Paint Creek, Kentucky
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| Males: 1,374 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 1,382 |  (50.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.1 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 41472
| Paint Creek: | $35,444 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,344 (it was $13,604 in 2000)
Paint Creek CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $70,469 (it was $32,400 in 2000)
| Paint Creek: | $70,469 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $150,590; detached houses: $180,597; townhouses or other attached units: $154,533; mobile homes: $86,942
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Paint Creek, KY
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- 2,67198.9%White alone
- 150.6%Hispanic
- 120.4%Two or more races
- 10.04%American Indian alone
- 10.04%Asian alone
Races in Paint Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 110.0 square miles.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Paint Creek CCD: | 1.1% ($343) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV 
(48.7 miles , pop. 51,475).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fayette, KY (76.6 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (363.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Wrigley, KY (3.5 miles ),
), Isonville, KY (3.6 miles ),
), Cannel City, KY (3.7 miles ),
), Blaine, KY (3.8 miles )
)Latitude: 37.94 N, Longitude: 83.09 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 606
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Construction (9.9%)
- Educational services (9.0%)
- Public administration (7.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.1%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (6.2%)
- Health care (5.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Construction (16.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.2%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (7.2%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.5%)
- Wood products (5.9%)
- Public administration (5.3%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (4.6%)
- Educational services (15.5%)
- Health care (10.5%)
- Public administration (10.2%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (10.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.7%)
- Social assistance (6.6%)
- Finance & insurance (5.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.8%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Carpenters (6.1%)
- Construction laborers (5.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5.8%)
- Registered nurses (5.5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5.0%)
- Media and communications workers (4.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
Average climate in Paint Creek, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 69.8. This is about average.
| City: | 69.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 38.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 38.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.85. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.85 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Paint Creek-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/23/1968, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 55.1 miles away from the Paint Creek place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 9/29/1972, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.5 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Paint Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 31% 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 49.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 281.4 miles away from Paint Creek center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 149.6 miles away from Paint Creek center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 262.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 155.5 miles away from Paint Creek 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 Morgan County (24) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 14, Mudslides: 8, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 7, Landslides: 6, Winds: 4, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paint Creek:
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 25 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,660)
- Morehead State University (about 26 miles; Morehead, KY; FT enrollment: 7,523)
- Ashland Community and Technical College (about 44 miles; Ashland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,482)
- Hazard Community and Technical College (about 49 miles; Hazard, KY; FT enrollment: 2,087)
- Marshall University (about 50 miles; Huntington, WV; FT enrollment: 11,450)
- Shawnee State University (about 56 miles; Portsmouth, OH; FT enrollment: 4,160)
- Maysville Community and Technical College (about 62 miles; Maysville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,969)
Private high school in Paint Creek:
Public elementary/middle school in Paint Creek:
- MARIE ROBERTS-CANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 294, Location: 115 RED SKIN RUN, Grades: PK-6)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Paint Creek: Peddler Gap Volunteer Fire Department (A), Peddler Gap 172 Volunteer Fire Department (B), White Oak Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Paint Creek include: Lacy Creek Church of Enterprise Baptist (A), Martha Enterprise Baptist Church (B), New Salem Church (C), Open Fork Church (D), Paint Creek Church (E), Williams Creek Church (F), Paint Valley Church (G), Crockett Community Church (H), Faith Hills Mennonite Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pelfery Cemetery (1), Cold Iron Cemetery (2), Conley Cemetery (3), Adkins Cemetery (4), Beculhimer Cemetery (5), Jenkins Cemetery (6), Brown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Branch (A), White Oak Branch (B), Big Mandy Creek (C), Birch Fork (D), Doc Ison Branch (E), Bolin Branch (F), Browns Branch (G), Browns Fork (H), Deadling Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.8 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 72.8% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 2.6% |
| 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: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 37.3% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 11.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
5 people in other group homes in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Paint Creek:
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 69.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 5.0%
For population 25 years and over in Paint Creek:
- High school or higher: 41.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 19.8 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Paint Creek, KY (based on Morgan County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,600 | 30 |
| Mainline Protestant | 315 | 4 |
| Catholic | 52 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| None | 10,955 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Here: | 4.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Morgan County: | 2.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
| Morgan County: | 6.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4
| This county: | 2.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 12.1% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Morgan County: | 32.2% |
| Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 17.7% |
| Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Paint Creek:
- WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
- WLKS (1450 AM; 1 kW; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
- WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
- WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WRLV (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Paint Creek:
- WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
- WMKY (90.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRLV-FM (106.5 FM; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLKS-FM (102.9 FM; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
- WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WBMK (88.5 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
- WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
- WXKZ-FM (105.3 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: ADAM GEARHEART D/B/A WXLR-FM)
- WQXX (106.1 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Paint Creek:
- WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
- W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKMR (Channel 38; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
- W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 39.3%Electricity
- 32.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.8%Wood
- 9.5%Coal or coke
- 4.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.9%Utility gas
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 40.7%Electricity
- 29.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.5%Coal or coke
- 10.2%Wood
Paint Creek compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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 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.
- 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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