2
vehicles: 390
- 3
vehicles: 70
- 4
vehicles: 13
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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63% of Caldwell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Kentucky.
| Caldwell
County: |
62.9% | | State
average: |
56.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 10916
- Northeast:
190
- Midwest:
915
- South:
727
- West:
220
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (47%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity
(20%)
- Wood
(6%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (56%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47
| Here: |
3.4% | | Kentucky: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
| Here: |
3.3% | | Kentucky: | 10.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 24
| Here: |
5.9% | | Kentucky: | 18.1% |
Caldwell
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $81,000
- Construction
- Water Utilities: $240,000
Regular Highways: $178,000
General: $107,000
Corrections - Other: $23,000
Air Transportation: $5,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $697,000
General - Other: $396,000
Police Protection: $280,000
Corrections - Other: $152,000
Water Utilities: $152,000
General Public Buildings: $130,000
Central Staff Services: $102,000
Health Services - Other: $93,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $88,000
Parks & Recreation: $78,000
Financial Administration: $64,000
Fire Protection: $27,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $178,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Corrections: $4,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $640,000
All Other: $61,000
General Support: $17,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,975,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,905,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $70,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $36,000
General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $39,000
Health - Other: $30,000
Fire Protection: $26,000
General - Other: $21,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,023,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $388,000
Highways: $175,000
- Tax
- Individual Income: $719,000
Property: $554,000
Motor Vehicle License: $145,000
NEC: $141,000
Public Utilities: $44,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,004,000
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