Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,916 Zip code population in 2010: 5,103 Zip code population in 2000: 3,728
Houses and condos: 1,723 Renter-occupied apartments: 617
% of renters here:
39%
State:
31%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42635: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 23.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 210 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.5% ($606)
Kentucky:
0.7% ($1,456)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $721 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $284 (0.3%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 3,123
(63.6%)
Females: 1,789
(36.4%)
For population 25 years and over in 42635:
High school or higher: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 6.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 42635:
Never married: 38.3%
Now married: 31.3%
Separated: 5.9%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 17.0%
Zip code 42635 compared to state average:
Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $114,564
42635:
$114,564
Kentucky:
$196,300
According to our research of Kentucky and other state lists, there were 13 registered sex offenders living in 42635 zip code as of April 25, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 42635 is 375 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
45.0 years
Kentucky median age:
39.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.1 people
Kentucky:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42635, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $34,156 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,156
State:
$61,342
Salary/wage: $32,191 (reported on 78.2% of returns)
Here:
$32,191
State:
$50,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 991.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3099.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6245.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8925.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15797.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $465 (reported on 21.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$465
Kentucky:
$1,441
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 165.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,067 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,067
State:
$7,388
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,375 (reported on 3.2% of returns)
Here:
+$7,375
State:
+$19,475
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 268.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,074 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
+$7,074
State:
+$11,386
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 170.6% for AGIs below $25k, 116.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,000 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
42635:
$10,000
Kentucky:
$18,941
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.2% for AGIs below $25k)
Earned income credit: $2,905 (reported on 32.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,905
State:
$2,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 161.4% for AGIs below $25k, 119.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.2%
Here:
95%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $25k, 97.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42635, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $27,353 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$27,353
State:
$50,814
Salary/wage: $25,929 (reported on 82.5% of returns)
Here:
$25,929
State:
$42,723
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.4% for AGIs below $25k, 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 129.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $672 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$672
Kentucky:
$1,381
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Ordinary dividends: $500 (reported on 1.7% of returns)
Here:
$500
State:
$6,239
Profit/loss from business: +$5,820 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:
+$5,820
State:
+$10,862
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,475 (reported on 3.3% of returns)
42635:
$7,475
Kentucky:
$14,296
Total itemized deductions: $16,708 (26% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:
$16,708
State:
$21,160
Here:
25.7% of AGI
State:
20.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions: $2,443 (reported on 5.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,443
State:
$4,303
Taxes paid: $5,100 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
42635:
$5,100
State:
$8,496
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,648 (reported on 40.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,648
State:
$2,273
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.3%
Here:
58%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 56.9% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42635, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $22,849 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$22,849
State:
$41,540
Salary/wage: $21,364 (reported on 84.3% of returns)
Here:
$21,364
State:
$36,432
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.1% for AGIs below $10k, 77.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $836 (reported on 25.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$836
Kentucky:
$1,571
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $357 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
Here:
$357
State:
$3,453
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,000 (reported on 3.3% of returns)
Here:
+$6,000
State:
+$9,663
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,303 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
+$6,303
State:
+$9,233
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,615 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
42635:
$2,615
Kentucky:
$2,955
Total itemized deductions: $14,110 (25% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:
$14,110
State:
$17,474
Here:
24.9% of AGI
State:
21.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,716 (4% of AGI, reported on 7.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,716
State:
$3,494
Here:
4.3% of AGI
State:
4.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $2,541 (reported on 58.2% of returns)
42635:
$2,541
State:
$6,162
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,976 (reported on 39.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,976
State:
$1,723
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.2%
Here:
71%
State:
66%
(% for various income ranges: 62.4% for AGIs below $10k, 77.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 576 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,032
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 696 (260 now married, 435 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 42635 with a mortgage: 497 (67 second mortgage, 67 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $966 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $288
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
27.2%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
16.6%
Whole state:
9.0%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.9
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 42635: Pine Knot Job Corps Center (A), South McCreary Fire and Rescue Main Station (B), Pine Knot Fire Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 42635 include: Bethel Church (A), Meadow Grove Church (B), Lower Marsh Creek Church (C), Freewill Church (D), East Pine Knot Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 1,550 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 338 2-persons, 247 3-persons, 166 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 13 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 786 1-person, 18 2-persons, 33 4-persons
330 married couples with children.
95 single-parent households (57 men, 38 women).
96.8% of residents of 42635 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 18% well, 13% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% very well, 64% well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).
Foreign born population: 70 (1.4%) (20.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.4%
Whole state:
4.0%
43%Cameroon
27%Honduras
15%Ukraine
15%Liberia
4%Guatemala
36%American
22%English
9%German
2%African
2%Irish
1%European
1%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
552010 or later
312000 to 2009
191990 to 1999
12Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
PINE KNOT CAREER INSTITUTE ALT SCH (PINE KNOT JOB CORP in PINE KNOT, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-080401013 Organizations: MCCREARY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PINE KNOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (E HWY 92 in PINE KNOT, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-080401210 Organizations: MCCREARY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PINE KNOT MIDDLE SCHOOL (6519 SOUTH HWY 1651 in PINE KNOT, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-080401220 Organizations: MCCREARY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PINE KNOT PRESCHOOL (HWY 1651 in PINE KNOT, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-080401011 Organizations: MCCREARY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
OLD LEONARD MEADOWS GROCERY (KY 92 & 27 in PINE KNOT, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: JERRY STEVENS (CONTACT/OWNER)
PINE KNOT CIVIL CON CTR (KY HWY 27 in PINE KNOT, KY) . Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: LAND, MINERAL, WILDLIFE, AND FOREST CONSERVATION
PINE KNOT LUMBER INC (OLD HWY 27 in PINE KNOT, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
MCCREARY COUNTY AIRPORT (AIRPORT RD in PINE KNOT, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: AIRPORTS, FLYING FIELDS, AND AIRPORT TERMINAL SERVICES
MCCREARY COUNTY HARDWOODS INC (OLD HWY 27 S in PINE KNOT, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.0% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.0%
69.6%Electricity
13.0%Wood
7.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5.9%Utility gas
3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Population in 1990: 4,865.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,709
Northeast: 198
Midwest: 569
South: 1,065
West: 304
64% of the 42635 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.
90% of the 42635 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Here:
17.3%
Kentucky:
17.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
Here:
20.6%
Kentucky:
15.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
Here:
28.6%
Kentucky:
19.6%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
73,099Management occupations
40,207Sales and related occupations
29,286Healthcare support occupations
25,252Production occupations
7,114Education, training, and library occupations
2,437Office and administrative support occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
a-1 construction & septic service (LAUREL WOOD LANE in PINE KNOT, KY; small business) : $14,050 in 4 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
$13,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2000-01-15. Completion date: 2000-03-15.
$450 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Food Services. Signed on 2005-06-21. Completion date: 2005-07-02.
$300 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Waste Treatment and Storage. Signed on 2005-08-02. Completion date: 2005-08-02.
$300, same as above.Signed on 2005-07-22. Completion date: 2005-07-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
1,659 people in federal prisons
218 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in 2000:
59 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 22. The highest number of fire incidents - 82 took place in 2008, and the least - 0 in 2010. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (40.4%), and Structure Fires (38.1%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 42635
(63.6%)
(36.4%)
Nearest zip codes: 42649, 42638, 42631, 42653, 37892, 42634.
Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 22. The highest number of fire incidents - 82 took place in 2008, and the least - 0 in 2010. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (40.4%), and Structure Fires (38.1%).