42440 Zip Code (Mortons Gap, KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 937
Zip code population in 2010: 748
Zip code population in 2000: 1,056

Houses and condos: 460
Renter-occupied apartments: 108
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42440: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 938 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $745 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $479 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 42440:

• High school or higher: 89.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
• Unemployed: 0.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42440:

• Never married: 17.9%
• Now married: 41.2%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 11.0%
• Divorced: 29.4%

• 
• • 87693.5%White
  • 303.2%Black
  • 161.7%Two or more races
  • 151.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42440, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,937 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,937
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $28,153 (reported on 88.4% of returns)

Here:	$28,153
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.5% for AGIs below $10k, 78.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $405 (reported on 28.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$405
Kentucky:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $257 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$257
State:	$3,453

Net capital gain/loss: +$43 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$43
State:	+$9,663

Profit/loss from business: +$3,100 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,100
State:	+$9,233

Total itemized deductions: $12,957 (23% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,957
State:	$17,474

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,225 (6% of AGI, reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,225
State:	$3,494

Here:	5.9% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

Total tax: $3,165 (reported on 70.5% of returns)

42440:	$3,165
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,632 (reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,632
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.6%

Here:	76%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $10k, 76.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 42410, 42442, 42431, 42464, 42344, 42453.
Mortons Gap Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 91
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 331

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (0 now married, 13 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 171 (57 now married, 113 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42440 with a mortgage: 124 (26 second mortgage, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $968
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $427

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

• Zip code 42440 household income distribution in 2022

• 38Less than $10,000
• 45$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 36$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 16$45,000 to $49,999
• 22$50,000 to $59,999
• 83$60,000 to $74,999
• 64$75,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 42440

• 4Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 21$50,000 to $59,999
• 38$60,000 to $69,999
• 22$70,000 to $79,999
• 21$80,000 to $89,999
• 53$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$200,000 to $249,999
• 32$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 42440

• 19$350 to $399
• 39$450 to $499
• 11$550 to $599
• 2$700 to $749
• 21No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $767.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,480
• Black or African American householders: $89,454
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $119,095
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $72,780

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $93,159 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,742 - $140,462

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $107,322

Here:	$107,322
State:	$256,452

Mobile homes: $110,738

Here:	$110,738
State:	$84,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 392
• Two: 8
• Mobile homes: 55

Unemployment: 0.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 42440

• 81.5%307Drove a car alone
• 16.2%61Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42440

• 11Less than 5 minutes
• 695 to 9 minutes
• 3610 to 14 minutes
• 10315 to 19 minutes
• 3820 to 24 minutes
• 5325 to 29 minutes
• 1730 to 34 minutes
• 335 to 39 minutes
• 940 to 44 minutes
• 745 to 59 minutes
• 1260 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 937

• Male householders: 246 (23 living alone), Female householders: 173 (79 living alone)

• 149 spouses (146 opposite-sex spouses), 109 unmarried partners, (106 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 185 children (175 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 0 foster children, 71 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 102 1-person, 73 2-persons

74 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (45 men, 27 women).

99.4% of residents of 42440 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC #156 (PENNYRILE PKWY HWY 313 EXIT 37 in MORTONS GAP, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  Alternative names: MADISONVILLE AUTO TRUCK STOP

• KYDOH FE02.054-0041-B00165.008 (US 41 OVER CSX RAILROAD in MORTONS GAP, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: KYDOH DIV OF ENVIRON ANALYSIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.9%

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

• This state: 777
• Northeast: 21
• Midwest: 56
• South: 48
• West: 30

68% of the 42440 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

94% of the 42440 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% 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): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• ROGERS, NANCY (124 NEW WALNUT in MORTONS GAP, KY) : $36,224 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2005

  $9,164 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2005-03-14. Completion date: 2005-04-30.
  $9,164 with Army for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2005-03-14. Completion date: 2005-04-30.
  $8,990 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2003-02-06. Completion date: 2003-05-01.
  $8,906 with Army for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2004-02-26. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
  

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 4)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

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 - 15 took place in 2009, and the least - 1 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (41.7%), and Structure Fires (39.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 42440
• 5541.7%Outside Fires
• 5239.4%Structure Fires
• 2216.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 32.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 42440, Kentucky

Most common first names in zip code 42440 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	21	72.0 years
Mary	15	78.9 years
William	14	75.8 years
Robert	13	63.0 years
John	12	79.0 years
Charles	9	68.3 years
Mildred	7	77.3 years
Dorothy	5	69.8 years
Annie	5	81.2 years
Roy	5	70.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 42440 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Faulk	14	69.9 years
Moore	12	77.1 years
Jones	11	74.4 years
Wilkerson	8	80.0 years
Johnson	8	67.9 years
Lovan	8	78.7 years
Vandiver	8	72.5 years
Whitfield	8	72.3 years
Stanley	7	76.8 years
Rash	7	80.6 years

Businesses in zip code 42440

• FedEx: 1
• Subway: 1