Beech Creek's Livability
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About Beech Creek, KY
Beech Creek, KY is located in Muhlenberg County in the state of Kentucky.
The total City Population for Beech Creek is about 327 with about 99 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $87,835 for Muhlenberg County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $105,582 for the state of Kentucky, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $0, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $44,947 for the state of Kentucky, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.60Male Population Estimate: 50.5%
Female Population Estimate: 49.5%
Median Age: 38.2
Male Median Age: 38.5
Female Median Age: 38.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:0.9%
Hispanic:0.9%
Other:0.6%
Asian:0.3%
Hawaiian:0%
Indian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 24.91%
Libertarian: 0.97%
Other: 0.36%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Beech Creek specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Muhlenberg County: About 4.61235 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Muhlenberg County: About 78.82 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Muhlenberg County is about 14% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 73% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Kentucky is ranked #37 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 26.82 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 12.88The average living wage for the state of Kentucky is $30.28/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Kentucky a minimum wage score of 10.87 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Kentucky a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Kentucky is $179.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 30.72 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Kentucky does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Kentucky does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Kentucky does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Kentucky does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Kentucky does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Kentucky does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Kentucky does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Kentucky does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Kentucky does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Kentucky does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Kentucky does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Kentucky does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Kentucky does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Kentucky does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Kentucky does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Kentucky does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Kentucky does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Kentucky does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 42321Latitude: 37.177000
Longitude: -87.063100
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 420.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 270, 364