Bryan, Kentucky
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| Males: 845 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 872 |  (50.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 40.7 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 42629
| Bryan: | $46,061 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $24,345 (it was $12,274 in 2000)
Bryan CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,180 (it was $50,300 in 2000)
| Bryan: | $125,180 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bryan, KY
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- 1,62198.7%White alone
- 90.5%Black alone
- 90.5%Two or more races
- 40.2%Hispanic
Races in Bryan detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 63.1 square miles.
Population density: 27 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Bryan CCD: | 0.6% ($287) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayette, KY 
(83.7 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (364.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Glens Fork, KY (2.4 miles ),
), Russell Springs, KY (3.0 miles ),
), Cumberland City, KY (3.3 miles ),
), White Oak, KY (3.4 miles ),
), Eli, KY (3.6 miles ),
), Latitude: 36.94 N, Longitude: 85.16 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 270
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Health care (10.9%)
- Educational services (8.9%)
- Apparel (7.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.4%)
- Public administration (5.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.6%)
- Textile mills & textile products (5.3%)
- Apparel (11.3%)
- Textile mills & textile products (10.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.5%)
- Educational services (6.7%)
- Metal & metal products (6.1%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (6.1%)
- Health care (20.6%)
- Educational services (11.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (9.8%)
- Public administration (7.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Construction (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
Average climate in Bryan, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Bryan-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/27/1971, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Bryan place center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1971, a category F4 tornado 13.3 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 58 people.
Earthquake activity:
Bryan-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 114% 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 109.9 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 182.3 miles away from Bryan center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 182.3 miles away from Bryan center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 161.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 103.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 197.7 miles away from the city 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 Russell County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 5, Mudslides: 3, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Bryan:
- PERSONAL TOUCH HOME CARE OF KY (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; COLUMBIA, KY)
- FAMILY HOME HEALTH CARE INC (Hospital, about 14 miles away; COLUMBIA, KY)
- AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; COLUMBIA, KY)
- CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; BURKESVILLE, KY)
- CUMBERLAND VALLEY MANOR (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; BURKESVILLE, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bryan:
- Lindsey Wilson College (about 14 miles; Columbia, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,552)
- Campbellsville University (about 30 miles; Campbellsville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,948)
- Somerset Community College (about 31 miles; Somerset, KY; FT enrollment: 4,698)
- Tennessee Technological University (about 57 miles; Cookeville, TN; FT enrollment: 9,761)
- University of the Cumberlands (about 57 miles; Williamsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 3,585)
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (about 66 miles; Elizabethtown, KY; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- Western Kentucky University (about 72 miles; Bowling Green, KY; FT enrollment: 16,942)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Bryan: Winfreys Ferry (A), Gum Corners (B), South Russell Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bryan include: Grider Chapel (A), Hayes Chapel (B), Highway Mission (C), Mount Vernon Church (D), Rockhouse Church (E), Temple Hill Church (F), Cedar Grove Church (G), Fair View Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Dixon Cemetery (1), Lawless Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bethel Creek (A), Blackfish Creek (B), Blakey Branch (C), Bledsoe Creek (D), Turner Branch (E), Coe Creek (F), Sycamore Creek (G), Buttler Creek (H), Lester Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 71.7% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 22.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Bryan:
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 10.9%
For population 25 years and over in Bryan:
- High school or higher: 61.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 15.4 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
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Religion statistics for Bryan, KY (based on Russell County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,436 | 42 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,148 | 11 |
| Catholic | 167 | 1 |
| Other | - | - |
| None | 8,814 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Russell County: | 2.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
| This county: | 9.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
| Russell County: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Russell County: | 10.8% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Russell County: | 31.6% |
| Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 20.5% |
| Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Bryan:
- WJKY (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIDS (570 AM; 0 kW; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY; Owner: HAMMOND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WAIN (1270 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBIA, KY)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WANY (1390 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ALBANY, KY; Owner: PAMELA ALLRED DBA ALBANY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bryan:
- WHVE (92.7 FM; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY; Owner: SHORELINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJRS (104.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)
- WDCL-FM (89.7 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
- WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
- WKYR-FM (107.9 FM; BURKESVILLE, KY; Owner: RAY MULLINIX)
- WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLQK (95.9 FM; LIVINGSTON, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
- WAIN-FM (93.5 FM; COLUMBIA, KY; Owner: TRI-COUNTY RADIO BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKNK (99.1 FM; EDMONTON, KY; Owner: HART COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bryan:
- WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 68.5%Electricity
- 10.9%Wood
- 10.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%No fuel used
- 1.0%Utility gas
- 34.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 33.0%Electricity
- 33.0%Wood
Bryan compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below 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.
- 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.