Cumberland Falls, Kentucky
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| Males: 2,840 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 2,898 |  (50.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 33.5 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 40701
| Cumberland Falls: | $44,282 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $21,550 (it was $12,173 in 2000)
Cumberland Falls CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $94,240 (it was $36,800 in 2000)
| Cumberland Falls: | $94,240 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $141,900; detached houses: $157,411; townhouses or other attached units: $178,646; mobile homes: $82,371
Cumberland Falls, KY residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cumberland Falls, KY
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- 5,29698.2%White alone
- 390.7%Two or more races
- 360.7%Hispanic
- 140.3%American Indian alone
- 40.07%Asian alone
- 30.06%Black alone
Races in Cumberland Falls detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 105.3 square miles.
Population density: 54 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Cumberland Falls CCD: | 0.8% ($297) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN 
(62.1 miles , pop. 173,890).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fayette, KY (83.6 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (391.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Rockholds, KY (2.6 miles ),
), Emlyn, KY (3.3 miles ),
), Parkers Lake, KY (3.3 miles ),
), Pleasant View, KY (3.6 miles ),
), Keavy, KY (3.6 miles )
)Latitude: 36.84 N, Longitude: 84.23 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 606
| Here: | 4.4% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Construction (11.6%)
- Health care (9.9%)
- Educational services (9.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.9%)
- Plastics & rubber products (3.7%)
- Truck transportation (3.6%)
- Construction (19.8%)
- Educational services (6.0%)
- Truck transportation (5.5%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.1%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (3.8%)
- Health care (19.1%)
- Educational services (14.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
- Computer & electronic products (6.4%)
- Apparel (4.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.7%)
- Personal & laundry services (3.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7.1%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
Average climate in Cumberland Falls, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Cumberland Falls-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the Cumberland Falls place center .
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 tornado 30.3 miles away from the place center killed 10 people and injured 113 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cumberland Falls-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 81% greater 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 95.8 miles away from Cumberland Falls center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.5 miles away from Cumberland Falls center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 229.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 176.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 92.3 miles away from Cumberland Falls center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 229.0 miles away from Cumberland Falls center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Whitley County (24) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 13, Mudslides: 6, Tornadoes: 6, Landslides: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Fires: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Cumberland Falls:
- CORBIN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CORBIN, KY)
- THE HERITAGE (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CORBIN, KY)
- CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; CORBIN, KY)
- PROFESSIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE, INC (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; LONDON, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cumberland Falls:
- University of the Cumberlands (about 9 miles; Williamsburg, KY; Full-time enrollment: 3,585)
- Somerset Community College (about 27 miles; Somerset, KY; FT enrollment: 4,698)
- Lincoln Memorial University (about 37 miles; Harrogate, TN; FT enrollment: 3,706)
- Lindsey Wilson College (about 62 miles; Columbia, KY; FT enrollment: 2,552)
- Pellissippi State Community College (about 62 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 7,271)
- Eastern Kentucky University (about 63 miles; Richmond, KY; FT enrollment: 13,525)
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (about 64 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 25,483)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Cumberland Falls: Sawyer Campsite (A), Little Marina (B), Lovers Leap Overlook (C), Dry Bridge Overlook (D), Bark Camp (E), Mouth of Laurel Boat Ramp (F), Star Creek Shelter Campground (G), Bark Camp Shelter Campground (H), Grove Recreation Area (I), Grove Boat-in Camp (J), Galilean Childrens Home (K), Whitley County Emergency Medical Services (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cumberland Falls include: Concord Church (A), Canada Town Holiness Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Frankford Baptist Church (D), Youngs Creek Church (E), Youngs Chapel Baptist Church (F), White Oak Church (G), Tidal Wave Church (H), Shiner Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Youngs Cemetery (1), Sutton Cemetery (2), Steely Cemetery (3), Ryan Cemetery (4), Ridener Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bunches Creek (A), Buzzard Creek (B), Calf Pen Fork (C), Cane Creek (D), Cantrel Creek (E), Carr Creek (F), Catfish Creek (G), Cow Creek (H), Crow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Cumberland Falls: Cumberland Falls State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 75.0% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 30.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
3 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled in 2000
3 people in religious group quarters in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Cumberland Falls:
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 67.0%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 9.2%
For population 25 years and over in Cumberland Falls:
- High school or higher: 54.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 15.2 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Cumberland Falls, KY (based on Whitley County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 20,685 | 78 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,697 | 7 |
| Other | 652 | 3 |
| Catholic | 92 | 2 |
| None | 12,511 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Here: | 2.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| This county: | 1.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
| This county: | 5.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13
| Whitley County: | 3.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 13.9% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Whitley County: | 30.9% |
| Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Whitley County: | 20.7% |
| Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Cumberland Falls:
- WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
- WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEZJ (1440 AM; 2 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WCTT (680 AM; 1 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMIK (560 AM; 2 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cumberland Falls:
- WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVCT (91.5 FM; KEAVY, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
- WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
- WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WHAY (105.9 FM; WHITLEY CITY, KY; Owner: TIM LAVENDER)
- WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
- WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
- WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKKQ (96.1 FM; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE COMMUNITY B/NG CO.INC.)
- WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
- WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
- WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Cumberland Falls:
- WVTN-LP (Channel 48; CORBIN, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
- W39CK (Channel 20; CORBIN, KY; Owner: DEREK RAY EUBANKS)
- WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W33BK (Channel 33; CORBIN, KY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 52.7%Electricity
- 16.9%Utility gas
- 14.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.5%Wood
- 5.1%Coal or coke
- 4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 52.1%Electricity
- 22.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.0%Utility gas
- 5.3%Coal or coke
- 5.0%Wood
- 4.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Cumberland Falls compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house 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.
Cumberland Falls on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other construction workers and helpers (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: fuel dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: fuel dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: beverage and tobacco products (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: apparel (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: computer and electronic products (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"