42234 Zip Code (Guthrie, KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,519
Zip code population in 2010: 2,469
Zip code population in 2000: 2,698

Houses and condos: 1,033
Renter-occupied apartments: 379
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42234: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 59.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 42 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: $792 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $407 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 42234:

• High school or higher: 71.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
• Unemployed: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42234:

• Never married: 37.6%
• Now married: 43.2%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 7.7%
• Divorced: 11.3%

• 
• • 1,68767.0%White
  • 60924.2%Black
  • 1716.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 341.4%Some other race
  • 170.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42234, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,095 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,095
State:	$61,342

Salary/wage: $33,470 (reported on 77.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,470
State:	$50,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1250.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3603.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6397.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10550.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15463.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,165 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,165
Kentucky:	$1,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 386.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,871 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,871
State:	$7,388

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 57.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 260.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,314 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	+$11,314
State:	+$19,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2353.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,535 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	+$13,535
State:	+$11,386

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 125.6% for AGIs below $25k, 352.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 347.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3613.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,825 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

42234:	$8,825
Kentucky:	$18,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 441.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $41,267 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$41,267
State:	$32,473

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1547.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $30,700 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	$30,700
State:	$13,472

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 767.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $4,767 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

42234:	$4,767
State:	$7,830

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 178.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,570 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,570
State:	$2,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 167.8% for AGIs below $25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.1%

Here:	93%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 89.7% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42234, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,654 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,654
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $28,946 (reported on 79.3% of returns)

Here:	$28,946
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.9% for AGIs below $25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,205 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,205
Kentucky:	$1,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,350 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,350
State:	$6,239

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,700 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,700
State:	+$11,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,643 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,643
State:	+$10,862

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,950 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

42234:	$5,950
Kentucky:	$14,296

Total itemized deductions: $21,125 (21% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$21,125
State:	$21,160

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,327 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$6,327
State:	$4,303

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,133 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

42234:	$6,133
State:	$8,496

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,688 (reported on 30.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,688
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.1%

Here:	67%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42234, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,145 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,145
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $25,343 (reported on 79.5% of returns)

Here:	$25,343
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 173.3% for AGIs below $10k, 77.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 31.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,751 (reported on 28.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,751
Kentucky:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,022 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,022
State:	$3,453

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,734 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,734
State:	+$9,663

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,398 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	+$10,398
State:	+$9,233

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$8,918 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$8,918
State:	-$5,660

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, -1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,562 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

42234:	$3,562
Kentucky:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $14,258 (22% of AGI, reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,258
State:	$17,474

Here:	22.4% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,482 (5% of AGI, reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,482
State:	$3,494

Here:	5.4% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,436 (reported on 67.3% of returns)

42234:	$3,436
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,766 (reported on 27.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,766
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.6%

Here:	72%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 67.4% for AGIs below $10k, 71.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 42204, 42286, 37010, 42220, 42265, 42266.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 199
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 752

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 47 (39 now married, 7 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 477 (113 now married, 362 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42234 with a mortgage: 233 (25 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,308
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $379

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

• Zip code 42234 household income distribution in 2022

• 124Less than $10,000
• 59$10,000 to $14,999
• 40$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 70$30,000 to $34,999
• 73$35,000 to $39,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 29$45,000 to $49,999
• 86$50,000 to $59,999
• 99$60,000 to $74,999
• 72$75,000 to $99,999
• 108$100,000 to $124,999
• 29$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 85$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 42234

• 19Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 156$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $174,999
• 51$175,000 to $199,999
• 53$200,000 to $249,999
• 17$250,000 to $299,999
• 83$300,000 to $399,999
• 15$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 42234

• 25$100 to $149
• 30$150 to $199
• 4$200 to $249
• 5$250 to $299
• 4$300 to $349
• 22$350 to $399
• 20$400 to $449
• 19$450 to $499
• 34$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 11$650 to $699
• 18$700 to $749
• 16$750 to $799
• 49$800 to $899
• 14$900 to $999
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 77No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $790.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $159,676
• Black or African American householders: $95,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $144,286 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,150 - $229,012

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $330,771

Here:	$330,771
State:	$256,452

Mobile homes: $801,919

Here:	$801,919
State:	$84,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 790
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 24
• 3 or 4: 40
• 5 to 9: 77
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 86

Unemployment: 8.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 42234

• 49.2%471Drove a car alone
• 10.1%97Carpooled
• 5.5%53Walked
• 9.4%90Other means
• 32.8%314Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42234

• 109Less than 5 minutes
• 1155 to 9 minutes
• 11810 to 14 minutes
• 8115 to 19 minutes
• 8820 to 24 minutes
• 2525 to 29 minutes
• 9230 to 34 minutes
• 1135 to 39 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 1145 to 59 minutes
• 2490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,519

• Male householders: 392 (98 living alone), Female householders: 562 (140 living alone)

• 376 spouses (376 opposite-sex spouses), 49 unmarried partners, (49 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 853 children (802 natural, 20 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 0 foster children, 18 other relatives, 52 non-relatives

Size of family households: 219 2-persons, 180 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 237 1-person, 30 2-persons, 2 5-persons

361 married couples with children.
307 single-parent households (5 men, 302 women).

79.2% of residents of 42234 zip code speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% very well, 20% well, 28% not well, 4% not at all).
15.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% very well, 4% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• KOPPERS INC. (198 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD in GUTHRIE, KY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: WOOD PRESERVING
  Business NAICS classification: WOOD PRESERVATION.; WOOD PRESERVATION.
  Organizations: KOPPERS INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , KOPPERS INDUSTRIES, INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: KOPPERS IND. INC.

• KOPPERS IND INC (MERIWEATHER RD in GUTHRIE, KY)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1998-0350, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1998-0350, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: WOOD PRESERVING
  

• CAL-MAIN FOODS INC (9729 GUTHRIE RD HWY 181 in GUTHRIE, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CHICKEN EGGS
  Organizations: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC

• PENCHEM PALLET (8080 GUTHRIE RD in GUTHRIE, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

• KEYSTOP FOOD MART-PIGGLY WIGGLY #79 (10300 DIXIE BEE LINE DR in GUTHRIE, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: KEYSTOPS, INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 2,307. Population change in the 1990s: +391 (+16.9%).

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

• This state: 1,069
• Northeast: 25
• Midwest: 248
• South: 1,044
• West: 83

60% of the 42234 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.

94% of the 42234 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Graphic Design Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 42234 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	38	77.4 years
James	28	73.1 years
William	23	75.5 years
George	17	73.9 years
Charles	17	67.3 years
John	17	76.9 years
Robert	15	71.3 years
Henry	12	82.2 years
Annie	9	74.2 years
Willie	9	79.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 42234 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	12	76.5 years
Toliver	12	72.3 years
Meriwether	10	80.6 years
Moore	9	76.0 years
Andrews	8	81.6 years
Harris	8	71.7 years
Tyler	8	76.6 years
Smith	8	83.7 years
Camp	8	82.9 years
Carter	7	76.5 years

Businesses in zip code 42234

• U-Haul: 1