Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,661 Zip code population in 2010: 1,782 Zip code population in 2000: 1,914
Houses and condos: 759 Renter-occupied apartments: 90
% of renters here:
15%
State:
31%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42343: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 71.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 23 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.4% ($484)
Kentucky:
0.7% ($1,456)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $476 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $487 (0.4%)
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42343, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,577 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$44,577
State:
$61,342
Salary/wage: $38,789 (reported on 82.4% of returns)
Here:
$38,789
State:
$50,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 968.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3058.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6270.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8301.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13987.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $735 (reported on 23.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$735
Kentucky:
$1,441
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 41.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 145.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,150 (reported on 5.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,150
State:
$7,388
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,825 (reported on 5.4% of returns)
Here:
+$5,825
State:
+$19,475
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 258.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,811 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:
+$5,811
State:
+$11,386
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.5% for AGIs below $25k, 158.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,525 (reported on 5.4% of returns)
42343:
$9,525
Kentucky:
$18,941
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 211.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Earned income credit: $2,518 (reported on 23.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,518
State:
$2,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.0% for AGIs below $25k, 108.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.6%
Here:
95%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 96.2% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42343, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,320 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,320
State:
$50,814
Salary/wage: $32,830 (reported on 82.9% of returns)
Here:
$32,830
State:
$42,723
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.5% for AGIs below $25k, 83.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,267 (reported on 27.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,267
Kentucky:
$1,381
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,280 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,280
State:
$6,239
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$900 (reported on 7.9% of returns)
Here:
+$900
State:
+$11,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,558 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:
+$8,558
State:
+$10,862
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,060 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
42343:
$5,060
Kentucky:
$14,296
Total itemized deductions: $17,354 (27% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)
Here:
$17,354
State:
$21,160
Here:
27.5% of AGI
State:
20.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,712 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,712
State:
$4,303
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxes paid: $4,169 (reported on 17.1% of returns)
42343:
$4,169
State:
$8,496
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,167 (reported on 23.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,167
State:
$2,273
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.4%
Here:
72%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 72.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42343, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,317 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$29,317
State:
$41,540
Salary/wage: $27,306 (reported on 84.3% of returns)
Here:
$27,306
State:
$36,432
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.1% for AGIs below $10k, 79.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,120 (reported on 33.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,120
Kentucky:
$1,571
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable dividends: $3,000 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,000
State:
$3,453
Net capital gain/loss: +$5,321 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,321
State:
+$9,663
Profit/loss from business: +$6,372 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:
+$6,372
State:
+$9,233
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $14,567 (24% of AGI, reported on 14.0% of returns)
Here:
$14,567
State:
$17,474
Here:
23.9% of AGI
State:
21.0% of AGI
Charity contributions deductions: $3,568 (6% of AGI, reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:
$3,568
State:
$3,494
Here:
5.6% of AGI
State:
4.0% of AGI
Total tax: $3,281 (reported on 67.2% of returns)
42343:
$3,281
State:
$6,162
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $1,587 (reported on 25.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,587
State:
$1,723
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.1%
Here:
72%
State:
66%
(% for various income ranges: 67.9% for AGIs below $10k, 72.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 46 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 551
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (8 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 307 (132 now married, 175 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 42343 with a mortgage: 189 (20 second mortgage) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $989 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $360
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
23.6%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
7.5%
Whole state:
9.0%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 42343 include: Friendship Church (A), Wesley Chapel (B), Hopewell Church (C), Newton Springs Baptist Church (D), Pleasant Grove Church (E), Providence Church (F), Sugar Grove Church (G), East Fork Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McCarty Cemetery (1), Wedding Cemetery (2), Haynes Cemetery (3), Grant Cemetery (4), Beatty Cemetery (5), Kelly Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams Fork (A), Dry Branch (B), Smith Creek (C), Line Branch (D), Rocky Fork (E), Mill Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 61 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 211 2-persons, 147 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 22 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 119 1-person, 41 2-persons, 1 4-persons
229 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (18 men, 51 women).
100.3% of residents of 42343 zip code speak English at home.
Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:
0.0%
Whole state:
4.0%
38%American
11%English
8%German
2%Irish
2%French
1%Polish
0%Swedish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
7Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
FLEXCEL INC (16968 HIGHWAY 69 in FORDSVILLE, KY)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED; WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE Business NAICS classification: WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.; WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: KIMBALL OFFICE CASEGOODS MFG (CONTACT/OWNER)
, KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FLEXCEL FORDSVILLE, FLEXCELL INC, KIMBALL OFFICE CASEGOODS MFG, KIMBALL OFFICE CASEGOODS MANUFACTURING FORDSVILLE
FORDSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (359 W MAIN ST in FORDSVILLE, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-092461090 Organizations: OHIO COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
POOLE & MATTHEWS LEASES (OHIO COUNTY BOX 174 in FORDSVILLE, KY)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1990-0008, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
FORDSVILLE CONSOLIDATED FIELD (FORDSVILLE CONSOLIDATED FIELD in FORDSVILLE, KY)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1990-0077, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-1990-0054,
LEVINE/DOOFUS OIL/POOR BOY/HEL-LEVA (UIC WELLS) (EAST OF HEINZVILLE RD & COUNTY LINE RD INTERSECTIO in FORDSVILLE, KY)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1996-0640, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
KYDOH FE02-092-0054-B31 (KY54 HITES FALLS/ON ROUGH RIV in FORDSVILLE, KY)
FORDSVILLE STP (16694 ST RT 69 N in FORDSVILLE, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
FORDSVILLE, CITY OF (INTERS HWY 919 & CLIFTY HUFF in FORDSVILLE, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
MATTINGLYS GARAGE (93 EAST MAIN STREET in FORDSVILLE, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: HAROLD CUMMINGS (CONTACT/OWNER)
BLUEGRASS FURNITURE CO (265 STATE RT 54 E in FORDSVILLE, KY)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED Business NAICS classification: WOOD TELEVISION, RADIO, AND SEWING MACHINE CABINET MANUFACTURING.
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.2% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.9%
53.8%Electricity
21.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
15.6%Utility gas
9.5%Wood
Population in 1990: 2,108.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,181
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 318
South: 76
West: 50
63% of the 42343 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.
87% of the 42343 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
Here:
15.9%
Kentucky:
17.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Kentucky:
15.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
59,955Health technologists and technicians
56,718Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
41,249Management occupations
40,347Office and administrative support occupations
29,431Healthcare support occupations
28,631Sales and related occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
WEMHOENER WATERWORKS SUPPLY CO (16930 HWY 69 in FORDSVILLE, KY; small business)
$4,912 with Army for Fire Fighting Equipment. Signed on 2003-03-21. Completion date: 2003-04-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
63 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
68 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 20 took place in 2011, and the least - 1 in 2005. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.0%), and Outside Fires (35.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 42343