Rosewood, Kentucky
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Males: 746 | (50.1%) |
Females: 743 | (49.9%) |
Median resident age: | 39.8 years |
Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 42345
Rosewood: | $56,451 |
KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,138 (it was $17,142 in 2000)
Rosewood CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $130,780 (it was $52,500 in 2000)
Rosewood: | $130,780 |
KY: | $196,300 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rosewood, KY
- 1,48698.7%White alone
- 110.7%Hispanic
- 70.5%Two or more races
- 20.1%Asian alone
Races in Rosewood detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 602 feet
Land area: 78.3 square miles.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (very low).
Rosewood CCD: | 0.8% ($397) |
Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (39.2 miles , pop. 103,455).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (68.4 miles , pop. 569,891).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (329.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 37.10 N, Longitude: 87.14 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 270
Here: | 5.7% |
Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Health care (7.0%)
- Educational services (6.5%)
- Truck transportation (6.3%)
- Construction (6.2%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (6.0%)
- Social assistance (4.8%)
- Utilities (4.7%)
- Truck transportation (10.2%)
- Construction (9.9%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (7.8%)
- Metal & metal products (6.4%)
- Utilities (5.9%)
- Wood products (5.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.8%)
- Educational services (14.6%)
- Health care (12.8%)
- Social assistance (12.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.8%)
- Apparel (5.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Registered nurses (5.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.0%)
- Child care workers (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.3%)
- Extraction workers (5.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.7%)
- Child care workers (9.7%)
- Registered nurses (8.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Cashiers (4.9%)
Average climate in Rosewood, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 69.7. This is about average.
City: | 69.7 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 5.36. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.36 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2014 was 0.598. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.598 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 33.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 33.7 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.31. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 9.31 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Rosewood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/15/2005, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the Rosewood place center injured 40 people and caused $31 million in damages.
On 4/3/1968, a category F4 tornado 26.9 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Rosewood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 210% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 102.1 miles away from Rosewood center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 102.0 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 70.7 miles away from Rosewood 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 125.8 miles away from Rosewood center
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) earthquake occurred 132.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 102.8 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 Muhlenberg County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Snows: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Rosewood:
- MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSP HHA (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; GREENVILLE, KY)
- MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; GREENVILLE, KY)
- KINDRED NURSING AND REHABILITATION-MAPLE (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; GREENVILLE, KY)
- BELLE MEADE HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; GREENVILLE, KY)
- BELLE MEADE HOME ICF (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; GREENVILLE, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rosewood:
- Hopkinsville Community College (about 25 miles; Hopkinsville, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,269)
- Madisonville Community College (about 28 miles; Madisonville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,082)
- Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 38 miles; Bowling Green, KY; FT enrollment: 2,794)
- Western Kentucky University (about 39 miles; Bowling Green, KY; FT enrollment: 16,942)
- Austin Peay State University (about 41 miles; Clarksville, TN; FT enrollment: 8,621)
- Owensboro Community and Technical College (about 43 miles; Owensboro, KY; FT enrollment: 2,754)
- Volunteer State Community College (about 63 miles; Gallatin, TN; FT enrollment: 5,311)
Points of interest:
Churches in Rosewood include: Greenbrier Church (A), Joines Church (B), Landmark Assembly Church (C), Lone Star Church (D), Olive Grove Church (E), Cherry Grove Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Heltsley Cemetery (1), Cornett Cemetery (2), Craig Cemetery (3), Allen Cemetery (4), Elkins Cemetery (5), Shutt Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Kirkwood Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boggess Creek (A), Carters Creek (B), Slaughter Branch (C), Buck Fork Pond River (D), Buck Creek (E), Saltlick Creek (F), Sandlick Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Merle Travis - (1917-1983), country music singer.
This place: | 2.7 people |
Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 75.9% |
Whole state: | 66.9% |
This place: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This place: | 13.8% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This place: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Rosewood:
- Never married: 13.5%
- Now married: 75.1%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 4.8%
For population 25 years and over in Rosewood:
- High school or higher: 69.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.1 minutes
Here: | 13.7 |
Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Rosewood, KY (based on Muhlenberg County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 19,645 | 72 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,922 | 19 |
Black Protestant | 451 | 3 |
Other | 246 | 2 |
Catholic | 245 | 1 |
None | 8,990 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Muhlenberg County: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Muhlenberg County: | 11.4% |
Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Muhlenberg County: | 30.2% |
Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Here: | 15.2% |
Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Rosewood:
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- 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.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNES (1050 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WRUS (610 AM; 2 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: LOGAN RADIO INCORPORATED)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
- WMTA (1380 AM; 0 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: WMTA, AM 1380,INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rosewood:
- WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WNTC (103.9 FM; DRAKESBORO, KY; Owner: NASHVILLE'S SPORTSRADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKYA (105.5 FM; GREENVILLE, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
- WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
- WKTG (93.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WYMV (106.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CBC, INC.)
- WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- W278AD (103.5 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W235AC (94.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WNKJ (89.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: PENNYRILE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Rosewood:
- WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAZE-TV (Channel 19; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WKAG-CA (Channel 43; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY NEW ERA, INC.)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- 1 Mi E Of Rosewood On Ky 973 (Lat: 37.084472 Lon: -87.073306), Call Sign: WCT722, Licensee ID: L00001846,
Assigned Frequencies: 6900.00 MHz, Grant Date: 04/05/1982, Expiration Date: 08/01/2021, Cancellation Date: 07/07/2020, Registrant: Kentucky Authority For Educational Tv, 600 Cooper Drive, Lexington, KY 40502-2248
- STATION, On Ky 973 1 Mi E Of (Lat: 37.084472 Lon: -87.073306), Overall height: 72.2 m, Call Sign: WED993,
Assigned Frequencies: 6595.00 MHz, 6695.00 MHz, Grant Date: 01/13/2010, Expiration Date: 03/28/2020, Cancellation Date: 03/23/2012, Registrant: Kentucky Emergency Warning System, 85 State Police Road, London, KY 40741, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Email:
- 56.2%Electricity
- 35.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.4%Utility gas
- 3.1%Wood
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 35.0%Wood
- 27.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.0%Electricity
- 17.5%Utility gas
Rosewood 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.