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Population in July 2007: 2,771. Population change since 2000: +1.9%
 

Males: 1,270  (47.0%)
Females: 1,431  (53.0%)

Marshall County

Median resident age:  42.7 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42029.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,900 (it was $41,107 in 2000)
Calvert City  $40,900
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,000 (it was $71,200 in 2000)
Calvert City  $68,000
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Calvert City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Calvert City: 84.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.8%), English (15.2%), United States (13.8%), Irish (11.6%), Dutch (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/05/1951

Land area: 13.9 square miles.

Population density: 197 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Calvert City

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Calvert City city

  • Never married: 14.3%
  • Now married: 64.9%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

27 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Calvert City, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Calvert City to the number of sex offenders is 390 to 1.

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

Calvert City:  0.6% ($432)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
Calvert City satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (75.6 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (124.6 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (335.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Smithland, KY (8.2 miles ), Grand Rivers, KY (8.3 miles ), Ledbetter, KY (10.3 miles ), Reidland, KY (11.9 miles ), Benton, KY (12.3 miles ), Dycusburg, KY (14.3 miles) , Woodlawn-Oakdale, KY (15.2 miles ), Southwest Lyon, KY (15.4 miles) .

Latitude: 37.03 N, Longitude: 88.35 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,584 (+95.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 489 (38.4%)


People in group quarters in Calvert City
  • 102 people in nursing homes
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 270

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Calvert City, Kentucky business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+1.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Chemicals (17%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Engineers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Crime in Calvert City (2003):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (36.8 per 100,000)
  • 29 burglaries (1067.4 per 100,000)
  • 44 thefts (1619.4 per 100,000)
  • 9 auto thefts (331.2 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 173.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Crime in Calvert City (2004):
  • 2 murders (72.9 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 3 assaults (109.4 per 100,000)
  • 10 burglaries (364.7 per 100,000)
  • 32 thefts (1167.0 per 100,000)
  • 9 auto thefts (328.2 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 266.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.20
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Calvert City, Kentucky

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Calvert City-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 66% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.8 miles away from the Calvert City city center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/6/2003, a category 4 tornado 25.6 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 33 people and caused $16 million in damages.


Calvert City topographic map

Main business address for: ISP CHEMICALS INC /NY/ (INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS).


Hospitals/medical centers near Calvert City:
  • MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 13 miles; BENTON, KY)
  • LIVINGSTON HOSP AND HEALTHCARE SER INC (about 17 miles; SALEM, KY)
  • LOURDES HOSP (about 22 miles; PADUCAH, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Calvert City, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Calvert City:
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 29 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: PAH)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 65 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 67 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Calvert City:
  • KENTUCKY DAM STATE PARK (about 6 miles; GILBERTSVILLE, KY; ID: M34)
  • WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 15 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: FIO)
  • KUTTAWA HARBOR (about 19 miles; KUTTAWA, KY; ID: K45)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calvert City:
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 59 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 63 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 75 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 81 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 86 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
Public elementary/middle schools in Calvert City:

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Notable location: Haddox Ferry (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Duke Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Camp Creek (A), Little Cypress Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Super 8 Motel (3503 USHighway 62) (1), Kentucky Dam Motel (4020 Us Highway 62) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Calvert City and their reported violations in the past:

CALVERT CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3983, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-24-2005)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.0%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.5%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.9%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.6%
Whole state:  6.6%

Calvert City compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above 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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Banks with branches in Calvert City (2007 data):
  • Bank of Benton: Calvert Banking Center at Fifth And Cedar Streets, branch established on 1908-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $350.1 mil, Deposits: $293.6 mil, headquarters in Benton, KY, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Community Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Heritage Bank: Calvert City Branch at 35 Oak Plaza Drive, branch established on 2003-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $768.1 mil, Deposits: $569.7 mil, headquarters in Hopkinsville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices
  • Regions Bank: Calvert City Branch at 1400 Fifth Avenue, branch established on 1965-02-08. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$8,311$49,8660$0
Solid Waste Management 3$6,080$24,3200$0
Financial Administration 3$6,343$25,3720$0
Police Protection - Officers 4$12,737$38,2110$0
Police - Other 1$1,280$15,3600$0
Sewerage 3$6,934$27,7360$0
Streets and Highways 4$7,997$23,9910$0
Parks and Recreation 3$6,310$25,2400$0
Water Supply 2$8,964$53,7840$0
Totals for Government 25$64,957$31,1790$0



Calvert City government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,492,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $283,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Construction - Central Staff Services: $1,703,000
    Regular Highways: $47,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,968,000
    Water Utilities: $453,000
    Central Staff Services: $416,000
    Sewerage: $372,000
    Regular Highways: $285,000
    Parks & Recreation: $175,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    Fire Protection: $91,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,141,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $19,339,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $18,795,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $544,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $65,000
    Interest Earnings: $31,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $544,000
    Police Protection: $30,000
    Parks & Recreation: $30,000
    Fire Protection: $19,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,029,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $626,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $80,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,716,000
  • Tax - Property: $942,000
    Individual Income: $916,000
    NEC: $433,000
    Public Utilities: $32,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $766,000

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
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 McCracken County, KY  1.39% ($34,122 average AGI)
from Calloway County, KY  0.66% ($26,095)
from Graves County, KY  0.46% ($29,154)


6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.01%
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 McCracken County, KY  1.46% ($34,068 average AGI)
to Calloway County, KY  0.86% ($25,179)
to Graves County, KY  0.47% ($34,288)


Strongest AM radio stations in Calvert City:
  • WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WWLK (900 AM; 1 kW; EDDYVILLE, KY; Owner: TILENT, INC.)
  • WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Calvert City:
  • WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
  • WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
  • WCBL-FM (99.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WAAJ (89.7 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WTRT (88.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Calvert City:
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
  • W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)

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