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Population (year 2000): 17,807
Males: 8,594  (48.3%)
Females: 9,213  (51.7%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:  36.6 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 40219.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,200 (it was $35,950 in 2000)
Okolona  $37,200
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $122,000 (it was $93,100 in 2000)
Okolona  $122,000
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Okolona:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
  • Black (7.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Okolona: 85.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.9%), Irish (14.4%), United States (10.5%), English (9.9%), French (2.9%), Italian (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 465 feet

Land area: 6.92 square miles.

Population density: 2574 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Okolona

  • High school or higher: 78.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Okolona CDP

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 15.2%

554 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% Europe).

This place:  3.1%
Kentucky:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Okolona:  0.7% ($674)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (7.9 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (290.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Newburg, KY (2.2 miles ), Highview, KY (2.6 miles ), Minor Lane Heights, KY (2.6 miles ), Poplar Hills, KY (2.8 miles ), South Park View, KY (3.0 miles) , Spring Mill, KY (3.4 miles ), Lynnview, KY (3.5 miles ), Hollow Creek, KY (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 38.14 N, Longitude: 85.68 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +258 (+1.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,181 (13.6%)


People in group quarters in Okolona
  • 104 people in nursing homes
  • 48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Health care (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Okolona-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1996, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Okolona place center injured 10 people and caused $101 million in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 6.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 225 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Okolona:
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE (about 8 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • CARITAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • BAPTIST HOSP EAST (about 9 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Okolona, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Okolona:
  • LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 5 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 76 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
  • COLUMBUS MUNI (about 78 miles; COLUMBUS, IN; ID: BAK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Okolona:
  • BOWMAN FIELD (about 6 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: LOU)
  • HOLIDAY INN LAKEVIEW (about 12 miles; CLARKSVILLE, IN; ID: 1I6)
  • CLARK COUNTY (about 16 miles; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; ID: JVY)

Amtrak station near Okolona:
  • 13 miles: LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSONVILLE (JEFFERSONVILLE, 500 WILLINGER LANE). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Okolona:
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 4 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 15,514)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 16 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 82 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.3%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.1%
Whole state:  6.6%

Okolona compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age 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 Okolona (2007 data):
  • National City Bank: Okolona Branch at 8500 Preston Highway, branch established on 1962-07-16. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.93%
Kentucky average:  6.98%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($420 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.08%
Kentucky average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bullitt County, KY  0.39% ($31,463 average AGI)
from Oldham County, KY  0.24% ($44,950)
from Clark County, IN  0.23% ($30,964)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
Kentucky average:  6.74%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($399 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.03%
Kentucky average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bullitt County, KY  0.53% ($39,307 average AGI)
to Oldham County, KY  0.31% ($70,025)
to Clark County, IN  0.30% ($32,389)


Strongest AM radio stations in Okolona:
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDRD (680 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURG, KY; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WLLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLCR (1470 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: LCR PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • WAVG (1450 AM; 1 kW; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: SUNNYSIDE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WTMT (620 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: JEFFERSON B/CASTING CMPANY, INC.)
  • WXLN (1570 AM; 2 kW; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Okolona:
  • WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
  • WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WLRS (105.1 FM; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • W216BM (91.1 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WXMA (102.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFIA-FM (94.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Okolona:
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
  • WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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