Estimated zip code population in 2019: 5,217 Zip code population in 2010: 5,485 Zip code population in 2000: 5,390
Houses and condos: 2,454 Renter-occupied apartments: 465
% of renters here:
23%
State:
33%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 40729: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 65.8 sq. mi. Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 79 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.6% ($683)
Kentucky:
0.8% ($1,257)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $762 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $596 (0.5%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 40729, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,116 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$36,116
State:
$50,814
Salary/wage: $32,466 (reported on 86.7% of returns)
Here:
$32,466
State:
$42,723
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.8% for AGIs below $25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $722 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$722
Kentucky:
$1,381
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,685 (reported on 6.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,685
State:
$6,239
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,891 (reported on 5.2% of returns)
Here:
+$1,891
State:
+$11,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,206 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:
+$7,206
State:
+$10,862
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,289 (reported on 4.3% of returns)
40729:
$10,289
Kentucky:
$14,296
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,660 (25% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:
$19,660
State:
$21,160
Here:
25.0% of AGI
State:
20.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,600 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
Here:
$4,600
State:
$4,303
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,997 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
40729:
$5,997
State:
$8,496
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,422 (reported on 34.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,422
State:
$2,273
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.9%
Here:
72%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 67.9% for AGIs below $25k, 73.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 40729, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,721 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,721
State:
$41,540
Salary/wage: $27,992 (reported on 87.9% of returns)
Here:
$27,992
State:
$36,432
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.6% for AGIs below $10k, 79.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,792 (reported on 28.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,792
Kentucky:
$1,571
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,230 (reported on 6.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,230
State:
$3,453
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$8,062 (reported on 6.4% of returns)
Here:
+$8,062
State:
+$9,663
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,326 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,326
State:
+$9,233
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,405 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
40729:
$3,405
Kentucky:
$2,955
Total itemized deductions: $16,602 (22% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
$16,602
State:
$17,474
Here:
21.6% of AGI
State:
21.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,012 (5% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)
Here:
$4,012
State:
$3,494
Here:
4.7% of AGI
State:
4.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,493 (reported on 64.3% of returns)
40729:
$4,493
State:
$6,162
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,765 (reported on 31.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,765
State:
$1,723
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.5%
Here:
79%
State:
66%
(% for various income ranges: 71.2% for AGIs below $10k, 79.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 371 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,657
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 27 (27 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,020 (475 now married, 542 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 40729 with a mortgage: 656 (16 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 937
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $947 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $341
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
18.3%
Whole state:
16.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
11.5%
Whole state:
9.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.4
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 40729 include: Carmichael Community Pentecostal Church (A), Winding Blade Chapel (B), Saint Johns Church (C), River Hill Holiness Church (D), Philpot Chapel Baptist Church (E), Olive-Gilead Church (F), Mount Gilead Church (G), Mount Carmel Christian Church (H), London Chapel Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nelson Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (3), Mount Carmel Cemetery (4), Litton Cemetery (5), Landrum Cemetery (6), Casteel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bulls Branch (A), Denny Branch (B), Hazel Patch Creek (C), Hellard Branch (D), Hog Branch (E), Horse Lick Creek (F), Little Rockcastle River (G), Long Branch (H), Ohler Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 861 2-persons, 244 3-persons, 204 4-persons, 104 5-persons, 68 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 464 1-person, 88 2-persons, 8 3-persons
439 married couples with children.
240 single-parent households (85 men, 155 women).
95.0% of residents of 40729 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% very well, 35% well).
Foreign born population: 20 (0.4%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.4%
Whole state:
4.4%
95%Honduras
43%American
9%European
8%English
5%Irish
5%German
3%British
3%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
30Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ACCENT MARBLE INCORPORATED (1272 HIGHWAY 490 in EAST BERNSTADT, KY)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: PLASTICS PLUMBING FIXTURE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: RONNIE ELKINS (CONTACT/OWNER)
BITTERSWEET SHELL (I-75 & STATE ROUTE 909 in EAST BERNSTADT, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: RICK CURRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
CON-WAY FREIGHT XCI (4392 N HWY 25 in EAST BERNSTADT, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL Alternative names: CON-WAY CENTRAL EXPRESS-XCI
CONTEL OF KENTUCKY, INCORPORATED (SCHOOL STREET in EAST BERNSTADT, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CONTEL OF KY, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (US HIGHWAY 25 NORTH in EAST BERNSTADT, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
MARGIN COAL CORP (KY ROUTE 490 in EAST BERNSTADT, KY)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
BUCK ALLEN BODY SHOP (1639 W HWY 1376 in EAST BERNSTADT, KY)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: MERRITT AND NINA ALLEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.7% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.3%
78.9%Electricity
7.5%Wood
5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2.8%Utility gas
2.1%Coal or coke
Population in 1990: 8,589.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,909
Northeast: 72
Midwest: 661
South: 437
West: 85
67% of the 40729 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.
94% of the 40729 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
Here:
8.8%
Kentucky:
11.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:
1.6%
Kentucky:
13.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:
3.5%
Kentucky:
17.7%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
70,309Management occupations
62,851Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
55,998Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
47,007Health technologists and technicians
42,126Production occupations
41,872Transportation occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
INSTITUTIONAL DISTRIBUTORS, IN (2742 HWY 25 NORTH in EAST BERNSTADT, KY) : $23,753,961 in 525 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Dairy Foods and Eggs, Meat, Poultry, and Fish, Perishable Subsistence $10k To $25K, Special Dietary Foods and Food Specialty Preparations, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Department of Veterans Affairs, and others Signed by year:2000: $10,270,454; 2001: $10,837,426; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $7,350; 2005: $5,206; 2006: $32,824.
Biggest contracts:
$1,079,532 with Defense Logistics Agency for Dairy Foods and Eggs. Signed on 2001-04-27. Completion date: 2001-04-27.
$134,015, same as above.Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 1999-10-01.
$127,514, same as above.Signed on 2000-03-07. Completion date: 2000-03-07.
$125,134 with Army for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2000-09-27. Completion date: 2001-05-30.
DANIEL BURKHART (HWY 3434 in EAST BERNSTADT, KY; small business) 2 employees, $84000 revenue.
$14,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2002-02-15. Completion date: 2002-04-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (250-499: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1)
Construction: Industrial Building Construction (50-99: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (20-49: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 49. The highest number of fire incidents - 101 took place in 2016, and the least - 21 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (46.0%), and Structure Fires (39.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 40729