Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,654
| This zip code: | $27,654 | | Kentucky: | $40,267 |
Nearest zip codes: 40409, 40460, 40445, 40419, 40403, 40461.
Housing units in zip code 40456 with a mortgage: 791 (64 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 818
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $861
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $226
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 26.2% | | Whole state: | 17.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.0% | | Whole state: | 7.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 40456 include: Brindle Ridge Church (A), Buffalo Church (B), Chestnut Ridge Church (C), May Apple Church (D), Macedonia Church (E), Calloway Church (F), Clear Creek Church (G), Maple Grove Church (H), New Testament Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Denney Cemetery (1), Friendship Cemetery (2), Saylor Cemetery (3), Sayers Cemetery (4), Merritt Cemetery (5), Fairview Cemetery (6), Riddle Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Price Branch (A), Davis Branch (B), Rash Branch (C), Eagle Creek (D), Scaffold Cane Branch (E), Holmes Branch (F), Sinking Branch (G), Skegg Creek (H), Jones Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 119
- 1995 to 1998: 415
- 1990 to 1994: 389
- 1980 to 1989: 743
- 1970 to 1979: 1,058
- 1960 to 1969: 449
- 1950 to 1959: 367
- 1940 to 1949: 267
- 1939 or earlier: 416
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon, KY (40456): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 95
- 2 bedrooms: 900
- 3 bedrooms: 1,531
- 4 bedrooms: 309
- 5 or more bedrooms: 57
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 12
- 1 bedrooms: 135
- 2 bedrooms: 457
- 3 bedrooms: 196
- 4 bedrooms: 22
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10
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Vehicles available in 40456 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 243
- 1 vehicle: 803
- 2 vehicles: 1,102
- 3 vehicles: 514
- 4 vehicles: 163
- 5 or more vehicles: 67
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 161
- 1 vehicle: 386
- 2 vehicles: 232
- 3 vehicles: 37
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 40456:
- Less than $10,000: 134
- $10,000 to $14,999: 71
- $15,000 to $19,999: 102
- $20,000 to $24,999: 149
- $25,000 to $29,999: 160
- $30,000 to $34,999: 132
- $35,000 to $39,999: 82
- $40,000 to $49,999: 196
- $50,000 to $59,999: 262
- $60,000 to $69,999: 194
- $70,000 to $79,999: 180
- $80,000 to $89,999: 176
- $90,000 to $99,999: 174
- $100,000 to $124,999: 324
- $125,000 to $149,999: 220
- $150,000 to $174,999: 118
- $175,000 to $199,999: 59
- $200,000 to $249,999: 80
- $250,000 to $299,999: 33
- $300,000 to $399,999: 36
- $400,000 to $499,999: 15
- $500,000 to $749,999: 9
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 40456:
- Less than $100: 36
- $100 to $149: 89
- $150 to $199: 47
- $200 to $249: 75
- $250 to $299: 80
- $300 to $349: 50
- $350 to $399: 11
- $400 to $449: 8
- $450 to $499: 14
- No cash rent: 200
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $31,446.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $86,586
- Black or African American householders: $93,335
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $25,128
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $69,355
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,785 (it was $47,700 in 2000)
| 40456: | $69,785 | | Kentucky: | $114,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,275 - $116,564
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $109,158| Here: | $109,158 | | State: | $160,589 |
In 2-unit structures: $72,546| Here: | $72,546 | | State: | $137,715 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $26,506| Here: | $26,506 | | State: | $141,483 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $335,744| Here: | $335,744 | | State: | $124,940 |
Mobile homes: $24,597| Here: | $24,597 | | State: | $33,636 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,500| Here: | $32,500 | | State: | $47,392 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,680
- One, attached: 13
- Two: 25
- 3 or 4: 64
- 5 to 9: 98
- 10 to 19: 31
- 20 to 49: 41
- 50 or more: 11
- Mobile homes: 1,234
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,747 (75%)
- Carpooled: 720 (20%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 49 (1%)
- Other means: 31 (1%)
- Worked at home: 130 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 176
- 5 to 9 minutes: 458
- 10 to 14 minutes: 535
- 15 to 19 minutes: 406
- 20 to 24 minutes: 464
- 25 to 29 minutes: 187
- 30 to 34 minutes: 509
- 35 to 39 minutes: 113
- 40 to 44 minutes: 66
- 45 to 59 minutes: 229
- 60 to 89 minutes: 301
- 90 or more minutes: 111
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 52.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,094
- In family households: 7,884 (2,080 male householders, 566 female householders)
2,104 spouses, 2,626 children (2,423 natural, 41 adopted, 162 stepchildren), 150 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 143 other relatives, 103 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,210 (504 male householders (423 living alone)), 560 female householders (538 living alone)), 146 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 199 (166 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,201 2-persons, 695 3-persons, 493 4-persons, 187 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 961 1-person, 80 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 10 4-persons.
1,577 married couples with children.
498 single-parent households (103 men, 395 women).
98.5% of residents of 40456 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 13% well, 38% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (11% very well, 62% well, 27% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (45% very well, 23% well, 32% not well).
White population: 9,283
Black population: 19
American Indian population: 19
Asian population: 11
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 4
Two or more races population: 54

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 2952 |
|  Other groups: 680 |
|  English: 482 |
|  Irish: 384 |
|  German: 350 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 74 |
|  French (except Basque): 55 |
|  Scottish: 54 |
|  Dutch: 43 |
|  Norwegian: 25 |
|  Italian: 18 |
|  European: 16 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15 |
|  Dutch West Indian: 15 |
|  British: 14 |
|  Greek: 9 |
|  Danish: 7 |
|  Polish: 7 |
|  Hungarian: 6 |
|  Croatian: 5 |
|  Welsh: 5 |
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MOUNT VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (530 WILLIAMS ST in MT VERNON, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-102511170
Organizations: ROCKCASTLE COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MT VERNON PLASTICS CORP (ROUTE 4 - HIGHWAY 150 in MOUNT VERNON, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: N/A (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALCOA (CONTACT/OWNER)
, REYNOLDS FOOD PACKAGING, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MT VERNON STP (390 NEWCOMB AVE in MT VERNON, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- BISHOP TIRE SERVICE (495 RICHMOND ST in MT VERNON, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BOBBY BISHOP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BURR HILL GULF (HWY 25 EXIT 59 I-75 in MT VERNON, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CYNTHIA KING (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CLARK'S GENERAL STORE (HWY 2618 in MT VERNON, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WILLIAM CLARK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MT VERNON BARGE SERVICE INC (FOOT OF CANAL ST ACROSS RIVER in MT VERNON, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MARINE CARGO HANDLING
- MT VERNON OIL & TIRE (#75 HWY 150 in MT VERNON, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MT VERNON OIL & TIRE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MT VERNON WTP (135 WATER PLANT RD in MOUNT VERNON, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Alternative names: MT. VERNON WATER TREATMENT PLANT
- KTC ROCKCASTLE CO MAINT GARAGE (US 25 & KY 2224 in MT VERNON, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: TERMINAL AND SERVICE FACILITIES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
- KYDOH FE02-102-0075-054.48(B39) (SAND HILL RD OVER I-75 in MT VERNON, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KY TRANS CAB, DEPT OF HIGHWAYS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- KYDOH FE02-102-0075-062.01(B37) (I-75 OVER US 25 in MT VERNON, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KY TRANS CAB, DEPT OF HIGHWAYS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- KYDOH FE02-102-0075-062.65(B36) (I-75 OVER GREEN HILL RD in MT VERNON, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KY TRANS CAB, DEPT OF HIGHWAYS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 40456
- Days Inn, 1630 Richmond St, MT Vernon, KY 40456, Phone: (606) 256-3300
- Gregory Motel, Rt 4 Richmond St, MT Vernon, KY 40456, Phone: (606) 256-2929
- Mckenzie Court, Richmond St, MT Vernon, KY 40456, Phone: (606) 256-4000
- Econo Lodge Renfro Valley, 1375 Richmond Rd, MT Vernon, KY 40456, Phone: (606) 256-4621
- Best Western Kastle Inn, I-75 & US 25 Exit 59, MT Vernon, KY 40456, Phone: (606) 256-5156
- Country Hearth Inn, 2050 Richmond St, MT Vernon, KY 40456, Phone: (877) 256-8600
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 40456
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,224
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (54%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood (8%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8018
- Northeast: 81
- Midwest: 806
- South: 332
- West: 50
62% of the 40456 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kentucky.
Population in 1990: 5,636. Population change in the 1990s: +3,755 (+66.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
| Here: | 2.5% | | Kentucky: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Kentucky: | 10.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35
| Here: | 16.8% | | Kentucky: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 72 people in nursing homes
- 29 people in other group homes
- 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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