42273 Zip Code (Rochester, KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 562
Zip code population in 2010: 443
Zip code population in 2000: 536

Houses and condos: 319
Renter-occupied apartments: 34
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42273: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 18.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $657 (2.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 42273:

• High school or higher: 79.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42273:

• Never married: 25.8%
• Now married: 61.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.7%
• Divorced: 7.7%

• 
• • 55398.4%White
  • 91.6%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42273, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $56,979 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,979
State:	$61,342

Salary/wage: $51,229 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

Here:	$51,229
State:	$50,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1133.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4080.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14210.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $320 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $600 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$600
State:	$7,388

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 200.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.7%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42273, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,500 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,500
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $38,980 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$38,980
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.6% for AGIs below $25k, 84.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,100 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,100
Kentucky:	$1,381

Total itemized deductions: $16,633 (22% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$16,633
State:	$21,160

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,767 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,767
State:	$4,303

Taxes paid: $5,467 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

42273:	$5,467
State:	$8,496

Earned income credit: $2,267 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,267
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 88.2%

Here:	88%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% 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 42273, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,569 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,569
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $31,534 (reported on 80.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,534
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.1% for AGIs below $10k, 77.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 122.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,244 (reported on 47.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,244
Kentucky:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $111 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$111
State:	$3,453

Net capital gain/loss: +$429 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$429
State:	+$9,663

Profit/loss from business: +$2,385 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,385
State:	+$9,233

Total itemized deductions: $13,581 (27% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,581
State:	$17,474

Here:	26.5% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,087 (4% of AGI, reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,087
State:	$3,494

Here:	4.1% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

Total tax: $3,035 (reported on 79.0% of returns)

42273:	$3,035
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,769 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,769
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.7%

Here:	81%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 75.7% for AGIs below $10k, 81.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 115.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 42337, 42320, 42261, 42333, 42326, 42339.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 255

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 66 (22 now married, 44 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42273 with a mortgage: 50 (6 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $985
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $327

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

• Zip code 42273 household income distribution in 2022

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 108$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $74,999
• 30$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 42273

• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$15,000 to $19,999
• 80$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 24$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 to $249,999
• 26$250,000 to $299,999
• 12$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 42273

• 13$200 to $249
• 1$550 to $599
• 4$700 to $749
• 15No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $533.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $198,586

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $154,142

Here:	$154,142
State:	$256,452

Mobile homes: $25,513

Here:	$25,513
State:	$84,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 177
• 10 to 19: 5
• Mobile homes: 135

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42273

• 1310 to 14 minutes
• 4215 to 19 minutes
• 320 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 4730 to 34 minutes
• 1735 to 39 minutes
• 5545 to 59 minutes
• 260 to 89 minutes
• 2290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 28.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 562

• Male householders: 148 (13 living alone), Female householders: 110 (20 living alone)

• 144 spouses (144 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 129 children (121 natural, 7 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 5 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 14 2-persons

29 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (1 men, 37 women).

100.9% of residents of 42273 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• B & J GROCERY (208 RUSSELLVILLE ST HWY 369 in ROCHESTER, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: WILLIAM PHILLIPS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• P & W ROCK SALES (OLD PROVO RD in ROCHESTER, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  

• BLACK DIAMOND RESOURCES (KY HWY 70 in ROCHESTER, KY)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Alternative names: ADDWEST MINING, INC.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%

Population in 1990: 669.

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

• This state: 428
• Midwest: 27
• South: 92
• West: 11

86% of the 42273 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

95% of the 42273 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 42273 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	11	71.4 years
William	9	74.6 years
John	5	80.0 years
George	3	76.3 years
Lillie	3	75.3 years
Martha	3	85.7 years
Edgar	2	78.5 years
Edna	2	87.0 years
Cecil	2	72.5 years
Charles	2	88.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 42273 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hammers	12	78.4 years
Brown	7	75.5 years
Wester	7	76.3 years
Jenkins	6	82.2 years
Peay	6	73.0 years
Vaughn	6	78.8 years
Arndell	4	56.0 years
Bailey	4	78.8 years
Cook	4	83.7 years
Mayes	4	79.2 years