Fairmeade, Kentucky
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| Males: 124 |  (46.2%) |
| Females: 146 |  (53.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 40.7 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip codes: 40207.
| Fairmeade: | $99,695 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $60,787 (it was $33,243 in 2000)
Fairmeade city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $352,060 (it was $146,100 in 2000)
| Fairmeade: | $352,060 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $289,784; detached houses: $296,246; townhouses or other attached units: $324,768; in 2-unit structures: $229,571; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $142,806; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $199,353; mobile homes: $137,257; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $80,553
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairmeade, KY
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- 25797.3%White alone
- 31.1%Black alone
- 31.1%Asian alone
- 10.4%Two or more races
Races in Fairmeade detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (53.4%), English (21.6%), Irish (16.7%), Italian (6.1%), United States (4.9%), Dutch (3.0%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 520 feet
Land area: 0.06 square miles.
Population density: 4,275 people per square mile (average).
16 residents are foreign born (3.4% Asia, 2.7% Europe).
| This city: | 6.1% |
| Kentucky: | 2.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Fairmeade city: | 0.8% ($1,193) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY 
(6.4 miles , pop. 256,231).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (270.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Richlawn, KY (0.7 miles ),
), Norbourne Estates, KY (0.8 miles ),
), Springlee, KY (0.8 miles ),
), Woodlawn Park, KY (0.9 miles ),
), Broad Fields, KY (1.0 miles ),
), Plymouth Village, KY (1.0 miles )
)Latitude: 38.25 N, Longitude: 85.64 W
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Professional, scientific, technical services (18.7%)
- Educational services (11.5%)
- Finance & insurance (9.4%)
- Health care (8.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.2%)
- Transportation equipment (5.8%)
- Construction (5.8%)
- Finance & insurance (14.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (14.5%)
- Construction (11.6%)
- Transportation equipment (11.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.2%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (4.3%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (4.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (22.9%)
- Educational services (20.0%)
- Health care (12.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.1%)
- Food (4.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
- Finance & insurance (4.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (13.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.6%)
- Lawyers (6.5%)
- Computer specialists (5.8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (13.0%)
- Computer specialists (11.6%)
- Lawyers (10.1%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.8%)
- Engineers (4.3%)
- Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (4.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (14.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10.0%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7.1%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
Average climate in Fairmeade, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 109. This is significantly worse than average.
| City: | 109 |
| U.S.: | 73 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.215. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.215 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 8.44. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.44 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.725. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 0.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.725 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 32.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 17.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 17.0 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 11.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 11.5 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Tornado activity:
Fairmeade-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Fairmeade city center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 225 people.
Earthquake activity:
Fairmeade-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 108% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 122.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from Fairmeade center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 122.9 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 128.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 118.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 121.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 6, Mudslides: 3, Landslides: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Explosion: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Fairmeade:
- DAVITA - SHELBYVILLE ROAD DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 1 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER - ST MATTHEWS (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- BAPTIST HEALTH LOUISVILLE Acute Care Hospitals (about 1 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- WESTPORT PLACE HEALTH CAMPUS (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- TEN BROECK DUPONT INC (Hospital, about 1 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- FMC - SUBURBAN (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- NORTON SUBURBAN HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 2 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairmeade:
- The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (about 3 miles; Louisville, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,360)
- Sullivan University (about 4 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 5,129)
- Bellarmine University (about 5 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 3,180)
- Jefferson Community and Technical College (about 7 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 7,950)
- University of Louisville (about 8 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 16,640)
- Indiana University-Southeast (about 12 miles; New Albany, IN; FT enrollment: 5,050)
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (about 40 miles; Elizabethtown, KY; FT enrollment: 3,762)
Points of interest:
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 62.6% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
| This city: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This city: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Fairmeade:
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 7.9%
For population 25 years and over in Fairmeade:
- High school or higher: 88.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 21.2%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.9 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Fairmeade, KY (based on Jefferson County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 180,149 | 384 |
| Catholic | 120,620 | 60 |
| Mainline Protestant | 48,598 | 129 |
| Black Protestant | 35,305 | 70 |
| Other | 19,947 | 58 |
| Orthodox | 1,180 | 3 |
| None | 335,297 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 127
| Jefferson County: | 1.79 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
| Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 50
| Here: | 0.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 195
| This county: | 2.75 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 486
| Here: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Jefferson County: | 10.6% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 27.6% |
| Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.4% |
| Kentucky: | 15.9% |
5.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,554 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.00% |
| Kentucky average: | 7.04% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($178 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.01% Kentucky average: 0.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Bullitt County, KY |  0.36% ($47,338 average AGI) |
| from Clark County, IN | 0.23% ($40,328) |
| from Oldham County, KY | 0.23% ($138,676) |
5.72% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($72,642 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.72% |
| Kentucky average: | 6.89% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($55 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.01% Kentucky average: 0.01%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Bullitt County, KY | 0.55% ($53,331 average AGI) |
| to Clark County, IN | 0.36% ($51,516) |
| to Oldham County, KY | 0.33% ($97,485) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Fairmeade:
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTMT (620 AM; 0 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: JEFFERSON B/CASTING CMPANY, INC.)
- WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WAVG (1450 AM; 1 kW; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: SUNNYSIDE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WDRD (680 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURG, KY; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WXLN (1570 AM; 2 kW; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fairmeade:
- WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, 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.)
- WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
- WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
- WLRS (105.1 FM; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WFIA-FM (94.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WJZL (93.1 FM; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZKF (98.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Fairmeade:
- 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)
- WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- 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.)
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $172,480 | 1 | $186,960 | 5 | $171,372 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $232,680 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $156,980 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0106.00
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $85,820 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0106.00
Fairmeade compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.