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County:

Webster County

State:

Kentucky

FIPS Code:

21233

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

65,945

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.69

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

13,282

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

14,832

11.7%

9.9%

1.8%

1990:

13,955

-5.9%

-8.2%

2.3%

2000:

14,120

1.2%

1.3%

-0.2%

2005:

14,161

0.3%

-1.0%

1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

13,083

92.7%

0-to-19:

3,795

26.9%

Black:

654

4.6%

20-to-39:

3,702

26.2%

Hispanic:

268

1.9%

40-to-59:

3,845

27.2%

American Indian:

15

0.1%

60-plus:

2,778

19.7%

Other:

100

0.7%

Median Age:

37.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

42.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

70.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.1%

Median Family Income:

$38,208

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.4%

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