42021 Zip Code (Arlington, KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,328
Zip code population in 2010: 1,505
Zip code population in 2000: 1,818

Houses and condos: 700
Renter-occupied apartments: 143
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42021: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 57.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,103 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $512 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 42021:

• High school or higher: 85.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42021:

• Never married: 20.4%
• Now married: 56.5%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 8.8%
• Divorced: 13.5%

• 
• • 1,20290.5%White
  • 523.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 342.6%Two or more races
  • 251.9%Black
  • 70.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 50.4%Asian
  • 30.2%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42021, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,427 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,427
State:	$61,342

Salary/wage: $37,325 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

Here:	$37,325
State:	$50,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 979.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3496.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6392.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8732.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12052.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,720 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,720
Kentucky:	$1,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.8% for AGIs below $25k, 35.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 362.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,362 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,362
State:	$7,388

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 200.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,400 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$11,400
State:	+$19,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1870.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,118 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,118
State:	+$11,386

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 210.0% for AGIs below $25k, 232.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 945.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,540 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

42021:	$15,540
Kentucky:	$18,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 129.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1522.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.1% for AGIs below $25k, 73.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 98.4%

Here:	98%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 96.2% 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 42021, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,759 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,759
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $30,652 (reported on 78.8% of returns)

Here:	$30,652
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs below $25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 42.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,089 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,089
Kentucky:	$1,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $767 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$767
State:	$6,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,117 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,117
State:	+$11,336

Profit/loss from business: +$4,377 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,377
State:	+$10,862

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,043 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

42021:	$6,043
Kentucky:	$14,296

Total itemized deductions: $17,429 (20% of AGI, reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,429
State:	$21,160

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,867 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,867
State:	$4,303

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,871 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

42021:	$4,871
State:	$8,496

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,244 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,244
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.3%

Here:	77%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42021, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,149 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,149
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $28,597 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$28,597
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.8% for AGIs below $10k, 67.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,647 (reported on 36.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,647
Kentucky:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,000 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$3,453

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,862 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,862
State:	+$9,663

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,983 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,983
State:	+$9,233

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$2,250 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,250
State:	-$5,660

IRA payment deduction: $2,182 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

42021:	$2,182
Kentucky:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $13,469 (21% of AGI, reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,469
State:	$17,474

Here:	21.5% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,408 (5% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,408
State:	$3,494

Here:	5.4% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,637 (reported on 68.8% of returns)

42021:	$3,637
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,760 (reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,760
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.9%

Here:	80%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $10k, 75.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 42023, 42032, 42031, 42087, 42035, 42039.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 52
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 527

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (6 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 234 (160 now married, 75 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42021 with a mortgage: 216 (22 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,063
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $309

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

• Zip code 42021 household income distribution in 2022

• 40Less than $10,000
• 29$10,000 to $14,999
• 34$15,000 to $19,999
• 73$20,000 to $24,999
• 71$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 48$35,000 to $39,999
• 31$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 44$50,000 to $59,999
• 36$60,000 to $74,999
• 61$75,000 to $99,999
• 63$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 16$150,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 42021

• 7Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $49,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$60,000 to $69,999
• 30$70,000 to $79,999
• 55$80,000 to $89,999
• 20$90,000 to $99,999
• 53$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$200,000 to $249,999
• 28$300,000 to $399,999
• 6$400,000 to $499,999
• 23$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 42021

• 14$150 to $199
• 4$200 to $249
• 8$250 to $299
• 5$350 to $399
• 1$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 10$500 to $549
• 28$550 to $599
• 8$700 to $749
• 17$800 to $899
• 14$1,000 to $1,249
• 2$1,500 to $1,999
• 9No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $772.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $316,102.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,276
• Black or African American householders: $114,190
• Some other race householders: $25,952
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $67,476

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $97,374 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,439 - $143,893

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $161,240

Here:	$161,240
State:	$256,452

Mobile homes: $161,114

Here:	$161,114
State:	$84,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 512
• One, attached: 3
• 3 or 4: 9
• 5 to 9: 11
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 to 49: 4
• 50 or more: 5
• Mobile homes: 147

Unemployment: 3.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 42021

• 88.0%442Drove a car alone
• 5.0%25Carpooled
• 3.0%15Other means
• 1.0%5Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42021

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 365 to 9 minutes
• 7410 to 14 minutes
• 2615 to 19 minutes
• 4920 to 24 minutes
• 1125 to 29 minutes
• 9730 to 34 minutes
• 5535 to 39 minutes
• 4040 to 44 minutes
• 4145 to 59 minutes
• 3260 to 89 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 40.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,328

• Male householders: 312 (92 living alone), Female householders: 266 (81 living alone)

• 280 spouses (280 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 344 children (329 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 16 other relatives, 17 non-relatives

Size of family households: 189 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 173 1-person, 15 2-persons

230 married couples with children.
60 single-parent households (7 men, 53 women).

98.9% of residents of 42021 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (40% very well, 60% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ARLINGTON TRUCK STOP (HIGHWAY 51 & 80 in ARLINGTON, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ARLINGTON TRUCK STOP INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ARLINGTON, CITY OF (OFF KY 1772 in ARLINGTON, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.4%

Population in 1990: 1,780. Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+2.1%).

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

• This state: 751
• Northeast: 38
• Midwest: 307
• South: 193
• West: 23

68% of the 42021 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

93% of the 42021 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% 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): 46
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (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 7. The highest number of fires - 12 took place in 2018, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.0%), and Outside Fires (36.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 42021
• 5746.0%Structure Fires
• 4536.3%Outside Fires
• 1612.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 64.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 42021, Kentucky

Most common first names in zip code 42021 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	27	74.3 years
William	26	77.2 years
Mary	26	82.9 years
Robert	15	71.8 years
Thomas	13	70.1 years
Charles	12	68.5 years
John	12	72.6 years
Hazel	8	81.6 years
George	8	76.2 years
Willie	8	77.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 42021 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Burgess	25	78.9 years
Jones	15	77.4 years
Jackson	13	77.2 years
Wilson	12	78.4 years
King	11	71.1 years
Moore	10	74.9 years
Mix	9	80.0 years
Tyler	9	77.3 years
Thomason	9	76.2 years
Johnson	8	73.0 years