Pruden-Fonde, Kentucky
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| Males: 474 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 472 |  (49.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.3 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 40940
| Pruden-Fonde: | $29,387 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $15,841 (it was $9,349 in 2000)
Pruden-Fonde CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $61,605 (it was $30,200 in 2000)
| Pruden-Fonde: | $61,605 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $126,319; detached houses: $148,633; townhouses or other attached units: $90,266; in 2-unit structures: $102,201; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $378,810; mobile homes: $61,459
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pruden-Fonde, KY
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- 96898.8%White alone
- 80.8%Hispanic
- 20.2%American Indian alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
- 10.1%Two or more races
Races in Pruden-Fonde detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 30.6 square miles.
Population density: 31 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Pruden-Fonde CCD: | 0.8% ($249) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN 
(44.4 miles , pop. 173,890).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fayette, KY (103.4 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (414.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Pearl, KY (2.0 miles ),
), Siler, KY (2.9 miles ),
), Kentucky Ridge, KY (3.2 miles ),
), Powell Valley, TN (3.2 miles ),
), Bryants, KY (3.3 miles ),
), Latitude: 36.61 N, Longitude: 83.89 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 423
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (16.4%)
- Public administration (9.8%)
- Educational services (8.7%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (8.4%)
- Social assistance (8.4%)
- Truck transportation (7.6%)
- Apparel (5.1%)
- Public administration (16.3%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (13.9%)
- Truck transportation (12.7%)
- Social assistance (9.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (7.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.0%)
- Fuel dealers (4.8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (36.7%)
- Educational services (16.5%)
- Apparel (12.8%)
- Health care (11.9%)
- Social assistance (7.3%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (6.4%)
- U. S. Postal service (5.5%)
- Child care workers (9.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Religious workers (4.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.7%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Other protective service workers, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Child care workers (6.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.0%)
- Child care workers (14.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13.8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11.9%)
- Religious workers (11.9%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11.9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (6.4%)
Average climate in Pruden-Fonde, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 80.8. This is about average.
| City: | 80.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2000 was 0.127. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.127 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.2 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.68. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 9.68 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Pruden-Fonde-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/9/1988, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.8 miles away from the Pruden-Fonde place center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 3/12/1967, a category F3 tornado 13.4 miles away from the place center .
Earthquake activity:
Pruden-Fonde-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 72% 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 110.1 miles away from Pruden-Fonde 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 56.5 miles away from Pruden-Fonde center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 155.6 miles away from the city 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 253.4 miles away from Pruden-Fonde center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 105.8 miles away from Pruden-Fonde center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 339.6 miles away from Pruden-Fonde 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 Bell County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 12, Mudslides: 5, Landslides: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Fires: 2, Snows: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Pruden-Fonde:
- MIDDLESBORO HEALTH CARE FACILITY (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; MIDDLESBORO, KY)
- MIDDLESBORO APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HOSPIT Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; MIDDLESBORO, KY)
- MIDDLESBORO ARH HOME HEALTH AGENCY (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; MIDDLESBORO, KY)
- AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; MIDDLESBORO, KY)
- BEECH TREE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; JELLICO, TN)
- JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; JELLICO, TN)
- SUNBELT HOMECARE (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; JELLICO, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pruden-Fonde:
- Lincoln Memorial University (about 13 miles; Harrogate, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,706)
- University of the Cumberlands (about 18 miles; Williamsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 3,585)
- Walters State Community College (about 45 miles; Morristown, TN; FT enrollment: 4,359)
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (about 46 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 25,483)
- Pellissippi State Community College (about 49 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 7,271)
- Somerset Community College (about 51 miles; Somerset, KY; FT enrollment: 4,698)
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 56 miles; Cumberland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,196)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Frakes Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Pruden-Fonde include: Fuson Church (A), Henderson Grove Church (B), New Vine Church (C), Black Top Church (D), Tracy Branch Baptist Church (E), Chenoa Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Chenoa Cemetery (1), Partin Cemetery (2), Henderson Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Chenoa Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willis Branch (A), Sowder Creek (B), Pine Creek (C), Buck Creek (D), Marsee Branch (E), White Row Branch (F), Wheeler Creek (G), Partin Branch (H), Fuson Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 70.1% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 30.3% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
3 people in other workers' dormitories in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Pruden-Fonde:
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 7.4%
For population 25 years and over in Pruden-Fonde:
- High school or higher: 48.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 18.7 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
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Religion statistics for Pruden-Fonde, KY (based on Bell County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 17,897 | 64 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,651 | 12 |
| Catholic | 372 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 119 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | - |
| None | 7,650 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| Bell County: | 4.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Bell County: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
| Bell County: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
| This county: | 3.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 13.5% |
| State: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Bell County: | 34.2% |
| Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Bell County: | 19.4% |
| Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Pruden-Fonde:
- WMIK (560 AM; 2 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
- WRWB (740 AM; 1 kW; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: PINE HILLS OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
- WEZJ (1440 AM; 2 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WFXY (1490 AM; 1 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: COUNTRY WIDE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WYWY (950 AM; 1 kW; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE-COMMNITY BROADC/G CO IN)
- WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pruden-Fonde:
- WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
- WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
- WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
- WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
- WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLMU (91.3 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
- WQLA-FM (104.9 FM; LA FOLLETTE, TN; Owner: LAFOLLETTE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
- WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pruden-Fonde:
- WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
- WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
- WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
- WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WPXK (Channel 54; JELLICO, TN; Owner: PAXSON KNOXVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 69.9%Electricity
- 12.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.6%Coal or coke
- 5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.0%Wood
- 58.9%Electricity
- 26.8%Coal or coke
- 14.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Pruden-Fonde compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below 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.
- Renting percentage 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.
Pruden-Fonde on our top lists:
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least cars per house, population 500+"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"