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Quick Facts

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  Business Cost  
    Kentucky Index, 2005
(U.S. = 100)		  
  Labor Cost 97  
  Energy Cost 67  
  Overall Business Cost 92  
  Kentucky has the 13th lowest overall business cost in the nation.  
       
    Gross Domestic Product Per Wage, 2006  
  Kentucky $2.15  
  U.S. $2.19  
   
       
    Industrial Electric Cost Per KWH, 2006  
  Kentucky $0.04  
  U.S. $0.06  
  Kentucky has the 4th lowest cost for industrial electrical power.  
 
  Daviess County
Statistical Summary		  
     
    Population
2007		  
  Daviess County 94,174  
  Labor Market Area 478,776  
       
    Daviess County  
  Per Capita Income
2005		 $28,259  
  Median Household Income
2007		 $44,469  
  Median Home Price
2006		 $95,000  
       
    Total Available Labor
2006		  
  Daviess County 2,554  
  Labor Market Area 14,861  
       
    Unemployment Rate
2006		  
  Daviess County 5.3  
  Labor Market Area 5.3  
  U.S. 4.6  
       
    Average Weekly Wage
2006		  
  Daviess County $594  
  Labor Market Area $659  
  U.S. $818  
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