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Population in July 2008: 1,199. Population change since 2000: +0.5%
 

Males: 552  (46.1%)
Females: 647  (53.9%)

Median resident age:  39.7 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 40409.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,403 (it was $17,500 in 2000)
Brodhead:  $22,403
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,679
Brodhead:  $19,679
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,548 (it was $47,500 in 2000)
Brodhead:  $70,548
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $81,393; Detached houses: $89,970; Mobile homes: $21,481

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Races in Brodhead:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Brodhead: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (31.4%), Irish (7.7%), German (5.4%), English (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/22/1880

Elevation: 940 feet

Land area: 2.20 square miles.

Population density: 545 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brodhead

  • High school or higher: 48.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brodhead city

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.3%
Kentucky:  2.0%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Brodhead, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brodhead to the number of sex offenders is 600 to 1.

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

Brodhead:  0.6% ($293)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (43.6 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (352.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mount Vernon, KY (2.2 miles ), Crab Orchard, KY (2.6 miles ), Conway, KY (2.7 miles ), Paint Lick, KY (3.3 miles ), Livingston, KY (3.6 miles ), Berea, KY (3.7 miles ), Waynesburg, KY (3.8 miles ), Eubank, KY (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.40 N, Longitude: 84.42 W

Area code: 606

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Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+4.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (28%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Apparel (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)



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Crime in Brodhead (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 burglaries (415.6 per 100,000)
  • 4 thefts (332.5 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (83.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 49.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.83
US city average:  3.00

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Brodhead-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 47% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.5 miles away from the Brodhead city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 tornado 32.4 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Brodhead-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 61.2 miles away from Brodhead center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from Brodhead center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 39.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 82.3 miles away from Brodhead center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Brodhead:
  • ROCKCASTLE HOSP (about 5 miles; MOUNT VERNON, KY)
  • BEREA HOSP (about 15 miles; BEREA, KY)
  • FORT LOGAN HOSP (about 17 miles; STANFORD, KY)

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located in Brodhead:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brodhead:
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 44 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 88 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
Public elementary/middle school in Brodhead:
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Cemetery: Piney Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Negro Creek (A), Boone Fork (B), Grassy Branch (C), Long Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brodhead and their reported violations in the past:

BRODHEAD WATER WORKS (Population served: 1701, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2003)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2003)
  • 4 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.5%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  32.8%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  14.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brodhead, KY


108 people in nursing homes


Brodhead compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Brodhead (2009 data):
  • Citizens Bank: Brodhead Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1996-12-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $128.5 mil, Deposits: $101.1 mil, headquarters in Mount Vernon, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Rockcastle Bancorp, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Rockcastle County Kentucky:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (64%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Brodhead

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents76.3%12.5%4.5%3.0%3.7%
Congregations52.4%14.3%16.7%7.1%9.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,210$26,5200$0
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$1,785
Water Supply 1$1,870$22,4400$0
Totals for Government 2$4,080$24,4801$1,785



4.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,214 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.65%
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 Madison County, KY  1.41% ($28,389 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, KY  0.39% ($27,850)
from Lincoln County, KY  0.27% ($27,500)


4.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,259 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.82%
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 Madison County, KY  1.33% ($24,853 average AGI)
to Laurel County, KY  0.37% ($24,053)
to Lincoln County, KY  0.33% ($26,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brodhead:
  • WRVK (1460 AM; 1 kW; MOUNT VERNON, KY; Owner: SAYLOR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRSL (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
  • WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brodhead:
  • WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
  • WRNZ (105.1 FM; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
  • WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWEL (103.9 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W277AA (103.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Brodhead:
  • WBLU-LP (Channel 62; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: SANDRA B. POWLEY)
  • WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
  • WOBZ-LP (Channel 9; EAST BERNSTADT, ETC., KY; Owner: ANDREA JOY KESLER)


Brodhead fatal accident list:
Aug 31, 1994 08:45 AM, 1505, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
May 18, 1992 05:00 AM, 150, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 12, 1979 07:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 5, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • On Lear Knob 3 Miles Nw Of, Call Sign: KNKN940
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/28/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sancturary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5
  • Lesley Cordileone, Brodhead Ky, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m
    Registrant: American Tower Through Unisite, Inc., 3450 Buschwood Park Dr. Ste. 250, Tampa, FL 33618, Phone: (813) 915-3500, Email:
  • Bridget B Breen, Brodhead Ky, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m
    Registrant: American Tower Through Unisite, Inc., 3450 Buschwood Park Dr. Ste. 250, Tampa, FL 33618, Phone: (813) 915-3500, Email:
  • Richard J Byrne, 622 Watertank Hill -- Lv54xc720-D, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.5 m, Overall height: 93 m
    Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 469-5559, Email:
  • Fred Kleber, 3.8 Mi Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 110.9 m
  • Fred Kleber, 3.8 Mi Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.5 m

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 9.7 Km N Of Mount Vernon, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 80 m, Call Sign: WPJS485
    Assigned Frequencies : 929.737 MHz, 929.862 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/03/1996, Expiration Date: 10/03/2006, Cancelation Date: 07/10/2001, Certifier: Donna Comer
    Registrant: Paging Network Of America, Inc., 1500 International Pkwy, Suite 300, Richardson, TX 75081, Phone: (972) 801-0304, Fax: (972) 801-0330
  • 9.7 Km N Of Mount Vernon, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 80 m, Call Sign: WPKH382
    Assigned Frequencies : 929.962 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/21/1997, Expiration Date: 02/21/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/15/2005, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
    Registrant: Venable, LLP, 575 7th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 344-4000, Fax: (202) 344-8300, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 1.7 Km S Of Jct Of I75 & Us 150, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPNY985
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.203 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/09/1999, Expiration Date: 08/09/2004, Cancelation Date: 10/09/2004, Certifier: Charles D Burton
    Registrant: Central Kentucky Communications, Columbia, KY 42728, Fax: (502) 384-9008
  • 1000 E Of Us 25 On Daily Ave, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPNY986
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.203 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/09/1999, Expiration Date: 08/09/2004, Cancelation Date: 10/09/2004, Certifier: Charles D Burton
    Registrant: Central Kentucky Communications, Columbia, KY 42728, Fax: (502) 384-9008

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • LEAR KNOB, 3.8 Mi Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.5 m, Call Sign: WHA755, Licensee ID: L00128694
    Assigned Frequencies : 6404.79 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 2165.20 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: American Cellular, LLC

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brodhead)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 44
  • Hazardous Condition: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 5

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