Perry County, Kentucky
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State Health Department
- Kentucky Department for Health Services: 275 East Main Street, Frankfort
( William Hacker: 502-564-3970 / williamd.hacker@mail.state.ky.us)
Local Health Departments
- Kentucky River District Health Department: 441 Gorman Hollow Rd., Hazard
( Karen Cooper: 606-439-2361 / KarenD.Cooper@ky.gov) - Perry County Health Center: 239 Lovern St., Hazard
( Karen Cooper: 606-436-2196 / KarenD.Cooper@ky.gov)
Population:
- Total Population: 29,390
- Males: 14,256
- Females: 15,134
Ethnicity:
- White: 28,500
- Black/African American: 391
- Hispanic: 111
- Native American/Eskimo: 22
- Asian: 166
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 27
- 2 or more: 173
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (27,115)
- Spanish (295)
- French (50)
- German (40)
- Italian (25)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 178
- India (79)
- Poland (19)
- Syria (19)
- Germany (17)
- Japan (12)
- Italy (12)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (6,658)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (1,362)
- Churches of Christ (633)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (485)
- Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (362)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 18,936
- Sensory: 2,534
- Physical: 5,073
- Mental: 3,166
- Self-care: 1,688
- Go outside home: 3,322
- Employment: 3,592
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 380
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 11,460
- Utility gas: 2,082
- Bottled or LP gas: 285
- Electricity: 7,574
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 390
- Coal or Coke: 910
- Wood: 156
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 7
- No fuel used: 56
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 22,659
- No vehicle: 3,433
- 1 or more vehicle: 19,226
Education Attainment:
- No School: 387
- No High School: 3,820
- Some High School: 3,955
- High School: 6,149
- Some College: 2,799
- Associate's Degree: 749
- College Degree: 847
- Master's Degree: 616
- Professional Degree: 230
- Doctoral Degree: 44
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 11,460
- Owners with phone: 8,360
- Owners without phone: 510
- Renters with phone: 2,121
- Renters without phone: 469
10 closest counties:
- Leslie County, Kentucky
- Knott County, Kentucky
- Breathitt County, Kentucky
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Letcher County, Kentucky
- Magoffin County, Kentucky
- Owsley County, Kentucky
- Lee County, Virginia
- Clay County, Kentucky
- Floyd County, Kentucky
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
40981, 41367, 41701, 41702, 41712, 41713, 41719, 41721, 41722, 41723, 41727, 41729, 41731, 41735, 41736, 41739, 41745, 41746, 41747, 41751, 41754, 41760, 41763, 41773, 41774, 41778
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WSGS (101.1 FM) HAZARD, KY
- WJMD (104.7 FM) HAZARD, KY
- WKIC (1390 AM) HAZARD, KY
- WQXY (1560 AM) HAZARD, KY
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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