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Updated December 3, 2009. Click the linked data sets to view historic data tables.

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  Labor Market  l   Income & Wages  l  Educational Attainment
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Acreage
Square Miles (Christian County)	721.32
Persons Per Square Mile	100.2

  

Population	2009 (est)	2000	1990	1980	1970
City	32,095	30,566	29,809	27,318	27,318
County	80,938	73,834	68,941	66,878	56,224
MSA*	268,546	208,602	169,439	146,778	119,610
Labor Market Area**	428,682	366,848	312,724	287,977	241,844

* Includes Christian and Trigg counties in Kentucky and Montgomery and Stewart counties in Tennessee.
** MSA counties plus Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg and Todd counties in Kentucky and Robertson county in Tennessee. 

 

Population by Gender	2007 Estimate
Male	49.0%
Female	50.1%

 

Population by Ethnicity (2009)	Christian County	Labor Market Area
White Alone	74.1%	81%
Black Alone	22.7%	15.4%
Hispanic/Latin American	5.5%	4.2%
Other/2 or More Races	1.6%	1.9%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Alone	0.2%	0.1%
Asian Alone	.9%	1.2%
Native American Alone	0.5%	0.4%

Population by Age (2007)	Christian County	Labor Market Area
Under 15	27.2%	22.0%
15-24	15.7%	14.0%
25-34	14.2%	14.7%
35-44	13.2%	14.3%
45-54	11.0%	13.2%
55-64	8.6%	10.0%
65-74	5.3%	6.4%
75 & older	4.8%	5.2%
Median Age	30.3	34.3%

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Households
Christian County (2008)	26,067
Average Persons Per Household	2.91

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Residential Development	2009	2008
Total New Housing Starts	48	217
Average New Construction Cost (Single Family)	$155,529	$145,183
Total Homes Sold	404	344
Average Total Sale Price	$107,910	$107,657

   Average Annual Building Permit Value Since 2000

Commercial Development	Permits	Amount (in millions)
2008	86	$16.8
2007	47	$24.5
2006	27	$38.9

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Retail Sales	45% Growth in 5 years
2008	$987,264,000
2007	$980,748,000
2006	$941,524,000
2005	$721,614,000
2004	$679,504,000

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Employment	Labor Force   December 09	2008 Average	Unemployment Rate October 09	2008 Average
Christian County	29,714	29,403	12.5%	8.4%
Labor Market Area	187,924	190,438	10.6%	7.4%
State of KY			10.7%	6.4%
United States			9.5%	5.8%

Christian County Average Annual Labor Market History

Christian County Average Annual Unemployment Rate History

Employment
Top Sectors by Employment	2007
Manufacturing	24.5%
Retail Trade	14.4%
Healthcare & Social Services	13.1%
Administrative & Waste Servivces	8.7%
Accommodation & Food Services	8.4%

Top Sectors by Average Annual Wages	2007
Management of Companies & Enterprises	$65,052
Professional, Scientific & Technical	$46,644
Educational Services	$44,980
Manufacturing	$43,472
Wholesale Trade	$41,444

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Income & Wages
Per Capita Income (2008)	$31,282
Median Household Income (2008)	$37,775
Average Annual Wage (2007)	$33,347

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Educational Attainment
High School Graduate or Higher >age 25	77.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher >age 25	12.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%

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Sources & Related Links
U. S. Census Quick Facts
American Community Survey
KY Cabinet for Economic Development
Kentucky Office of Employment & Training
Kentucky State Data Center
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hopkinsville-Christian County Board of Realtors
Hopkinsville-Christian County Planning Commission

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