Morehead

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  2. Morehead Statistics
  3. Morehead Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Morehead Employment Information
  5. Morehead Family Information
  6. Morehead Education Information
  7. Morehead Public Benefits Information
  8. Morehead Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Morehead Legal Resources Back to top

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Morehead Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 12,572
  • Land Area (2000): 65.564 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 206.062 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,773
Morehead Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 9,678 76.86%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 15 0.12%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,898 23.02%

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Morehead Employment Information Back to top
Morehead Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 626 19.10%
2. Public Administration 495 15.10%
3. Repair and Maintenance 157 4.79%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 149 4.55%
5. Educational Services 125 3.81%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 118 3.60%
7. Health Care 116 3.54%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 113 3.45%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 108 3.29%
10. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 101 3.08%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 96 2.93%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 77 2.35%
13. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 65 1.98%
14. Other Transportation 60 1.83%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 59 1.80%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 54 1.65%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 53 1.62%
18. Finance and Insurance 51 1.56%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 46 1.40%
20. Utilities 45 1.37%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 504 17.89%
2. Educational Services 353 12.53%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 257 9.12%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 179 6.35%
5. Public Administration 157 5.57%
6. Finance and Insurance 149 5.29%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 122 4.33%
8. Social Assistance 83 2.95%
9. Department and Other General Stores 79 2.80%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 61 2.17%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 60 2.13%
12. Construction 55 1.95%
13. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 54 1.92%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 49 1.74%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 48 1.70%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 47 1.67%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 35 1.24%
18. Utilities 34 1.21%
19. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 32 1.14%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 31 1.10%

Morehead Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 252 7.69%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 206 6.28%
3. Other Construction Trades 178 5.43%
4. Other Management Occupations 175 5.34%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 171 5.22%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 137 4.18%
7. Carpenters 118 3.60%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 111 3.39%
9. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 108 3.29%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 90 2.75%
11. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 87 2.65%
12. Engineers 85 2.59%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 84 2.56%
14. Business Operations Specialists 80 2.44%
15. Operations Managers Non Finance 76 2.32%
16. Top Executives 68 2.07%
17. Construction Laborers 61 1.86%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 60 1.83%
19. Other Production Occupations 59 1.80%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 51 1.56%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 196 6.96%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 140 4.97%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 138 4.90%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 133 4.72%
5. Registered Nurses 131 4.65%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 100 3.55%
7. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 96 3.41%
8. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 91 3.23%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 86 3.05%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 86 3.05%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 83 2.95%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 80 2.84%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 80 2.84%
14. Secretaries and Admins 75 2.66%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 73 2.59%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 73 2.59%
17. Cashiers 70 2.48%
18. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 70 2.48%
19. Other Management Occupations 64 2.27%
20. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 53 1.88%

Morehead Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,545 56.00%
15-35 hours 1,223 12.35%
1-14 hours 165 1.67%
No regular hours 2,968 29.98%

Morehead Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 92 1.56%
5 AM-5:29 AM 64 1.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 219 3.71%
6 AM-6:29 AM 575 9.74%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 636 10.78%
7 AM-7:29 AM 936 15.86%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,125 19.06%
8 AM-8:29 AM 660 11.18%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 397 6.73%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 392 6.64%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 158 2.68%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 28 0.47%
Noon-3:59 PM 347 5.88%
4 PM-11:59 PM 272 4.61%

Morehead Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 161 2.73%
5-9 855 14.49%
10-14 1,187 20.12%
15-19 1,142 19.35%
20-24 751 12.73%
25-29 397 6.73%
30-34 689 11.68%
35-39 62 1.05%
40-44 96 1.63%
45-59 251 4.25%
60-89 197 3.34%
At least 90 113 1.91%

Morehead Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 20 0.34% 4,473 75.80%
30-44 0 0.00% 847 14.35%
45-59 0 0.00% 251 4.25%
At least 60 0 0.00% 310 5.25%

Morehead Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 14 0.23%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 960 15.83%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,809 79.30%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 21 0.35%
Color 4 Box Other 27 0.45%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 20 0.33%
Color 6 Box Walked 50 0.82%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 163 2.69%

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Morehead Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,922 (12,495 people)
Families (2000): 3,756 (10,782 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,625
People at same address in 1995: 6,491
Morehead Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 357 7.25%
$10,000-$14,999 325 6.60%
$15,000-$19,999 320 6.50%
$20,000-$24,999 319 6.48%
$25,000-$29,999 260 5.28%
$30,000-$34,999 273 5.55%
$35,000-$39,999 274 5.57%
$40,000-$44,999 339 6.89%
$45,000-$49,999 334 6.79%
$50,000-$59,999 503 10.22%
$60,000-$74,999 569 11.56%
$75,000-$99,999 537 10.91%
$100,000-$124,999 261 5.30%
$125,000-$149,999 108 2.19%
$150,000-$199,999 45 0.91%
$200,000 or more 98 1.99%

Morehead Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 992 19.92%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,823 36.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 186 3.73%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 913 18.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 26 0.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 677 13.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 12 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 261 5.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 60 1.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 29 0.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

Morehead Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,981 28.02%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,865 13.13%
Public Assistance 80 0.56%
Retirement 1,129 7.95%
Self Employment 887 6.24%
Social Security 1,399 9.85%
Supplemental Security 194 1.37%
Wage / Salary 3,804 26.78%
Other 867 6.10%

Morehead Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,839 59.71%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,241 40.29%

Morehead Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 456 9.31%
Color 1 Box Married 3,355 68.53%
Color 2 Box Never Married 952 19.44%
Color 3 Box Widowed 133 2.72%

Morehead Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 529 10.20%
Color 1 Box Married 3,373 65.03%
Color 2 Box Never Married 788 15.19%
Color 3 Box Widowed 497 9.58%

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Morehead Education Information Back to top
Morehead Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 504 5.33%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,182 12.50%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,813 29.74%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,244 23.73%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 728 7.70%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,268 13.41%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 719 7.60%

Morehead Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 88 0.70% 57 0.45% 145 1.15%
Kindergarten 152 1.21% 26 0.21% 178 1.42%
Grades 1-4 643 5.11% 74 0.59% 717 5.70%
Grades 5-8 907 7.21% 43 0.34% 950 7.56%
Grades 9-12 703 5.59% 29 0.23% 732 5.82%
Undergrad college 366 2.91% 56 0.45% 422 3.36%
Graduate or professional school 34 0.27% 4 0.03% 38 0.30%
Total 2,893 23.01% 289 2.30% 3,182 25.31%

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Morehead Public Benefits Information Back to top
Morehead Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 11,307 90.20%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,229 9.80%

Morehead Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Morehead Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Morehead Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,416 11.26%
10-19 Years 1,858 14.78%
20-29 Years 1,050 8.35%
30-39 Years 1,766 14.05%
40-49 Years 2,201 17.51%
50-59 Years 1,868 14.86%
60-69 Years 1,216 9.67%
70-79 Years 889 7.07%
80-89 Years 260 2.07%
90+ Years 48 0.38%

Morehead Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,143 48.86%
Color 1 Box Female 6,429 51.14%

Morehead Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 11,546 91.84%
Color 1 Box African-American 600 4.77%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 160 1.27%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 110 0.87%
Color 2 Box Asian 74 0.59%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 65 0.52%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 12 0.10%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.04%

Morehead Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 2,333 21.91%
2. United States Or American 1,865 17.52%
3. German 1,746 16.40%
4. Irish 1,604 15.07%
5. Scottish 526 4.94%
6. French Non-Basque 429 4.03%
7. Italian 424 3.98%
8. Scotch Irish 325 3.05%
9. Dutch 282 2.65%
10. Polish 263 2.47%

Morehead Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,605 96.45%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 237 1.97%
3. Arabic 48 0.40%
4. French 41 0.34%
5. German 38 0.32%
6. Chinese 28 0.23%
7. Other West Germanic 16 0.13%
8. Italian 14 0.12%
9. Polish 5 0.04%

Morehead Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 12,370 98.24%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 115 0.91%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 106 0.84%

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Morehead Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.