42154 Zip Code (KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 483
Zip code population in 2010: 691
Zip code population in 2000: 418

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42154: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 21.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 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 no mortgage in 2022: $485

For population 25 years and over in 42154:

• High school or higher: 83.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42154:

• Never married: 15.6%
• Now married: 61.7%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 6.9%
• Divorced: 13.2%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42154, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $36,796 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,796
State:	$61,342

Salary/wage: $35,450 (reported on 78.6% of returns)

Here:	$35,450
State:	$50,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1443.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3830.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5500.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12645.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $320 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$320
Kentucky:	$1,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 12.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,233 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,233
State:	+$19,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 196.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,280 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$9,280
State:	+$11,386

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 212.5% for AGIs below $25k, 735.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,871 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,871
State:	$2,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 251.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.9%

Here:	93%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42154, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,170 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,170
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $31,236 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$31,236
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.3% for AGIs below $25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $525 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$525
Kentucky:	$1,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,550 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,550
State:	+$11,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,062 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,062
State:	+$10,862

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,375 (31% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,375
State:	$21,160

Here:	31.3% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,400 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$4,303

Taxes paid: $5,967 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

42154:	$5,967
State:	$8,496

Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 92.6%

Here:	93%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 86.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42154, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,723 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,723
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $23,845 (reported on 73.0% of returns)

Here:	$23,845
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $981 (reported on 36.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$981
Kentucky:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $154 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$154
State:	$3,453

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,595 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,595
State:	+$9,663

Profit/loss from business: +$2,687 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,687
State:	+$9,233

Total itemized deductions: $11,639 (30% of AGI, reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$11,639
State:	$17,474

Here:	30.4% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,960 (5% of AGI, reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,960
State:	$3,494

Here:	4.8% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

Total tax: $2,062 (reported on 68.4% of returns)

42154:	$2,062
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,977 (reported on 30.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,977
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 90.8%

Here:	91%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 89.7% for AGIs below $10k, 95.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 42214, 42130, 42129, 42166, 42746, 42124.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 201

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 67 (62 now married, 5 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42154 with a mortgage: 121
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $771
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $446

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

• Zip code 42154 household income distribution in 2022

• 18Less than $10,000
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 81$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 42154

• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 70$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$150,000 to $174,999
• 36$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,246

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $88,501 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,956 - $178,871

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $115,234

Here:	$115,234
State:	$256,452

Mobile homes: $120,201

Here:	$120,201
State:	$84,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 175
• Mobile homes: 94

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 42154

• 79.8%158Drove a car alone
• 18.2%36Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42154

• 1010 to 14 minutes
• 2715 to 19 minutes
• 2520 to 24 minutes
• 8525 to 29 minutes
• 830 to 34 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes
• 2560 to 89 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 31.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 483

• Male householders: 124 (10 living alone), Female householders: 104 (23 living alone)

• 133 spouses (133 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 127 children (127 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 150 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 24 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person

83 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (24 men).

100.8% of residents of 42154 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• METCALFE COUNTY PLT (145 MONTGOMERY QUARRY RD in KNOB LICK, KY)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0221, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  

• B C LEE AND SONS CONSTRUCTION (HWY 70 in KNOB LICK, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CHRISTINE LEE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.6%

Population in 1990: 656.

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

• This state: 382
• Northeast: 3
• Midwest: 83
• South: 10

65% of the 42154 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

88% of the 42154 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BIG MEADOW FARM SUPPLY, INC (4564 NEW LIBERTY BIG MEADO in KNOB LICK, KY; small business) : $166,148 in 24 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Fuel Oils by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $25,909; 2004: $79,181; 2005: $50,813; 2006: $10,245.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $24,885 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2004-06-10. Completion date: 2004-06-10.
  $20,940, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-03. Completion date: 2004-08-13.
  $17,090, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-14. Completion date: 2005-04-06.
  $13,824, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-21. Completion date: 2005-11-17.
  

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

• Mining: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 6. The highest number of reported fires - 11 took place in 2016, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.8%), and Outside Fires (27.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 42154
• 5855.8%Structure Fires
• 2927.9%Outside Fires
• 1211.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 54.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 42154, Kentucky

Most common first names in zip code 42154 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	72.6 years
Charles	7	72.0 years
Robert	5	74.2 years
John	4	78.0 years
Henry	4	77.5 years
George	4	76.2 years
Earl	3	61.0 years
Clarence	3	88.3 years
Hattie	3	83.7 years
Dora	3	81.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 42154 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Poynter	9	74.5 years
Crenshaw	8	75.7 years
Edwards	7	71.4 years
Garmon	6	66.8 years
Greer	5	72.4 years
Fancher	5	64.6 years
Smith	4	65.0 years
Anderson	4	78.5 years
Reece	4	86.0 years
Oakes	4	75.3 years