42156 Zip Code (KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 270

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42156: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 51 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: $1,218 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $948 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 42156:

• High school or higher: 94.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42156:

• Never married: 12.1%
• Now married: 69.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.8%
• Divorced: 17.3%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42156, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,419 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,419
State:	$61,342

Salary/wage: $40,375 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$40,375
State:	$50,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1222.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6640.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $100 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$100
Kentucky:	$1,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,350 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,350
State:	$2,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 167.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42156, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,980 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,980
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $32,692 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$32,692
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.0% for AGIs below $25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 146.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $167 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$167
Kentucky:	$1,381

Profit/loss from business: +$2,800 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,800
State:	+$10,862

Total itemized deductions: $17,850 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,850
State:	$21,160

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,650 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

42156:	$4,650
State:	$8,496

Earned income credit: $2,500 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42156, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,127 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,127
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $34,496 (reported on 91.3% of returns)

Here:	$34,496
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.0% for AGIs below $10k, 73.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $208 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$208
Kentucky:	$1,571

Taxable dividends: $45 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$45
State:	$3,453

Total itemized deductions: $13,146 (19% of AGI, reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,146
State:	$17,474

Here:	19.0% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,667 (2% of AGI, reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,667
State:	$3,494

Here:	2.3% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

Total tax: $4,788 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

42156:	$4,788
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,471 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,471
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.7%

Here:	77%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $10k, 78.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 42123, 42164, 42133, 42141, 42153, 42171.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 153

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (32 now married, 17 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42156 with a mortgage: 87 (7 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,075
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $386

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

• Zip code 42156 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 15$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 44$75,000 to $99,999
• 22$150,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 42156

• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 34$175,000 to $199,999
• 33$200,000 to $249,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999
• 12$400,000 to $499,999

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $208,278 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,841 - $255,577

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $156,104

Here:	$156,104
State:	$256,452

Mobile homes: $113,327

Here:	$113,327
State:	$84,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 175
• One, attached: 40
• Mobile homes: 48

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 42156

• 79.8%136Drove a car alone
• 21.7%37Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42156

• 155 to 9 minutes
• 3110 to 14 minutes
• 1915 to 19 minutes
• 3320 to 24 minutes
• 1925 to 29 minutes
• 840 to 44 minutes
• 745 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 270

• Male householders: 97 (51 living alone), Female householders: 55 (2 living alone)

• 91 spouses (91 opposite-sex spouses), 6 unmarried partners, (6 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20 children (20 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 7 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 52 1-person, 4 3-persons

100.4% of residents of 42156 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AUSTIN TRACY SCHOOL (2477 AUSTIN TRACY RD in LUCAS, KY)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-005021010
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Organizations: BARREN COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: AUSTIN TRACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• BARREN RIVER LAKE STATE RESORT PARK (1149 STATE PAPRK ROAD in LUCAS, KY)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES
  Organizations: KY DOP BARREN RIVER ST PK (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BARREN RIVER LAKE STATE PARK, BARREN RIVER STATE RESORT PARK, KY DOP BARREN RIVER ST PK

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.9%

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

• This state: 126
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 78
• South: 37

93% of the 42156 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% 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):

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

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Marinas (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 42156 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	5	78.4 years
Joe	3	72.7 years
Glen	3	65.0 years
Willard	3	68.7 years
William	3	74.3 years
Grover	2	74.1 years
George	2	54.0 years
Mary	2	82.0 years
Otha	2	72.0 years
Paul	2	81.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 42156 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Elmore	11	79.5 years
Harrison	7	71.7 years
Britt	4	82.0 years
Settles	3	77.1 years
Williams	3	85.3 years
Graham	2	70.5 years
Bray	2	78.5 years
Estes	2	70.5 years
Jones	2	75.5 years
Crabtree	2	89.9 years