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News from July 2021

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Kentucky increases from Q1 to Q2 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kentucky in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $211,297, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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49 people die in Kentucky with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending May 8

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

There were 49 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending May 8, a 25.6 percent increase over the previous week.

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VA Purchase Loans in Kentucky average $240,349 for Q1

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kentucky in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $240,349, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Elizabethtown-Fort Knox nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.4% since June 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metropolitan statistical area was 52,800, a 0.4 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Kentucky ranked 12th in home vacancy rate in Q4 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

Kentucky's home vacancy rate was 12th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.2 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kentucky ranks 31st in the U.S. for the most other license taxes paid in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

In 2020, Kentucky collected $4.9 million in other license taxes, ranking it 31st in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Elizabethtown-Fort Knox sees 53,000 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Kentucky's Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metropolitan statistical area was 53,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Kentucky collected 27.2% less in severance taxes in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $13.4 billion in taxes collected by Kentucky in 2020, $109.2 million came from severance taxes, a 27.2 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Kentucky ranked 46th in average VA home loan amount in Q3

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

With $225,854 in loans issued, Kentucky ranked 46th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Bowling Green sees 73,200 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Kentucky's Bowling Green metropolitan statistical area was 73,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Kentucky receives $195.3 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

The VA issued 1,013 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Kentucky during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Kentucky's income tax revenue up 15.1 percent in year since Q2 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

Kentucky collected $1.6 billion in individual income taxes during the second quarter of 2021, a 15.1 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Q2 2021 brings $44 million in miscellaneous tax revenue to Kentucky

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

Kentucky's miscellaneous tax revenue reached $44 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 25.7% compared to the previous quarter.

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Bowling Green nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 2.6% since June 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Bowling Green metropolitan statistical area was 71,300, a 2.6 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Kentucky ranked 14th in home vacancy rate in Q2 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

Kentucky's home vacancy rate was 14th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of one percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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VA provides 4,638 home loans in Kentucky totaling $1 billion in Q2

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) issued 4,638 home loans totaling $1 billion in Kentucky during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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190 people die in Kentucky from heart disease in week ending May 8

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

There were 190 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending May 8, a 20.5 percent decrease from the previous week.

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VA Purchase Loans in Kentucky average $243,671 for Q2

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kentucky in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $243,671, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Kentucky collects $1.9 billion in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q2

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

Kentucky collected $1.9 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Q2: VA home loan in Kentucky averages $220,824

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Kentucky during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $220,824, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.