Pointer's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
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Housing -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
B-
Crime -
B+
Commute -
B
Education -
B
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Amenities
About Pointer, KY
Pointer, KY is located in Pulaski County in the state of Kentucky.
The total City Population for Pointer is about 5,843 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $101,400, which is roughly 4% lower than the Average Home Value of $105,582 for the state of Kentucky, and roughly 53% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $38,795, which is roughly 14% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $44,947 for the state of Kentucky, and roughly 40% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.36Male Population Estimate: 49.8%
Female Population Estimate: 50.2%
Median Age: 46
Male Median Age: 45.8
Female Median Age: 46.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:0.9%
Indian:0.8%
Other:0.5%
Black:0.4%
Asian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 17.96%
Libertarian: 1.02%
Other: 0.35%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Pointer specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Pulaski County: About 4.67164 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Pulaski County: About 119.008 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Pulaski County is about 15% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 59% 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): 42544Latitude: 37.132900
Longitude: -84.767200
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 997.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 606