Gravel Switch, Kentucky
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Males: 548 | (49.9%) |
Females: 552 | (50.1%) |
Median resident age: | 37.0 years |
Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 40328
Gravel Switch: | $47,029 |
KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $22,238 (it was $12,630 in 2000)
Gravel Switch CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $107,146 (it was $48,100 in 2000)
Gravel Switch: | $107,146 |
KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $181,671; detached houses: $192,190; townhouses or other attached units: $814,509; mobile homes: $51,628
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gravel Switch, KY
- 1,03298.9%White alone
- 50.5%Black alone
- 30.3%American Indian alone
- 30.3%Hispanic
- 10.10%Asian alone
Races in Gravel Switch detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Kentucky and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Gravel Switch, Kentucky as of June 16, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Gravel Switch is 275 to 1.
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 910 feet
Land area: 44.6 square miles.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (very low).
Gravel Switch CCD: | 0.4% ($199) |
Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayette, KY (44.5 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (325.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 37.58 N, Longitude: 85.08 W
Here: | 3.0% |
Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Educational services (15.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.0%)
- Health care (8.3%)
- Construction (7.2%)
- Transportation equipment (5.6%)
- Wood products (5.4%)
- Public administration (5.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (19.2%)
- Educational services (9.8%)
- Wood products (9.4%)
- Construction (8.2%)
- Transportation equipment (8.2%)
- Machinery (7.5%)
- Public administration (5.1%)
- Educational services (23.4%)
- Health care (14.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Construction (5.7%)
- Public administration (5.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.9%)
- Bus drivers (6.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12.9%)
- Bus drivers (9.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Woodworkers (6.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (10.4%)
- Child care workers (7.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.7%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.2%)
- Teachers, secondary school (5.2%)
Average climate in Gravel Switch, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Gravel Switch-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Gravel Switch place center injured 56 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 tornado 31.5 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 81 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Gravel Switch-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 101% 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 75.5 miles away from Gravel Switch 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 164.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 164.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 150.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 175.1 miles away from the city 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 76.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marion County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Mudslides: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Gravel Switch:
- FMC - LEBANON MARION COUNTY (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; LEBANON, KY)
- CEDARS OF LEBANON NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LEBANON, KY)
- CEDARS OF LEBANON REST HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LEBANON, KY)
- THE VILLAGE OF LEBANON II (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LEBANON, KY)
- SPRING VIEW HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; LEBANON, KY)
- SPRINGFIELD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; SPRINGFIELD, KY)
- MEDCO CENTER OF SPRINGFIELD (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; SPRINGFIELD, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gravel Switch:
- Campbellsville University (about 23 miles; Campbellsville, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,948)
- Lindsey Wilson College (about 36 miles; Columbia, KY; FT enrollment: 2,552)
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (about 44 miles; Elizabethtown, KY; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- Eastern Kentucky University (about 44 miles; Richmond, KY; FT enrollment: 13,525)
- Bluegrass Community and Technical College (about 44 miles; Lexington, KY; FT enrollment: 8,560)
- Somerset Community College (about 44 miles; Somerset, KY; FT enrollment: 4,698)
- University of Kentucky (about 45 miles; Lexington, KY; FT enrollment: 23,517)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Gravel Switch Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Gravel Switch include: Kedron Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), Beech Fork Church (C), Siloam Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Crews Cemetery (1), Rawlings Cemetery (2), Rollertown Cemetery (3), Tatum Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Amanda Cooley Branch (A), Devers Branch (B), Buffalo Creek (C), Logan Creek (D), Landers Creek (E), Jones Creek (F), Hot Water Creek (G), Hancock Branch (H), Rubin Cooley Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.6 people |
Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 71.6% |
Whole state: | 66.9% |
This place: | 7.9% |
Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This place: | 23.7% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This place: | 9.1% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Gravel Switch:
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 66.8%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 5.8%
For population 25 years and over in Gravel Switch:
- High school or higher: 62.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.4 minutes
Here: | 15.2 |
Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Gravel Switch, KY (based on Marion County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 6,511 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,601 | 19 |
Mainline Protestant | 988 | 9 |
Other | 269 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 163 | 2 |
None | 7,288 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Marion County: | 5.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Marion County: | 11.0% |
Kentucky: | 11.0% |
This county: | 30.7% |
State: | 30.0% |
Marion County: | 18.6% |
Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Gravel Switch:
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLBN (1590 AM; 1 kW; LEBANON, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION COUNTY, INC)
- WDFB (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JUNCTION CITY, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS VISION & OUTREACH CORP)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- WHIR (1230 AM; 1 kW; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN B/CSTNG OF DANVILLE, INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gravel Switch:
- WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
- WVLC (99.9 FM; MANNSVILLE, KY; Owner: PATRICIA RODGERS)
- WAKY-FM (102.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, KY; Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY CBC, INC.)
- WLSK (100.9 FM; LEBANON, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION COUNTY, INC)
- WDFB-FM (88.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION)
- WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
- WDCL-FM (89.7 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
- WCKQ (104.1 FM; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION & TAYLOR COUNTIES INC)
- WHIR-FM (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKDO-FM (98.7 FM; LIBERTY, KY; Owner: CARLOS D. WESLEY)
TV broadcast stations around Gravel Switch:
- WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W06AY (Channel 6; LEBANON, KY; Owner: GARY WHITE)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- Edward T Richardson, 500 Gravel Switch Road Sr 243 (Lat: 37.609639 Lon: -85.053139), Type: 77.4, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Liberty Towers, LLC, Mhofe@libertytowers.Com, , Rockv-ille, Phone: (202) 420-7300
- Michael E Hofe, 500 Gravel Switch Road Sr 243 (Lat: 37.609639 Lon: -85.053139), Type: 77.4, Structure height: 21155 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
- Ronald R Smith, 149 Preston Loop (Lat: 37.592889 Lon: -85.044944), Type: 76.2, Structure height: 21155 m, Overall height: 73.2 m, Registrant: Lukas, Lafuria, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, Suite 1200, Tyson-s, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Ronald R Smith, 149 Preston Loop (Lat: 37.592889 Lon: -85.044944), Type: 76.2, Structure height: 21155 m, Overall height: 73.2 m, Registrant: Lukas, Lafuria, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, Suite 1200, Tyson-s, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Ronald Smith, 149 Preston Loop (Lat: 37.592889 Lon: -85.044944), Type: 76.2, Structure height: 21155 m, Overall height: 73.2 m, Registrant: Lukas, Lafuria, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, Suite 1200, Tyson-s, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Christophe Le Scanve, 149 Preston Loop (Lat: 37.592889 Lon: -85.044944), Type: 76.2, Structure height: 21155 m, Overall height: 73.2 m, Registrant: Cellco Partnership, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Matthew Bonfante, Minors Branch Road (Lat: 37.509306 Lon: -84.956417), Type: 94.5, Structure height: 21045 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: The Towers, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, Ste 200, Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4023
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- End Of Orberson Ln (Lat: 37.555861 Lon: -85.094528), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Call Sign: WQFG535,
Assigned Frequencies: 155.962 MHz, Grant Date: 07/19/2016, Expiration Date: 07/11/2026, Certifier: Dave Hourigan, Registrant: Jennings Communications & Consulting, LLC, 1108 Main St, Murray, KY 42071, Phone: (270) 759-9600, Fax: (502) 584-6999, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
4- Call Sign: KG4KFJ, Licensee ID: L00294895, Grant Date: 07/06/2011, Expiration Date: 07/06/2021, Cancellation Date: 01/20/2021, Certifier: Jacob M Wardrip, Registrant: Jacob M Wardrip, 5578 Us 68 W, Gravel Switch, KY 40328
- Call Sign: KJ4JAE, Licensee ID: L01460640, Grant Date: 10/29/2018, Expiration Date: 01/22/2029, Certifier: James B Young Iii, Registrant: James B Young Iii, Gravel Switch, KY 40328
- Call Sign: KO4LCQ, Previous Call Sign: KG4KFJ, Licensee ID: L00294895, Grant Date: 07/06/2011, Expiration Date: 07/06/2021, Cancellation Date: 02/13/2021, Certifier: Jacob M Wardrip, Registrant: Jacob M Wardrip, 5578 Us 68 W, Gravel Switch, KY 40328
- Call Sign: K4JMW, Previous Call Sign: KO4LCQ, Licensee ID: L00294895, Grant Date: 02/13/2021, Expiration Date: 02/13/2031, Certifier: Jacob M Wardrip, Registrant: Jacob M Wardrip, 5578 Us 68 W, Gravel Switch, KY 40328
- 40.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 38.2%Electricity
- 17.6%Wood
- 3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 64.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 29.6%Electricity
- 5.6%Wood
Gravel Switch compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.