Calvert City, Kentucky

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Population in July 2008: 2,763. Population change since 2000: +2.3%

Males: 1,299	(47.0%)
Females: 1,464	(53.0%)

Median resident age:	42.7 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 42029.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,625 (it was $41,107 in 2000)

Calvert City:	$52,625
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,996

Calvert City:	$28,996
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,520 (it was $69,700 in 2000)

Calvert City:	$103,520
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $127,579; Detached houses: $131,217; Townhouses or other attached units: $84,572; In 2-unit structures: $155,012; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,394; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $186,004; Mobile homes: $25,746; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

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Races in Calvert City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Calvert City: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.8%), English (15.2%), United States (13.8%), Irish (11.6%), Dutch (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/05/1951

Land area: 13.9 square miles.

Population density: 199 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Calvert City

High school or higher: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
Unemployed: 8.0%
Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Calvert City city

Never married: 14.3%
Now married: 64.9%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 10.9%

27 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Calvert City, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Calvert City to the number of sex offenders is 395 to 1.

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

Calvert City:	0.6% ($432)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (63.9 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (106.8 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (334.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Grand Rivers, KY (2.6 miles ), Smithland, KY (2.8 miles ), Ledbetter, KY (2.9 miles ), Reidland, KY (3.1 miles ), Woodlawn-Oakdale, KY (3.5 miles ), Benton, KY (3.5 miles ), Dycusburg, KY (3.6 miles) , Kuttawa, KY (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2008: 0 buildings

Latitude: 37.03 N, Longitude: 88.35 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,584 (+95.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 489 (38.4%)

Area code: 270

Calvert City household income distribution

Calvert City, Kentucky business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+1.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Chemicals (17%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Chemicals (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Engineers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Crime in Calvert City (2003):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
1 assault (36.8 per 100,000)
29 burglaries (1067.4 per 100,000)
44 thefts (1619.4 per 100,000)
9 auto thefts (331.2 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 173.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Crime in Calvert City (2004):

2 murders (72.9 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
3 assaults (109.4 per 100,000)
10 burglaries (364.7 per 100,000)
32 thefts (1167.0 per 100,000)
9 auto thefts (328.2 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 266.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.17
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Calvert City, Kentucky

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Calvert City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Calvert City city center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/6/2003, a category 4 tornado 25.0 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 33 people and caused $16 million in damages.

Calvert City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 66.0 miles away from Calvert City center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from Calvert City center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 51.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/6/2003 at 12:29:34, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 36.6 miles away from Calvert City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Main business address for: ISP CHEMICALS INC /NY/ (INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS).

Hospitals/medical centers near Calvert City:

MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 13 miles; BENTON, KY)
LIVINGSTON HOSP AND HEALTHCARE SER INC (about 17 miles; SALEM, KY)
LOURDES HOSP (about 18 miles; PADUCAH, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Calvert City, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calvert City:

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 57 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 58 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 66 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 76 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)

Public elementary/middle schools in Calvert City:

Calvert City Elementary School (Location: 563 East Fifth Ave; Grades: KG - 5)
North Marshall Middle School (Location: 3111 U. S. Hwy 95; Grades: 6 - 8)

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Notable location: Haddox Ferry (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Duke Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Camp Creek (A), Little Cypress Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Super 8 Motel (3503 USHighway 62) (1), Kentucky Dam Motel (4020 Us Highway 62) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

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

CALVERT CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3983, Groundwater):

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)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-24-2005)

2 minor monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.0%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Calvert City, KY

People in group quarters in Calvert City

102 people in nursing homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in religious group quarters

Calvert City compared to Kentucky state average:

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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.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage 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 Calvert City (2009 data):

Regions Bank: Calvert City Branch at 1400 Fifth Avenue, branch established on 1965-02-08. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Community Financial Services Bank: Calvert Banking Center at Fifth And Cedar Streets, branch established on 1908-10-01. Info updated 2007-08-07: Bank assets: $435.7 mil, Deposits: $329.7 mil, headquarters in Benton, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Community Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Calvert City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Calvert City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Catholic Church
Adherents	58.5%	13.1%	13.0%	5.0%	3.0%
Congregations	37.0%	16.4%	19.2%	1.4%	2.7%

Name	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	American Baptist Association	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.5%	1.0%	1.0%	1.9%
Congregations	5.5%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	13.7%

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 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	2	$8,311	$49,866	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	3	$6,080	$24,320	0	$0
Financial Administration	3	$6,343	$25,372	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	4	$12,737	$38,211	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$1,280	$15,360	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$6,934	$27,736	0	$0
Streets and Highways	4	$7,997	$23,991	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	3	$6,310	$25,240	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$8,964	$53,784	0	$0
Totals for Government	25	$64,957	$31,179	0	$0

Calvert City government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,492,000
Charges - Sewerage: $283,000
Solid Waste Management: $116,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000

All Other: $4,000
Construction - Central Staff Services: $1,703,000
Regular Highways: $47,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,968,000
Water Utilities: $453,000

Central Staff Services: $416,000

Sewerage: $372,000

Regular Highways: $285,000

Parks & Recreation: $175,000

Solid Waste Management: $140,000

Fire Protection: $91,000

Financial Administration: $15,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,141,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
All Other: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $19,339,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $18,795,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $544,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $65,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000

General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $544,000
Police Protection: $30,000

Parks & Recreation: $30,000

Fire Protection: $19,000

Regular Highways: $16,000

Central Staff: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,029,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $626,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $80,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,716,000
Tax - Property: $942,000
Individual Income: $916,000

NEC: $433,000

Public Utilities: $32,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $766,000

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
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 McCracken County, KY	1.39% ($34,122 average AGI)
from Calloway County, KY	0.66% ($26,095)
from Graves County, KY	0.46% ($29,154)

6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
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 McCracken County, KY	1.46% ($34,068 average AGI)
to Calloway County, KY	0.86% ($25,179)
to Graves County, KY	0.47% ($34,288)

Strongest AM radio stations in Calvert City:

WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WWLK (900 AM; 1 kW; EDDYVILLE, KY; Owner: TILENT, INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WDXR (1450 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Calvert City:

WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WCBL-FM (99.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
WAAJ (89.7 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WTRT (88.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
WBEL (88.5 FM; CAIRO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WREZ (105.5 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)

TV broadcast stations around Calvert City:

WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Calvert City, Kentucky:

Fatal accident count: 16
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 29
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
Fatalities: 17
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 44
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Kentucky average:

Fatal accident count: 72
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 112
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
Fatalities: 78
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 190
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

See more detailed statistics of Calvert City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,120
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 300

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Calvert City)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 16
Hazardous Condition: 5

Incident types - Calvert City

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Calvert City, KY

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