Found within zip codes: 42721, 42754, 42349
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About Caneyville
Caneyville is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 614 people and just one neighborhood, Caneyville is the 323rd largest community in Kentucky.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Caneyville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.33% of the Caneyville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Caneyville is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Caneyville who work in sales jobs (9.40%), management occupations (9.07%) and office and administrative support (7.40%).
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Caneyville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Caneyville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The population of Caneyville has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.80% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Caneyville in 2010 was $14,297, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,188 for a family of four. Caneyville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Caneyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Caneyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Caneyville include English, Irish, French Canadian, German and British.
The most common language spoken in Caneyville is English.
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density) , farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Single-family homes and a few Mobile homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) and a few Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later) and some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | Mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) and some Seniors (people 65 and over) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 1 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support and some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly White (non-Hispanic) and some Irish ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking |
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GRAYSON CO. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
306 EAST MAPLE ST, CANEYVILLE, KY 42721 (270) 879-1329 |
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CANEYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
521 EAST MAPLE ST, CANEYVILLE, KY 42721 (270) 879-4211 |
PK-05 |
* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 97.2 | 81.9 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 68.1 | 56.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,814 | $21,101,000 | 53.2 |
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| STUDENT | $354 | $1,552,000 | 3.9 |
| STAFF | $399 | $1,751,000 | 4.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $187 | $821,000 | 2.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $331 | $1,451,000 | 3.7 |
| OPERATION | $540 | $2,366,000 | 6.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $503 | $2,204,000 | 5.6 |
| OTHER | $69 | $301,000 | 0.8 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,383 | $10,446,000 | 26.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,857 | $8,140,000 | 20.5 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,055 | $39,687,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 7.4 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 36.8 |
| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO KY* | COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
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| SINCE 1990 | 97.02% | 2.99% | 4 | 5 |
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