Mud Creek, Kentucky
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| Males: 2,593 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 2,590 |  (50.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.0 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 41631
| Mud Creek: | $26,811 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $18,393 (it was $10,177 in 2000)
Mud Creek CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $72,302 (it was $31,400 in 2000)
| Mud Creek: | $72,302 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $144,246; detached houses: $173,424; townhouses or other attached units: $250,207; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $147,697; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,589; mobile homes: $78,084
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mud Creek, KY
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- 5,15998.7%White alone
- 380.7%Hispanic
- 170.3%Two or more races
- 90.2%Black alone
- 30.06%Asian alone
- 10.02%American Indian alone
Races in Mud Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 52.0 square miles.
Population density: 100 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Mud Creek CCD: | 0.8% ($247) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV 
(65.1 miles , pop. 51,475).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fayette, KY (107.5 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (402.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Betsy Layne, KY (2.1 miles ),
), McDowell, KY (2.4 miles ),
), Mare Creek, KY (2.4 miles ),
), Martin, KY (2.8 miles ),
), Wayland, KY (2.9 miles ),
), Wheelwright-Weeksbury, KY (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 37.49 N, Longitude: 82.65 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 606
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (13.6%)
- Educational services (11.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.0%)
- Health care (6.4%)
- Construction (5.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.3%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (27.4%)
- Construction (10.0%)
- Educational services (9.0%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.4%)
- Truck transportation (3.2%)
- Educational services (13.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (12.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.0%)
- Health care (10.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (8.4%)
- Gasoline stations (6.8%)
- Finance & insurance (5.4%)
- Cashiers (9.2%)
- Extraction workers (8.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
- Extraction workers (16.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.5%)
- Construction laborers (3.2%)
- Cashiers (17.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.1%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (7.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.8%)
Average climate in Mud Creek, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 60.7. This is about average.
| City: | 60.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2002 was 1.08. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.08 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 21.9. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 21.9 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.97. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.97 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Mud Creek-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/18/1995, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Mud Creek place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 9/29/1972, a category F2 tornado 35.9 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mud Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 25% 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 86.2 miles away from Mud Creek center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 111.0 miles away from Mud Creek center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 259.7 miles away from the city 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 80.9 miles away from Mud Creek center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 43.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 44.9 miles away from Mud Creek 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 Floyd County (36) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 25, Storms: 22, Mudslides: 11, Tornadoes: 10, Landslides: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Fires: 3, Winds: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Mud Creek:
- EASTERN KENTUCKY DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- FMC - PIKEVILLE (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF PIKEVILLE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH AGENCY (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- HOME CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
- HOSPICE OF PIKE COUNTY (Hospital, about 8 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mud Creek:
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 16 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,660)
- Hazard Community and Technical College (about 34 miles; Hazard, KY; FT enrollment: 2,087)
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 41 miles; Cumberland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,196)
- Morehead State University (about 65 miles; Morehead, KY; FT enrollment: 7,523)
- Marshall University (about 66 miles; Huntington, WV; FT enrollment: 11,450)
- Ashland Community and Technical College (about 68 miles; Ashland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,482)
- King University (about 69 miles; Bristol, TN; FT enrollment: 2,472)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Mud Creek: Toller Creek Volunteer Fire Department (A), Mud Creek Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (B), Mud Creek Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mud Creek include: Grethel Church (A), Zion Church (B), Little Dove Church (C), Mothers Home Church (D), Mud Creek Church (E), Samaria Church (F), Sammy Branch Church (G), Toler Creek Church (H), Upper Toler Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lee Alley Cemetery (1), Thomas Hamilton Cemetery (2), Hollybush Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aker Branch (A), Akers Branch (B), Andy Branch (C), Dry Branch (D), Big Branch (E), Branham Creek (F), Deal Branch (G), Deadening Fork (H), Margarett Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 63.3% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 33.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 14.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
People in group quarters in Mud Creek in 2000:
- 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
For population 15 years and over in Mud Creek:
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 68.1%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 7.7%
For population 25 years and over in Mud Creek:
- High school or higher: 47.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 10.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 20.8 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
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Religion statistics for Mud Creek, KY (based on Floyd County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,911 | 62 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,614 | 16 |
| Other | 699 | 2 |
| Catholic | 229 | 1 |
| None | 26,998 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 21
| Floyd County: | 5.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
| Floyd County: | 5.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
| This county: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Floyd County: | 14.4% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Floyd County: | 35.3% |
| Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.3% |
| Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mud Creek:
- WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WPKE (1240 AM; 1 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
- WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
- WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
- WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mud Creek:
- WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
- WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
- WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
- WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXKZ-FM (105.3 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: ADAM GEARHEART D/B/A WXLR-FM)
- WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Mud Creek:
- W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
- W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Lat: 37.419222 Lon: -82.665444, Call Sign: WQEY403,
Assigned Frequencies: 464.712 MHz, 469.712 MHz, Grant Date: 05/17/2006, Expiration Date: 05/17/2016, Cancellation Date: 07/23/2016, Certifier: Dwight Raines, Registrant: Atlas License Company, 1725a N Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219, Phone: (317) 351-4865, Fax: (317) 351-4870, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 50.5%Electricity
- 38.1%Utility gas
- 4.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.8%Coal or coke
- 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Wood
- 62.4%Electricity
- 21.7%Utility gas
- 10.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Coal or coke
- 1.9%Other fuel
Mud Creek compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly 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.
Mud Creek on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: food processing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: fuel dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: motor vehicle and parts dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: u. s. postal service (population 5,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: health and personal care, except drug, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 100 least-educated cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"