Fern Creek, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 18,202, Rural population: 0)

Fern Creek, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,111 (6,766 occupied: 5,174 owner occupied, 1,592 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1224 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $127,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $707 (lower quartile is $624, upper quartile is $795)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $702

Median gross rent in Fern Creek, KY in 2007: $846

Housing units in Fern Creek with a mortgage: 3,910 (541 second mortgage, 702 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,075

Fern Creek,KY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $178,933 (it was $112,600 in 2000)

Fern Creek:	$178,933
Kentucky:	$114,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,692 - $213,482

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $189,786
Here: $189,786
State: $160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,791
Here: $143,791
State: $163,962

Mobile homes: $84,737
Here: $84,737
State: $33,636

Household type by relationship

Households: 18,188

In family households: 15,972 (4,062 male householders, 1,061 female householders)
4,264 spouses, 5,859 children (5,302 natural, 185 adopted, 372 stepchildren), 212 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 163 other relatives, 195 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,216 (822 male householders (570 living alone)), 844 female householders (682 living alone)), 550 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 14 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,990 2-persons, 1,439 3-persons, 1,114 4-persons, 371 5-persons, 182 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,252 1-person, 330 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

3,409 married couples with children.
915 single-parent households (170 men, 745 women).

94.9% of residents of Fern Creek speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 490 (2.7%)
(25.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fern Creek, Kentucky:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 146 5 rooms: 1,043 6 rooms: 1,380 7 rooms: 1,210 8 rooms: 731 9 or more rooms: 638

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fern Creek, Kentucky:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 97 3 rooms: 212 4 rooms: 454 5 rooms: 452 6 rooms: 187 7 rooms: 124 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 35

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 165
1995 to 1998: 383
1990 to 1994: 500
1980 to 1989: 570
1970 to 1979: 2,749
1960 to 1969: 1,465
1950 to 1959: 944
1940 to 1949: 175
1939 or earlier: 160

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fern Creek:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 340 3 bedrooms: 3,175 4 bedrooms: 1,411 5 or more bedrooms: 222

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fern Creek:
	no bedroom: 33 1 bedroom: 319 2 bedrooms: 762 3 bedrooms: 366 4 bedrooms: 112 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fern Creek in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 51 1 vehicle: 1,046 2 vehicles: 2,752 3 vehicles: 1,053 4 vehicles: 233 5 or more vehicles: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in Fern Creek in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 135 1 vehicle: 844 2 vehicles: 500 3 vehicles: 87 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fern Creek, KY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 32
$50,000 to $59,999: 5
$60,000 to $69,999: 121
$70,000 to $79,999: 114
$80,000 to $89,999: 408
$90,000 to $99,999: 949
$100,000 to $124,999: 1659
$125,000 to $149,999: 1040
$150,000 to $174,999: 340
$175,000 to $199,999: 144
$200,000 to $249,999: 115
$250,000 to $299,999: 33
$300,000 to $399,999: 13
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Fern Creek rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fern Creek:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 10
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 17
$300 to $349: 12
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 75
$450 to $499: 96
$500 to $549: 93
$550 to $599: 83
$600 to $649: 153
$650 to $699: 166
$700 to $749: 191
$750 to $799: 210
$800 to $899: 183
$900 to $999: 86
$1,000 to $1,249: 91
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 22
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 60

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 277 1990 to 1994: 79 1985 to 1989: 24 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 35 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 51

Fern Creek, KY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.7%
Number of people working at home: 248 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 178
5 to 9 minutes: 523
10 to 14 minutes: 843
15 to 19 minutes: 1838
20 to 24 minutes: 2535
25 to 29 minutes: 1032
30 to 34 minutes: 1595
35 to 39 minutes: 165
40 to 44 minutes: 191
45 to 59 minutes: 429
60 to 89 minutes: 208
90 or more minutes: 169

Fern Creek mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,515 (86%)
Carpooled: 986 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 98 (1%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 64 (1%)
Other means: 32 (0%)
Worked at home: 248 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 209
$10,000 to $14,999: 253
$15,000 to $19,999: 350
$20,000 to $24,999: 351
$25,000 to $29,999: 326
$30,000 to $34,999: 398
$35,000 to $39,999: 333
$40,000 to $44,999: 423
$45,000 to $49,999: 436
$50,000 to $59,999: 840
$60,000 to $74,999: 1047
$75,000 to $99,999: 1134
$100,000 to $124,999: 429
$125,000 to $149,999: 147
$150,000 to $199,999: 67
$200,000 or more: 46

First ancestries reported:

German: 3317

Other groups: 2548

United States or American: 2035

Irish: 1926

English: 1476

Scottish: 367

Italian: 351

French (except Basque): 283

Scotch-Irish: 179

Polish: 176

Dutch: 171

European: 152

British: 80

French Canadian: 78

Swedish: 75

Subsaharan African:: 74

African: 68

Ukrainian: 48

Arab:: 47

Danish: 42

Hungarian: 40

Norwegian: 39

Swiss: 37

Welsh: 33

Czechoslovakian: 32

Lebanese: 27

Russian: 23

Arab/Arabic: 20

Greek: 19

Slovak: 18

Belgian: 16

Czech: 10

Armenian: 8

Latvian: 8

Celtic: 8

Austrian: 8

Afghan: 7

Lithuanian: 7

South African: 6

Australian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

India (38%)
Mexico (25%)
Peru (6%)
Korea (4%)
Ireland (3%)
Russia (3%)
Ukraine (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13508
Northeast: 565
Midwest: 1964
South: 1144
West: 419

58% of Fern Creek residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Kentucky.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 62
7th and 8th grade: 82
9th grade: 86
10th grade: 135
11th grade: 123
12th grade, no diploma: 153
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,719
Less than 1 year of college: 527
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,160
Associate degree: 379
Bachelor's degree: 935
Master's degree: 240
Professional school degree: 63
Doctorate degree: 45

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 113
9th grade: 106
10th grade: 127
11th grade: 133
12th grade, no diploma: 117
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,846
Less than 1 year of college: 745
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,147
Associate degree: 534
Bachelor's degree: 726
Master's degree: 374
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $67,771
Black householders: $61,716
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $47,084
Asian householders: $77,752
Some other race householders: $70,534
Two or more races householders: $22,276
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,690

Fern Creek household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fern Creek household income for Black householders

Fern Creek household income for Asian householders

Fern Creek household income for Some other race householders

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Fern Creek household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fern Creek marital status for males

Fern Creek marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $179,568
Black or African American householders: $175,595
Asian householders: $169,875
Some other race householders: $178,774
Two or more races householders: $218,501
Hispanic or Latino householders: $170,669

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,696
One, attached: 66
Two: 9
3 or 4: 184
5 to 9: 262
10 to 19: 641
20 to 49: 172
50 or more: 62
Mobile homes: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $90,371

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fern Creek:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (22%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (49%) Electricity (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 497

Here:	24.1%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 214

Here:	18.2%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 193

Here:	24.2%
Kentucky:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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