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Pine Mountain, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 1,536.
Males: 759  (49.4%)
Females: 777  (50.6%)
Median resident age:

35.7 years
Kentucky median age:

35.9 years

Zip code: 40810

Estimated median household income in 2022: $33,102 (it was $17,838 in 2000)
Pine Mountain:

$33,102
KY:

$59,341

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $17,410 (it was $9,699 in 2000)

Pine Mountain CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $63,091 (it was $30,000 in 2000)
Pine Mountain:

$63,091
KY:

$196,300

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $102,372; detached houses: $112,042; townhouses or other attached units: $117,777; in 2-unit structures: $250,926; mobile homes: $57,021
March 2022 cost of living index in Pine Mountain: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Pine Mountain, KY (2000)
    • 1,61899.1%White alone
    • 50.3%Two or more races
    • 50.3%Hispanic
    • 40.2%American Indian alone

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Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1760 feet

Land area: 68.0 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile   (very low).

Pine Mountain, Kentucky map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Pine Mountain CCD:

1.1% ($333)
Kentucky:

0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (66.4 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fayette, KY (100.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (412.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Loyall, KY (2.2 miles ),
Harlan, KY (2.3 miles ),
Mozelle, KY (2.8 miles ),
Wallins Creek, KY (2.8 miles ),
Evarts, KY (2.8 miles ),
Poor Fork, KY (2.9 miles ),
South Wallins, KY (2.9 miles ),
Coldiron, KY (3.1 miles )

Latitude: 36.92 N, Longitude: 83.32 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Distribution of median household income in Pine Mountain, KY in 2022
Pine Mountain satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.9%
Kentucky:

3.8%
Most common industries in Pine Mountain, KY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (21.2%)
  • Educational services (16.3%)
  • Health care (12.7%)
  • Construction (9.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
  • Public administration (5.2%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (46.3%)
  • Construction (20.9%)
  • Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers (4.5%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (4.5%)
  • Wood products (4.0%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.0%)
  • Health care (4.0%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (27.1%)
  • Health care (20.0%)
  • Accommodation & food services (11.0%)
  • Public administration (9.5%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.7%)
  • Apparel (4.8%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (3.3%)
Most common occupations in Pine Mountain, KY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Extraction workers (9.0%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.9%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.9%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Extraction workers (19.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16.4%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11.9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (11.3%)
  • Engineers (4.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.5%)
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (4.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.0%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.0%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.0%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5.7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.8%)
  • Registered nurses (4.8%)

Average climate in Pine Mountain, Kentucky

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Tornado activity:

Pine Mountain-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the Pine Mountain place center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/29/1973, a category F3 tornado 44.3 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Pine Mountain-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 50% 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 95.3 miles away from Pine Mountain center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 127.4 miles away from Pine Mountain center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 303.8 miles away from the city 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 85.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Pine Mountain center
On 11/10/2012 at 17:08:14, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 10.6 mi) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from the city 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 Harlan County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 11, Mudslides: 6, Landslides: 5, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Snows: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pine Mountain:

  • Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 19 miles; Cumberland, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,196)
  • Hazard Community and Technical College (about 24 miles; Hazard, KY; FT enrollment: 2,087)
  • Lincoln Memorial University (about 30 miles; Harrogate, TN; FT enrollment: 3,706)
  • University of the Cumberlands (about 49 miles; Williamsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 3,585)
  • Walters State Community College (about 49 miles; Morristown, TN; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • Northeast State Community College (about 59 miles; Blountville, TN; FT enrollment: 4,480)
  • Tusculum College (about 61 miles; Greeneville, TN; FT enrollment: 2,070)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Pine Mountain: McKnight (A), Bledsoe Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (B), Bledsoe Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pine Mountain include: Grace Church (A), Bledsoe Church (B), Straight Creek Church (C), Pine Mountain Church (D), Little Laurel Community Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Nolan Cemetery (1), Napier Cemetery (2), Middleton Cemetery (3), Holbrook Cemetery (4), Green Hill Cemetery (5), Green Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bullhorn Branch (A), Chumney Branch (B), Combs Fork (C), Daws Branch (D), Deadening Branch (E), Dry Branch (F), Franks Branch (G), Hall Branch (H), Henry Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Harlan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Pine Mountain and their reported violations in the past:

PINE MT SETTLEMENT SCHOOL (Population served: 45, Surface water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2007 and MAR-2007, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2008), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2008), St Public Notif received (FEB-04-2008), St Compliance achieved (MAY-07-2008)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2007 and MAR-2007, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2008), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2008), St Public Notif received (FEB-04-2008), St Compliance achieved (MAY-07-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2013. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-2013), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-09-2013), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2013), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2013)
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Kentucky:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

71.9%
Whole state:

66.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

3.6%
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
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

29.2%
Whole state:

15.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

9.4%
Whole state:

6.6%
7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers in 2010
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Pine Mountain:

Marital status in Pine Mountain, KY
  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

For population 25 years and over in Pine Mountain:

  • High school or higher: 58.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 15.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 46.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

19.0
Kentucky average:

13.8

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Pine Mountain, KY (based on Harlan County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant12,15295
Mainline Protestant1,52413
Black Protestant9683
Catholic2073
Other1512
None14,276-
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. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 10
Harlan County:

3.22 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Harlan County:

0.64 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Here:

4.18 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:

2.57 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

12.9%
Kentucky:

11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

29.8%
Kentucky:

30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Harlan County:

21.0%
Kentucky:

15.9%

Strongest AM radio stations in Pine Mountain:

  • WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
  • WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
  • WMIK (560 AM; 2 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WSWV (1570 AM; 2 kW; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pine Mountain:

  • WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
  • W217AB (91.3 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INC.)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
  • WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
  • WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
  • WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
  • WJNV (99.1 FM; JONESVILLE, VA; Owner: REGINA KAY MOORE)

TV broadcast stations around Pine Mountain:

  • WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • Various Locations (Lat: 36.754806 Lon: -83.702694), Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNL682,
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Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Pine Mountain, KY
  • 60.4%Electricity
  • 19.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.9%Wood
  • 7.4%Coal or coke
  • 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Pine Mountain, KY
  • 35.9%Electricity
  • 30.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 28.8%Coal or coke
  • 5.1%Wood


Pine Mountain compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • 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.
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