Labor Market Area

Most of the demographic and workforce data that follow include totals for the community's labor market area. The map below is provided for you reference.

Labor market counties are composed of counties which exist within a 60-minute drive range of the originating county’s county seat. A county will be included within the radius if the centroid point of a county (a point representing the center of the geographic area of a county) falls within the drive zone. Additionally, all contiguous counties will be classified as part of the labor market with the exception of non-Kentucky contiguous counties which have been excluded by the above mentioned 60-minute drive range and have a border with the Mississippi and/or Ohio Rivers.

Dated Material

This document contains material that is continuously updated on the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development's website. For the most current information for this community please visit:

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Contacts
Local Todd Denham Executive Director Winchester & Clark County Industrial Development Auth. 2 S. Maple St. Winchester, KY 40391 Phone: 859-744-5627 FAX: 859-744-9229 WEB: www.winchesterindustry.com E-mail: todd@winchesterindustry.com	State Amy Bowman Project Coordinator Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Old Capitol Annex 300 West Broadway Frankfort, KY 40601 USA Phone: 502-564-7670 ext. 22001 Fax: 502-564-3256 Web: http:///www.thinkkentucky.com Email: Amy.Bowman@ky.gov

 

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Quick Facts

	Industrial Electric Cost Per KWH, 2017
Kentucky	$0.0558
U.S.	$0.0691

 

Statistical Summary
	Population 2017
Clark County	36,046
Labor Market Area	785,465
Per Capita Personal Income 2016	$37,240
Median Household Income 2016	$49,069
Median Home Price 2017	$160,000
	Unemployment Rate 2018
Clark County	4.1%
Labor Market Area	3.8%
U.S.	3.9%
	Average Weekly Wage 2017
Clark County	$753
Labor Market Area	$844
U.S.	$1,042

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Location

 

		City	Miles		City	Miles		City	Miles
	1.	Atlanta, GA	375	11.	Dallas, TX	890	21.	Nashville, TN	233
	2.	Baltimore, MD	518	12.	Detroit, MI	362	22.	New Orleans, LA	762
	3.	Birmingham, AL	420	13.	Houston, TX	1,012	23.	New York, NY	691
	4.	Boston, MA	900	14.	Indianapolis, IN	206	24.	Norfolk, VA	556
	5.	Buffalo, NY	533	15.	Jacksonville, FL	713	25.	Oklahoma City, OK	849
	6.	Charlotte, NC	393	16.	Kansas City, MO	597	26.	Omaha, NE	787
	7.	Chicago, IL	386	17.	Lexington, KY	19	27.	Philadelphia, PA	614
	8.	Cincinnati, OH	100	18.	Louisville, KY	93	28.	Pittsburgh, PA	379
	9.	Cleveland, OH	347	19.	Memphis, TN	436	29.	St. Louis, MO	355
	10.	Columbus, OH	207	20.	Minneapolis, MN	793	30.	Wichita, KS	794

Population Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, 2008 population estimate Personal Income Source: 2007 Regional Economic Accounts, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Dept of Commerce Retail Sales Source: 2002 Economic Census, US Census Bureau Manufacturing Employment Source: 2007 County Business Patterns, US Census Bureau Highway Distance Source: ESRI Arcview StreetMap, 2007

 

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Sites

Available Industrial Sites

Click on a site point for details

							Min. Distance To
		Site ID	Site Name	Total Ac.	Largest Possible Tract	Rail	Interstate/Parkway	Airport
		049-004	Winchester -- Site 049-004	447.71	447.71	Possible	1	40
		049-001	Winchester Industrial Park	172.75	70	Possible	0.34	30

 

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Buildings

Available Industrial Buildings

Click on a building point for details

	Bldg. ID	Building Name	Square Feet	Ac.	Min. Ceiling Ht.	Rail
	049-032	Osram Sylvania Plant- Winchester Lamp Plant	204,500	N/A	22.0' minimum	No
	049-031	5855 Rockwell Road	25,000	3.8	18.0' minimum	No
	049-022	1220 Enterprise Drive	23,000	N/A	20.0' minimum	No

Note: A "+" symbol following the building name denotes a secondary building.

Special Purpose Buildings

 

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Demographics

 

Total Population

		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
	Labor Market Area	754,948	761,354	769,796	777,319	785,465
	Clark County	35,595	35,681	35,684	35,819	36,046
	Winchester	18,351	18,394	18,395	18,461	18,486

Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Annual Estimates.

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Population by Selected Age Groups, 2017

		Clark County		Labor Market Area
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	Under 16	7,220	20.0	153,191	19.5
	16-24	3,737	10.4	116,145	14.8
	25-44	8,660	24.0	205,736	26.2
	45-64	10,146	28.1	197,425	25.1
	65-84	5,615	15.6	100,319	12.8
	85 and older	668	1.9	12,649	1.6
	Median Age	41.6		36.9

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

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Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017

		Clark County		Labor Market Area
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	White	33,481	92.9	677,537	86.3
	Black or African American	1,749	4.9	70,494	9.0
	Am. Indian & Alaska Native	76	0.2	2,489	0.3
	Asian	206	0.6	17,820	2.3
	Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander	8	0.0	479	0.1
	Other/Multirace	526	1.5	16,646	2.1
	Hispanic Origin	1,015	2.8	37,870	4.8

Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black or African American, etc. and be of hispanic origin. Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

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Population Projections

		2020	2025	2030	2035
	Clark County	36,206	36,508	36,647	36,614

Source:  Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville.

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Per Capita Personal Income 2015

		2011	2016	Pct. Change
	Clark County	$33,660	$37,240	10.6 %
	Kentucky	$33,989	$38,926	14.5 %
	U.S.	$41,560	$49,246	18.5 %
	Labor Market Area Range	$22,752- $41,755	$26,404- $45,025

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Households

		2016		2016
		Number of Households	Persons Per Household	Median Household Income
	Clark County	14,183	2.49	$49,069

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

 

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Workforce

 

 

Civilian Labor Force

		Clark County		Labor Market Area
		2018	Apr. 2019	2018	Apr. 2019
	Civilian Labor Force	17,202	17,363	397,118	399,931
	Employed	16,493	16,751	382,126	386,639
	Unemployed	709	612	14,992	13,292
	Unemployment Rate (%)	4.1	3.5	3.8	3.3

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Unemployment Rate (%)

	Year	Clark County	Labor Market Area	Kentucky	U.S.
	2014	6.1	5.4	6.5	6.2
	2015	5.3	4.5	5.4	5.3
	2016	4.7	4.1	5.0	4.9
	2017	4.7	4.2	4.9	4.4
	2018	4.1	3.8	4.3	3.9

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Commuting Patterns

	Residents of Clark County	2015	Percent
	Working and Residing In County	4,897	32.3
	Commuting Out of County	10,274	67.7
	Total Residents	15,171	100.0
	Employees in
	Working and Residing In County	4,897	36.5
	Commuting Into County	8,510	63.5
	Total Employees	13,407	100.0

	Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Journey-To-Work & Migration Statistics Branch.
	Note: Data for Kentucky and its border states only.

 

Average Weekly Wage, 2017

		Clark County	Kentucky (Statewide)	U.S.
	Total All Industries	$753	$845	$1,042
	Total Private Industries	789	865	1,064
	Natural Resources and Mining	666	1,049	1,086
	Construction	942	1,011	1,155
	Manufacturing	1,004	1,108	1,272
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	702	789	881
	Information	1,412	1,044	2,011
	Financial Activities	934	1,236	1,752
	Professional and Business Services	752	931	1,377
	Education and Health Services	928	906	940
	Leisure and Hospitality	286	327	441
	Other Services and Unclassified	496	626	734

Source: JobsEQ, Chmura Economics.

 

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Education & Training

 

Four-Year Colleges and Universities Within 60 Miles of Winchester

Institutions engaged in furnishing academic courses and granting degrees at baccalaureate or graduate levels.

	Miles	Institution	Location	Enrollment (Fall 2018)
	14	Morehead State University at Mt. Sterling	Mt. Sterling	N/A
	15	Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education	Lexington	N/A
	15	Indiana Wesleyan University - Lexington Education Center	Lexington	N/A
	15	Lexington Theological Seminary	Lexington	66
	15	Sullivan University, Lexington Campus	Lexington	N/A
	15	Transylvania University	Lexington	966
	15	University of Kentucky	Lexington	29,465
	18	Eastern Kentucky University	Richmond	16,612
	24	Georgetown College	Georgetown	1,767
	27	Asbury Theological Seminary	Wilmore	1,660
	27	Asbury University	Wilmore	† 1,990
	29	Midway University	Midway	1,217
	30	Berea College	Berea	1,670
	39	Kentucky State University	Frankfort	1,926
	40	Centre College	Danville	1,450
	43	Morehead State University	Morehead	10,580
			Total Enrollments	69,369

Note: Miles are calculated as straight-line distance, not highway miles. † Denotes enrollment for entire institution, including branch campuses; otherwise, enrollment is for specified campus. Source:  Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.

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Two-Year Colleges Within 60 Miles of Winchester

Institutions engaged in furnishing academic, or academic and technical, courses and granting associate degrees, certificates, or diplomas below the baccalaureate level.

	Miles	Institution	Location	Enrollment (Fall 2018)
	-	Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Winchester - Clark Co. Campus	Winchester	N/A
	14	Maysville Community & Tech College, Montgomery Campus	Mt. Sterling	N/A
	15	American National University- Lexington KY Campus	Lexington	233
	15	Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Cooper Campus	Lexington	9,478
	15	Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Leestown Campus	Lexington	N/A
	15	Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Newtown Pike Campus	Lexington	N/A
	24	Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Advanced Manufacturing Center	Georgetown	N/A
	27	Maysville Community & Tech College, Licking Valley Campus	Cynthiana	N/A
	39	Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Lawrenceburg Campus	Lawrenceburg	N/A
	40	Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Danville Campus	Danville	N/A
	43	Maysville Community & Technical College, Rowan Campus	Morehead	N/A
	49	Maysville Community & Technical College, Main Campus	Maysville	† 3,495
	54	Hazard Community & Technical College, Lees College Campus	Jackson	N/A
	59	Jefferson Community & Technical College, Shelby Co. Campus	Shelbyville	N/A
	60	Elizabethtown Community & Tech. College, Springfield Campus	Springfield	N/A
	60	Somerset Community College, Laurel Campus	London	N/A
			Total Enrollments	13,206

Note: Miles are calculated as straight-line distance, not highway miles. † Denotes enrollment for entire institution, including branch campuses; otherwise, enrollment is for specified campus. Source:  Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.

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Kentucky Technical Schools Within 60 Miles of Winchester

				Enrollment (2017-2018)
	Miles	Institution	Location	Sec	P/S	Total
	-	Clark County ATC	Winchester	733	N/A	733
	14	Montgomery County ATC	Mt. Sterling	507	N/A	507
	15	Eastside Technical Center	Lexington	966	N/A	820
	15	Southside Technical Center	Lexington	709	N/A	709
	18	Madison County ATC	Richmond	825	N/A	825
	23	Jessamine Career and Technology Center	Nicholasville	3802	N/A	3802
	24	Elkhorn Crossing School	Georgetown	863	N/A	863
	27	Harrison County ATC	Cynthiana	746	N/A	746
	34	Garrard County ATC	Lancaster	346	N/A	346
	39	Lee County ATC	Beattyville	395	N/A	395
	39	Franklin County Career and Technical Center	Frankfort	900	N/A	900
	39	Trailblazer Academy	Harrodsburg	292	N/A	292
	41	Jackson County ATC	McKee	455	N/A	455
	41	Lincoln County ATC	Stanford	332	N/A	332
	45	Rockcastle County ATC	Mount Vernon	442	N/A	442
	49	Mason County ATC	Maysville	181	N/A	181
	51	Morgan County ATC	West Liberty	669	N/A	669
	54	Breathitt County ATC	Jackson	411	N/A	411
	59	Carter County Career and Technical Center	Olive Hill	285	N/A	285
	59	Shelby County ATC	Shelbyville	544	N/A	544
			Total Enrollments	14,403		14,257

Note: Miles are calculated as straight-line distance; not highway miles.  Kentucky Tech secondary schools, called Area Technology Centers (ATC), are operated by the Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education. Other secondary schools are operated locally by public school districts. Secondary student enrollment is listed under Sec, and post-secondary student enrollment is listed under P/S. Source:  KY Cabinet for Workforce Development; KY Dept. of Education.

 

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Business & Industry

 

Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions, 2017-Present

			Reported
		Companies	Jobs	Investment
	Manufacturing Location	1	37	$36,224,167
	Manufacturing Expansion	10	101	$39,096,904
	Service & Technology Location	0	0	$0
	Service & Technology Expansion	1	130	$80,000

Click here for detailed location and expansion information. Note: Totals include announced locations and expansions. Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (March 10, 2020).

Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work, 2017

		Clark County		Labor Market Area
		Employment	Percent	Employment	Percent
	Total All Industries	16,098	100.0	396,935	100.0
	Total Private Industries	13,136	81.6	292,137	73.6
	Natural Resources and Mining	53	0.3	4,927	1.2
	Construction	549	3.4	16,156	4.1
	Manufacturing	3,039	18.9	46,370	11.7
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	2,633	16.4	65,289	16.4
	Information	66	0.4	3,674	0.9
	Financial Activities	357	2.2	12,473	3.1
	Professional and Business Services	3,530	21.9	45,989	11.6
	Education and Health Services	1,531	9.5	46,485	11.7
	Leisure and Hospitality	1,184	7.4	42,000	10.6
	Other Services and Unclassified	192	1.2	8,767	2.2

Source: JobsEQ, Chmura Economics.

Top 20 by Employment

	Firm	Product(s)/Service(s)	Emp.	Year Established
	Winchester
	Advanced Green Components LLC	Produces forgings and machined rings for tapered roller bearings; produce outer and inner rings for tapered wheel bearings	100	1997
	Ale 8 One Bottling Co	Manufacture & distribution of soft drink beverages	99	1902
	Amazon.com Services, Inc.	Back office technology center	500	2012
	Catalent Pharma Solutions	Pharmaceutical manufacturing	494	1992
	CONTECH Engineered Solutions LLC	Steel retaining sheets & multiplate bridge planks. Galvanized structural steel & aluminum drainage & bridge products & retaining walls	80	1985
	East KY Power Cooperative Inc	Headquarters for electrical power generation & transmission	300	1941
	Gate Precast Company	Architectural precast concrete products	87	1967
	General Dynamics Information Technology Inc	Call center services	150	2014
	Infiltrator Water Technologies	Plastic injection molding	275	1986
	Leggett & Platt Inc	Inner springs & box springs	350	1910
	Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co	Soft drinks	117	1965
	Rocky Mountain ATV	distribution center of ATV parts, side-by-side UTV parts, off-road motorcycle parts, dual sport motorcycle parts, street bike motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel.	180	2015
	Save-A-Lot Distribution Center	Food distribution center	120	1998
	Sekisui S-LEC America LLC	Interlayer film for the laminated glass in automotive and architectural applications	97	2007
	Sonoco Plastics	Plastic caulking tubes	95	1996
	The Freeman Corporation	Hardwood veneer	223	1913
	Univance Inc	Machine ATV axles and prop shafts. Assemble ATV differential units and forklift transmissions; automotive components.	185	1997
	Walle Corp	Paper coating & laminating for packaging	140	1991
	Winchester Coatings Inc	Electrostatic coating service	85	1988
	Winchester Farms Dairy	Fluid milk, orange juice, cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt & other fruit drinks	182	1982

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (March 10, 2020).

 

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Taxes

 

State Property Tax Rates Per $100 Valuation, 2016

	Selected Class of Property	State Rate	Local Taxation Permitted
	Real Estate	$0.1220	Yes
	Manufacturing Machinery	$0.1500	No
	Pollution Control Equipment	$0.1500	No
	Inventories:
	Raw Materials	$0.0500	No
	Goods in Process	$0.0500	No
	Finished Goods	$0.0500	Yes
	Goods-In-Transit	Exempt	Limited
	Motor Vehicles	$0.4500	Yes
	Other Tangible Personal Property	$0.4500	Yes

Source: Kentucky Department of Revenue.

Local Property Tax Rates Per $100 Valuation, 2017

	Taxing Jurisdiction	Property Taxes Per $100 Valuation
		Real Estate	Tangibles	Motor Vehicles
	County
	Clark	$0.2373	$0.3024	$0.2175
	City
	Winchester	$0.1460	$0.1499	$0.1950
	School District
	Clark County Schools	$0.6220	$0.6220	$0.5350

Source: Kentucky Revenue Cabinet.

Local Occupational License Taxes, 2017

	Cities, counties and school districts may levy an occupational license tax on the net profits of businesses and/or on the salaries and wages of employees earned in the jurisdiction. Rates can vary between the two types of occupational license taxes. Occupational license taxes may be levied on businesses as either a flat rate schedule or as a percentage of apportioned net profits or gross receipts. Where both the city and county levy an occupational license tax, a credit may be given, at the option of the local governments, for the amount paid to the city against the occupational license tax of the county. (Consult local jurisdictions for further details.)
	Taxing Jurisdiction		Tax Rate on Salaries/Wages		Tax Rate on Net Profits/Receipts
	County
	Clark		1.50%		1.50% (on net profits)
	City
	Winchester		2.00%		2.00% (only Occ Lic Fee)
	School District
	Clark County Schools		No tax		No tax

Source: Occupational Taxes Spreadsheet - Kentucky Secretary of State, Local Tax Listing - Kentucky Personnel Cabinet

 

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Regulations & Permits

	Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction Permitting Information: http://www.dhbc.ky.gov/
	Typical Building Permits	Responsible Division	# of plans	Time Frame (Days)
	Site Plan	Building Code Enforcement	1	7-30
	Building/Life Safety	Building Code Enforcement	1	7-30
	Plumbing	Plumbing	3	7
	Fire Protection	Fire Prevention	1	7-30
	Fire Alarm and Monitoring	Fire Prevention	1	7-30
	Fuel Tanks	Fire Prevention Hazardous Materials Section	1	7

 

Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection Permits, Fees, Regulatory Times, and Contacts Permitting Program Information: http://dca.ky.gov/DCA%20Resource%20Document%20Library/KyDEPCommonPermits2.17.14.pdf

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Utilities

 

Utilities Providing Service In Clark County

Electric

	East Kentucky Power Cooperative - 859-744-4812
	Clark Energy Cooperative - 859-744-4251
	Kentucky Utilities (a PPL company) - 800-383-5582

Natural Gas

Columbia Gas of Kentucky Inc - 859-288-0227

Sewer

	Treatment Information (gallons per day)	Capacity	Avg. Flow	Excess
	Winchester Municipal Utilities - 859-744-5434
	Strodes Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant	7,200,000	4,107,000	3,093,000

Treatment information provided by Division of Water, 502-564-3410

Water

	System Information (gallons per day)	Capacity	Avg. Use	Excess
	Winchester Municipal Utilities - 859-744-5434	5,320,000	4,942,097	377,903

System information provided by Division of Water, 502-564-3410

 

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Quality of Life

 

	General Kentucky Quality of Life Information
	http://www.thinkkentucky.com/kyedc/qualityoflife.aspx

Median Home Price (2017): Clark County - $160,000 for 231 homes

Source: KY Department of Revenue. Data based on sales for last six months of year indicated.

Climate

	Temperature
	Normal (30-year record)	55.5 degrees
	Average Annual, 2017	58 degrees
	Record Highest, July 2012 (73-year record)	105 degrees
	Record Lowest, January 1963 (73-year record)	-21 degrees
	Normal Heating Degree Days (30-year record)	4,611
	Normal Cooling Degree Days (30-year record)	1,190
	Precipitation
	Normal (30-year record)	45.17 inches
	Mean Annual Snowfall (30-year record)	13 inches
	Total Precipitation, 2017	49.17 inches
	Mean Number of Days Precipitation (0.01 inch or more) (30-year record)	129.8
	Mean Number of Days Thunderstorms (70-year record)	39.7
	Prevailing Winds	South
	Relative Humidity (30-year record)
	1 a.m.	79 percent
	7 a.m.	83 percent
	1 p.m.	61 percent
	7 p.m.	66 percent

Note: Heating degree day totals are the sums of positive departures of average daily temperature from 65 degrees F.  Cooling degree day totals are the sum of negative departures of average daily temperature from 65 degrees F. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Climatic Data Center, Local Climatological Data, 2017. Station of record: Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, KY.

Public School District Enrollments, 2016-2017

		Total Enrollment	Pupil To Teacher Ratio
	Clark County Schools	5,253	15.5

Source: Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Assessment and Accountability.