Rowan County, Kentucky (KY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,564
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,528
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,062 (it was 2,399 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 281 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 88 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (38.9%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 70%
- Government: 25%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 22,86093.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5322.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 4872.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3541.5%Two or more races
- 1620.7%Asian alone
- 120.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 30.8 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 39.4 years |
| Males: 11,935 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 12,667 |  (51.5%) |
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| Rowan County: | 2.0 people |
| Kentucky: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,337 ($28,055 in 1999)
| This county: | $49,337 |
| Kentucky: | $59,341 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $622 (lower quartile is $412, upper quartile is $798)
| This county: | $622 |
| State: | $702 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,245 (it was $65,700 in 2000)
| Rowan: | $166,245 |
| Kentucky: | $196,300 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,203Detached houses: $239,516
Here: $239,516 State: $256,452 Townhouses or other attached units: $222,358
Here: $222,358 State: $264,090 Mobile homes: $56,108
Here: $56,108 State: $84,635
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $421
Institutionalized population: 208
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 8
- Burglaries: 8
- Thefts: 31
- Auto thefts: 6
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 8
- Burglaries: 17
- Thefts: 47
- Auto thefts: 13
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 7 buildings, average cost: $86,300
- 2021: 6 buildings, average cost: $86,300
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 2019: 0 buildings
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $87,700
- 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $222,500
- 2016: 9 buildings, average cost: $153,300
- 2015: 4 buildings, average cost: $88,000
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $163,300
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $177,800
- 2012: 5 buildings, average cost: $50,000
- 2011: 0 buildings
- 2010: 0 buildings
- 2009: 0 buildings
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $78,500
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,500
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,900
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $51,300
- 2003: 21 buildings, average cost: $35,900
- 2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $35,900
- 2001: 17 buildings, average cost: $35,900
- 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $35,900
- 1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $35,900
- 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $35,900
- 1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $35,900
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,096 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $610 (0.6%)
| Rowan County: | 25.1% |
| Kentucky: | 16.5% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 30.8 years old
(Males: 30.6 years old, Females: 31.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 32.7 years old, Black residents: 20.4 years old, Asian residents: 36.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.8 years old, Other race residents: 20.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rowan County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.
Cities in this county include: Pine Grove, Morehead, Farmers, Lakeview Heights.
Neighboring counties: Jefferson County, Illinois 
, Jefferson County , Ness County, Kansas , Phelps County, Missouri , St. Clair County, Illinois , Westmoreland County, Virginia 
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| Here: | 5.3% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 4,503
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 452 (42.6% naturalized citizens)
| Rowan County: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2512010 or later
- 792000 to 2009
- 991990 to 1999
- 381980 to 1989
- 211970 to 1979
- 24Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,080
- One, attached: 137
- Two: 359
- 3 or 4: 392
- 5 to 9: 489
- 10 to 19: 286
- 20 or more: 76
- Mobile homes: 2,795
Housing units in Rowan County with a mortgage: 2,904 (358 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 278 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
| Here: | 9.5% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Rowan County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,004 | 28 |
| Mainline Protestant | 962 | 4 |
| Catholic | 365 | 1 |
| Other | 309 | 2 |
| None | 18,693 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
| Rowan County: | 3.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
| Rowan County: | 7.97 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
| This county: | 3.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Rowan County: | 9.7% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Rowan County: | 34.6% |
| State: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 16.6% |
| State: | 15.9% |
Agriculture in Rowan County:
Average size of farms: 117 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12,933
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $196.61
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.58%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9,859
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.50%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20,252
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.60
Corn for grain: 416 harvested acres
Vegetables: 26 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 22 acres
Earthquake activity:
Rowan County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 37% 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 27.7 miles away from Rowan County 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 24.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 300.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 174.9 miles away from the county 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 242.3 miles away from Rowan County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 242.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 11, 2015 to July 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4239: August 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4239, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 03, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4057: March 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4057, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 17, 2010 to July 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1925: July 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1925, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Rowan County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 17, Tornadoes: 9, Mudslides: 6, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 3, 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).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 9,862 (76.7%)
- Carpooled: 1,210 (9.4%)
- Bus: 39 (0.3%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 79 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 19 (0.1%)
- Walked: 582 (4.5%)
- Worked at home: 968 (7.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (19%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Mexico (38%)
- India (10%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Guatemala (7%)
- Korea (6%)
- Germany (6%)
- Sudan (6%)
- American (50%)
- English (12%)
- Irish (10%)
- German (5%)
- Scottish (2%)
- European (1%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
People in group quarters in Rowan County, Kentucky in 2010:
- 2,183 people in college/university student housing
- 90 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 83 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 24 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 19 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 14 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 11 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in group homes intended for adults
- 5 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Rowan County, Kentucky in 2000:
- 2,709 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 117 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 104 people in nursing homes
- 43 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 32 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 32 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 17 people in other workers' dormitories
- 14 people in other group homes
- 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 9 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 4 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 2 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 2 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 2 people in religious group quarters
8.84% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,138 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.84% |
| Kentucky average: | 7.04% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.48% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($23,945 average AGI)
2.37% relocated from other states ($12,193 average AGI)
Rowan County: 2.37% Kentucky average: 2.87%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Carter County, KY |  0.70% ($31,132 average AGI) |
| from Bath County, KY | 0.62% ($34,298) |
| from Fleming County, KY | 0.62% ($36,043) |
| from Fayette County, KY | 0.57% ($38,814) |
| from Morgan County, KY | 0.54% ($40,317) |
| from Montgomery County, KY | 0.44% ($29,697) |
9.03% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,937 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.03% |
| Kentucky average: | 6.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.98% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($27,241 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($8,696 average AGI)
Rowan County: 2.06% Kentucky average: 2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Carter County, KY | 0.79% ($37,083 average AGI) |
| to Fleming County, KY | 0.79% ($34,200) |
| to Fayette County, KY | 0.78% ($39,949) |
| to Bath County, KY | 0.58% ($31,295) |
| to Montgomery County, KY | 0.41% ($32,968) |
| to Morgan County, KY | 0.38% ($32,310) |
| to Clark County, KY | 0.28% ($50,714) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,563 (2,616 aged, 947 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 516 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Rowan County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (326)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (275)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (252)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (109)
- Unspecified dementia (58)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (36)
- Congestive heart failure (21)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,036
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 600
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 134,113
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 985
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 886
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 41
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 94
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Household type by relationship:
Households: 24,602- Male householders: 4,152 (1,172 living alone), Female householders: 5,115 (1,612 living alone)
4,126 spouses (4,040 opposite-sex spouses), 811 unmarried partners, (811 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,314 children (4,544 natural, 328 adopted, 433 stepchildren), 1,129 grandchildren, 91 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 0 foster children, 312 other relatives, 741 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,715
Size of family households: 1,928 2-persons, 1,864 3-persons, 841 4-persons, 574 5-persons, 256 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,785 1-person, 779 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 14 5-persons.
2,727 married couples with children.
772 single-parent households (185 men, 587 women).
96.7% of residents of Rowan speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 38% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $141,292,000 ($6,371 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,045,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,166,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,093,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $549,000
Federal grants: $51,186,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,692,000 ($107,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,606,000 ($2,190,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $47,621,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,372,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,409,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,381| Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 912
| Here: | 41 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +170
| Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -468
| Here: |  -21 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +8 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.44 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Rowan County, Kentucky
- 542020 or later
- 1,4682010 to 2019
- 1,7552000 to 2009
- 2,6581990 to 1999
- 1,6121980 to 1989
- 1,5041970 to 1979
- 8161960 to 1969
- 4081950 to 1959
- 1691940 to 1949
- 2261939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rowan County, Kentucky
- 141 room
- 02 rooms
- 493 rooms
- 4754 rooms
- 1,2005 rooms
- 1,1566 rooms
- 8647 rooms
- 8458 rooms
- 1,1329+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rowan County, Kentucky
- 741 room
- 3462 rooms
- 3533 rooms
- 1,0664 rooms
- 8925 rooms
- 3366 rooms
- 1827 rooms
- 1448 rooms
- 1409+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rowan County, Kentucky
- 14no bedroom
- 241 bedroom
- 8932 bedrooms
- 3,2983 bedrooms
- 1,1844 bedrooms
- 3275+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rowan County, Kentucky
- 152no bedroom
- 5901 bedroom
- 1,4522 bedrooms
- 9743 bedrooms
- 2714 bedrooms
- 295+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Rowan County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 257no vehicle
- 1,4091 vehicle
- 1,9882 vehicles
- 1,1693 vehicles
- 6034 vehicles
- 2945+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Rowan County in renter-occupied apartments
- 511no vehicle
- 1,5601 vehicle
- 1,0722 vehicles
- 2993 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 415+ vehicles
85.9% of Rowan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Kentucky.
| Rowan County: | 85.9% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18,293
- Other state: 5,705
- Northeast: 358
- Midwest: 2,952
- South: 2,003
- West: 363
- 64.2%Electricity
- 16.6%Utility gas
- 10.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.9%Wood
- 76.2%Electricity
- 19.2%Utility gas
- 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 290
| Here: | 14.5% |
| Kentucky: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
| Here: | 4.7% |
| Kentucky: | 15.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 65
| Here: | 1.7% |
| Kentucky: | 19.6% |
Rowan County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,367,000
Cash and Securities: $13,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,913,000
Other: $1,368,000
Other: $1,328,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $9,799,000
Health - Other: $12,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $7,312,000
General - Other: $3,862,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,877,000
General - Other: $2,767,000
Regular Highways: $2,548,000
Regular Highways: $2,192,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,484,000
Health - Other: $1,428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $332,000
Central Staff Services: $291,000
Police Protection: $290,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $287,000
Central Staff Services: $281,000
Police Protection: $280,000
Financial Administration: $265,000
Local Fire Protection: $221,000
Financial Administration: $220,000
Local Fire Protection: $217,000
General Public Buildings: $199,000
Natural Resources - Other: $194,000
Natural Resources - Other: $187,000
General Public Buildings: $151,000
Solid Waste Management: $106,000
Solid Waste Management: $99,000
Air Transportation: $38,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Transit Utilities: $27,000
Parks and Recreation: $27,000
Transit Utilities: $27,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,331,000
Other: $114,000
Other: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $707,000
Interest on Debt: $633,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $27,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $15,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,244,000
Other: $960,000
Other: $281,000
General Local Government Support: $118,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,012,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,130,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $13,316,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,202,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,088,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,974,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,450,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,568,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,114,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,114,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $260,000
General Revenue - Other: $122,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Rents: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $16,000
Rents: $8,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $285,000
Parks and Recreation: $265,000
Parks and Recreation: $69,000
Regular Highways: $68,000
Health - Other: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $44,000
Health - Other: $23,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,578,000
Cash and Securities: $2,364,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,202,000
Cash and Securities: $9,974,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,611,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,710,000
Highways: $1,399,000
Highways: $1,388,000
Other: $1,339,000
General Local Government Support: $567,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $5,864,000
Individual Income: $5,768,000
Property: $951,000
Property: $910,000
Public Utilities Sales: $128,000
Public Utilities Sales: $117,000
Corporation License: $67,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $66,000
Corporation License: $63,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $44,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,241,000
: $3,509,000
Rowan County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,367,000
Cash and Securities: $13,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,913,000
Other: $1,368,000
Other: $1,328,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $9,799,000
Health - Other: $12,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $7,312,000
General - Other: $3,862,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,877,000
General - Other: $2,767,000
Regular Highways: $2,548,000
Regular Highways: $2,192,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,484,000
Health - Other: $1,428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $332,000
Central Staff Services: $291,000
Police Protection: $290,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $287,000
Central Staff Services: $281,000
Police Protection: $280,000
Financial Administration: $265,000
Local Fire Protection: $221,000
Financial Administration: $220,000
Local Fire Protection: $217,000
General Public Buildings: $199,000
Natural Resources - Other: $194,000
Natural Resources - Other: $187,000
General Public Buildings: $151,000
Solid Waste Management: $106,000
Solid Waste Management: $99,000
Air Transportation: $38,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Transit Utilities: $27,000
Parks and Recreation: $27,000
Transit Utilities: $27,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,331,000
Other: $114,000
Other: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $707,000
Interest on Debt: $633,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $27,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $15,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,244,000
Other: $960,000
Other: $281,000
General Local Government Support: $118,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,012,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,130,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $13,316,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,202,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,088,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,974,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,450,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,568,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,114,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,114,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $260,000
General Revenue - Other: $122,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Rents: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $16,000
Rents: $8,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $285,000
Parks and Recreation: $265,000
Parks and Recreation: $69,000
Regular Highways: $68,000
Health - Other: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $44,000
Health - Other: $23,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,578,000
Cash and Securities: $2,364,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,202,000
Cash and Securities: $9,974,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,611,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,710,000
Highways: $1,399,000
Highways: $1,388,000
Other: $1,339,000
General Local Government Support: $567,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $5,864,000
Individual Income: $5,768,000
Property: $951,000
Property: $910,000
Public Utilities Sales: $128,000
Public Utilities Sales: $117,000
Corporation License: $67,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $66,000
Corporation License: $63,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $44,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,241,000
: $3,509,000
Rowan County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,367,000
Cash and Securities: $13,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,913,000
Other: $1,368,000
Other: $1,328,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $9,799,000
Health - Other: $12,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $7,312,000
General - Other: $3,862,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,877,000
General - Other: $2,767,000
Regular Highways: $2,548,000
Regular Highways: $2,192,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,484,000
Health - Other: $1,428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $332,000
Central Staff Services: $291,000
Police Protection: $290,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $287,000
Central Staff Services: $281,000
Police Protection: $280,000
Financial Administration: $265,000
Local Fire Protection: $221,000
Financial Administration: $220,000
Local Fire Protection: $217,000
General Public Buildings: $199,000
Natural Resources - Other: $194,000
Natural Resources - Other: $187,000
General Public Buildings: $151,000
Solid Waste Management: $106,000
Solid Waste Management: $99,000
Air Transportation: $38,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Transit Utilities: $27,000
Parks and Recreation: $27,000
Transit Utilities: $27,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,331,000
Other: $114,000
Other: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $707,000
Interest on Debt: $633,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $27,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $15,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,244,000
Other: $960,000
Other: $281,000
General Local Government Support: $118,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,012,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,130,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $13,316,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,202,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,088,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,974,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,450,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,568,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,114,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,114,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $260,000
General Revenue - Other: $122,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Rents: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $16,000
Rents: $8,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $285,000
Parks and Recreation: $265,000
Parks and Recreation: $69,000
Regular Highways: $68,000
Health - Other: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $44,000
Health - Other: $23,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,578,000
Cash and Securities: $2,364,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,202,000
Cash and Securities: $9,974,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,611,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,710,000
Highways: $1,399,000
Highways: $1,388,000
Other: $1,339,000
General Local Government Support: $567,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $5,864,000
Individual Income: $5,768,000
Property: $951,000
Property: $910,000
Public Utilities Sales: $128,000
Public Utilities Sales: $117,000
Corporation License: $67,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $66,000
Corporation License: $63,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $44,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,241,000
: $3,509,000
Rowan County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,367,000
Cash and Securities: $13,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,913,000
Other: $1,368,000
Other: $1,328,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $9,799,000
Health - Other: $12,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $7,312,000
General - Other: $3,862,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,877,000
General - Other: $2,767,000
Regular Highways: $2,548,000
Regular Highways: $2,192,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,484,000
Health - Other: $1,428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $332,000
Central Staff Services: $291,000
Police Protection: $290,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $287,000
Central Staff Services: $281,000
Police Protection: $280,000
Financial Administration: $265,000
Local Fire Protection: $221,000
Financial Administration: $220,000
Local Fire Protection: $217,000
General Public Buildings: $199,000
Natural Resources - Other: $194,000
Natural Resources - Other: $187,000
General Public Buildings: $151,000
Solid Waste Management: $106,000
Solid Waste Management: $99,000
Air Transportation: $38,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Transit Utilities: $27,000
Parks and Recreation: $27,000
Transit Utilities: $27,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,331,000
Other: $114,000
Other: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $707,000
Interest on Debt: $633,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $27,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $15,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,244,000
Other: $960,000
Other: $281,000
General Local Government Support: $118,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,012,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,130,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $13,316,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,202,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,088,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,974,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,450,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,568,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,114,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,114,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $260,000
General Revenue - Other: $122,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Rents: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $16,000
Rents: $8,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $285,000
Parks and Recreation: $265,000
Parks and Recreation: $69,000
Regular Highways: $68,000
Health - Other: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $44,000
Health - Other: $23,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,578,000
Cash and Securities: $2,364,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,202,000
Cash and Securities: $9,974,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,611,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,710,000
Highways: $1,399,000
Highways: $1,388,000
Other: $1,339,000
General Local Government Support: $567,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $5,864,000
Individual Income: $5,768,000
Property: $951,000
Property: $910,000
Public Utilities Sales: $128,000
Public Utilities Sales: $117,000
Corporation License: $67,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $66,000
Corporation License: $63,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $44,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,241,000
: $3,509,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,216
- Number of aged recipients: 103
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,113
- Number of recipients under 18: 135
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 818
- Number of recipients older than 64: 263
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 505
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 529
| Most common first names in Rowan County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 118 | 72.1 years |
| Mary | 94 | 78.9 years |
| John | 83 | 75.8 years |
| William | 76 | 73.6 years |
| Charles | 53 | 75.3 years |
| Robert | 50 | 72.2 years |
| George | 44 | 73.6 years |
| Roy | 37 | 75.8 years |
| Anna | 33 | 79.6 years |
| Ethel | 25 | 81.9 years |
| Most common last names in Rowan County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Caudill | 88 | 75.2 years |
| Johnson | 69 | 71.5 years |
| Brown | 65 | 74.6 years |
| Jones | 58 | 76.8 years |
| Adkins | 56 | 72.1 years |
| Lewis | 48 | 72.5 years |
| Hall | 45 | 79.3 years |
| Fultz | 36 | 74.2 years |
| Black | 35 | 76.6 years |
| Smith | 35 | 75.1 years |
| Businesses in Rowan County, KY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | KFC | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Kroger | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
| FedEx | 4 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| GNC | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 4 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | |||