40840 Zip Code (KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 458
Zip code population in 2010: 312
Zip code population in 2000: 689

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 40840: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 17.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 27 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $203
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $686

For population 25 years and over in 40840:

• High school or higher: 82.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
• Unemployed: 46.2%

For population 15 years and over in 40840:

• Never married: 27.5%
• Now married: 46.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 14.4%
• Divorced: 11.2%

• 
• • 44797.6%White
  • 112.4%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 40840, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,744 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,744
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $23,412 (reported on 75.6% of returns)

Here:	$23,412
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.5% for AGIs below $10k, 69.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $238 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$238
Kentucky:	$1,571

Profit/loss from business: +$5,875 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,875
State:	+$9,233

Total tax: $2,111 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

40840:	$2,111
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,972 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,972
State:	$1,723

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

Here:	76%
State:	66%

Nearest zip codes: 40810, 40988, 40873, 40858, 40819, 40874.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 50
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 93

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 71 (27 now married, 44 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 40840 with a mortgage: 35
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $572
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $359

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 40840 household income distribution in 2022

• 46$20,000 to $24,999
• 26$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 37$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $74,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 40840

• 23$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$30,000 to $34,999
• 21$50,000 to $59,999
• 58$70,000 to $79,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,506

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $79,075

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 130
• Mobile homes: 86

Unemployment: 46.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 40840

• 86.5%75Drove a car alone
• 9.2%8Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 40840

• 1115 to 19 minutes
• 4830 to 34 minutes
• 1545 to 59 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 458

• Male householders: 93 (13 living alone), Female householders: 49 (0 living alone)

• 89 spouses (89 opposite-sex spouses), 10 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 141 children (128 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 33 non-relatives

Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 20 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 14 2-persons

100.4% of residents of 40840 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BEECH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2761 HIGHWAY 421 in HELTON, KY)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-066325060
  Organizations: LESLIE COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BEECHFORK PREP PLANT (4901 HIGHWAY 421 in HELTON, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Organizations: SHAMROCK COAL BEECH FK PREP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: SHAMROCK COAL CO., SHAMROCK COAL BEECH FK PREP

• NALLY & HAMILTON ENT INC (RT 1780 & RT 221 in SAYLOR, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Alternative names: STRAIGHT CREEK COAL RESOURCES

• NALLY & HAMILTON ENT INC (KY 1780 & 2058 in SAYLOR, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• NATIONAL COAL CORP (BIG RUN CO RD & KY 221 in SAYLOR, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• BLEDSOE COAL CO ((NOT GIVEN) in HELTON, KY)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 21.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 18.2%

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

• This state: 353
• Midwest: 47
• South: 54

81% of the 40840 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.

100% of the 40840 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

Most common first names in zip code 40840 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Sarah	4	73.0 years
George	3	80.3 years
Mary	3	79.7 years
Chester	2	80.0 years
Bettie	2	81.0 years
Charles	2	77.1 years
Nettie	2	75.5 years
Opha	2	77.5 years
Pearl	2	76.0 years
Richard	2	82.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 40840 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Wilson	19	79.2 years
Brock	16	66.5 years
Caldwell	12	72.8 years
Nantz	12	65.9 years
Gross	5	74.4 years
Helton	4	81.0 years
Roark	4	67.0 years
Simpson	4	68.7 years
Hoskins	3	61.3 years
Napier	3	69.3 years