40855 Zip Code (Lynch, KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 739
Zip code population in 2010: 860
Zip code population in 2000: 952

Houses and condos: 535
Renter-occupied apartments: 112
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 40855: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 13.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 54 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $843 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $600 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 40855:

• High school or higher: 88.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
• Unemployed: 5.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 40855:

• Never married: 20.5%
• Now married: 54.5%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 6.9%
• Divorced: 14.9%

• 
• • 57277.4%White
  • 12516.9%Black
  • 364.9%Two or more races
  • 60.8%Hispanic or Latino

Urban population: 710
Rural population: 28

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 40855, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,228 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,228
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $26,517 (reported on 83.8% of returns)

Here:	$26,517
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.3% for AGIs below $10k, 74.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $896 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$896
Kentucky:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $350 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$350
State:	$3,453

Net capital gain/loss: +$500 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	+$500
State:	+$9,663

Profit/loss from business: +$3,190 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,190
State:	+$9,233

Total itemized deductions: $11,767 (19% of AGI, reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$11,767
State:	$17,474

Here:	19.1% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,190 (7% of AGI, reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,190
State:	$3,494

Here:	6.7% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

Total tax: $3,417 (reported on 64.5% of returns)

40855:	$3,417
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,960 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,960
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.9%

Here:	68%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 67.7% for AGIs below $10k, 72.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 40807, 40862, 24216, 40823, 40843, 24265.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 74
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 273

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 146 (71 now married, 75 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 40855 with a mortgage: 32
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,026
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $394

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 40855 household income distribution in 2022

• 52Less than $10,000
• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 23$15,000 to $19,999
• 60$20,000 to $24,999
• 48$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 28$45,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 32$60,000 to $74,999
• 27$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 40855

• 41$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 18$40,000 to $49,999
• 44$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 40855

• 7Less than $100
• 26$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 6$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 11$600 to $649
• 53No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $590.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $159,226.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $62,184
• Black or African American householders: $44,764
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $45,574

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $58,335 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,535 - $77,259

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $85,969

Here:	$85,969
State:	$256,452

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,892

Here:	$131,892
State:	$264,090

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 435
• One, attached: 63
• 5 to 9: 7
• Mobile homes: 29

Unemployment: 5.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 40855

• 77.1%185Drove a car alone
• 13.3%32Carpooled
• 6.3%15Other means
• 1.7%4Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 40855

• 265 to 9 minutes
• 3410 to 14 minutes
• 4515 to 19 minutes
• 1230 to 34 minutes
• 1835 to 39 minutes
• 1945 to 59 minutes
• 5160 to 89 minutes
• 1990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 739

• Male householders: 208 (70 living alone), Female householders: 136 (41 living alone)

• 170 spouses (170 opposite-sex spouses), 13 unmarried partners, (13 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 128 children (121 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 41 other relatives, 12 non-relatives

Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 13 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person, 16 2-persons

30 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (8 women).

98.9% of residents of 40855 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LYNCH WTP (315 MAIN ST in LYNCH, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: LYNCH STP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LYNCH STP

• ARCH OF KENTUCKY (CORNER CHURCH & MAPLE P O BOX 787 in LYNCH, KY)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ARCH COAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ARH CUMBERLAND VALLEY PRIMARY CARE CTR. (200 CHURCH ST in LYNCH, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: N/A (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16.5%

Population in 1990: 125. Population change in the 1990s: +827 (+661.6%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 551
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 72
• South: 88
• West: 15

69% of the 40855 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

88% of the 40855 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 40855 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
George	14	73.1 years
James	12	67.5 years
William	11	78.5 years
Charles	10	67.0 years
Mary	9	79.9 years
Annie	7	77.5 years
John	7	72.9 years
Sam	7	73.6 years
Willie	6	73.5 years
Arthur	5	77.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 40855 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	11	71.7 years
Brown	10	70.1 years
Davis	9	63.9 years
Lewis	8	76.0 years
Johnson	8	76.5 years
Owens	7	82.9 years
Cornett	7	58.2 years
Hollin	5	75.0 years
Webb	5	69.6 years
Williams	5	81.2 years