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Clay County

Population in July 2007: 3,747.
Males: 1,858  (49.6%)
Females: 1,889  (50.4%)
Median resident age:  33.9 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 40914


Estimated median household income in 2007: $15,800 (it was $14,451 in 2000)
Big Creek  $15,800
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $34,900 (it was $32,600 in 2000)
Big Creek  $34,900
Kentucky:  $114,300

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Races in Big Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Big Creek: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 920 feet

Land area: 95.6 square miles.

Population density: 39 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Big Creek

  • High school or higher: 37.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 13.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Creek CCD

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 66.6%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Kentucky:  2.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Big Creek:  0.6% ($199)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
Big Creek satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (83.9 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (426.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Oneida, KY (7.5 miles ), Manchester, KY (8.9 miles ), Ashers Fork, KY (9.5 miles ), Sibert-Hima, KY (10.8 miles ), Cowcreek, KY (13.7 miles ), Burning Springs, KY (14.1 miles ), Buckhorn, KY (16.6 miles) , Hyden, KY (17.8 miles ).

Latitude: 37.17 N, Longitude: 83.63 W


Big Creek household income distribution Big Creek home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (18%)
  • Truck transportation (13%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Data processing and other information services (6%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Extraction workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Big Creek-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.7 miles away from the Big Creek place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 tornado 35.9 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Big Creek:
  • MEMORIAL HOSP INC (about 11 miles; MANCHESTER, KY)
  • MARY BRECKINRIDGE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HYDEN, KY)
  • KNOX CO HOSP (about 28 miles; BARBOURVILLE, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Big Creek, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Creek:
  • BLUE GRASS (about 90 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 98 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 99 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Creek:
  • TUCKER-GUTHRIE MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; HARLAN, KY; ID: I35)
  • WENDELL H FORD (about 31 miles; HAZARD, KY; ID: K20)
  • LONDON-CORBIN ARPT-MAGEE FLD (about 31 miles; LONDON, KY; ID: LOZ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Creek:
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 74 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 85 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 85 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)

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Notable locations in Big Creek: Big Double Creek Picnic Area (A), Redbird Ranger District Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Big Creek include: Gilbert Creek Church (A), Happy Hill Church (B), Hopewell Church (C), New Hector Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arnetts Cemetery (1), Holland Cemetery (2), Hoskins Cemetery (3), White Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Belles Fork (A), Big Branch (B), Big Creek (C), Big Double Creek (D), Negro Cabin Branch (E), Old Branch (F), Bullskin Branch (G), Burnt House Branch (H), Chandler Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.7%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  49.1%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  16.4%
Whole state:  6.6%

Big Creek compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
  • 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.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


4.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,710 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.07%
Kentucky average:  6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Laurel County, KY  1.13% ($26,950 average AGI)
from Fayette County, KY  0.19% ($18,900)
from Jackson County, KY  0.19% ($13,800)


4.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
Kentucky average:  6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Laurel County, KY  2.03% ($28,890 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY  0.33% ($14,167)
to Jackson County, KY  0.28% ($24,600)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Creek:
  • WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WWXL (1450 AM; 1 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: THE PROMISE PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
  • WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
  • WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
  • WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
  • WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Creek:
  • WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
  • WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
  • WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOCS (88.3 FM; LEROSE, KY; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS - MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Big Creek:
  • W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)




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