42254 Zip Code (LaFayette, KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 196
Zip code population in 2010: 209
Zip code population in 2000: 224

Houses and condos: 110
Renter-occupied apartments: 22
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42254: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 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: $886 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 42254:

• High school or higher: 92.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42254:

• Never married: 31.2%
• Now married: 39.9%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 8.9%
• Divorced: 18.4%

• 
• • 18493.9%White
  • 115.6%Black
  • 10.5%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42254, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,292 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,292
State:	$61,342

Salary/wage: $39,000 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$39,000
State:	$50,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1243.3% for AGIs below $25k, 5878.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,800 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,800
State:	+$11,386

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 520.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,867 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,867
State:	$2,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 133.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42254, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,350 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,350
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $35,778 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,778
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.7% for AGIs below $25k, 73.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,000 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,000
State:	+$10,862

Earned income credit: $2,900 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,900
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	60%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42254, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,290 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,290
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $28,878 (reported on 87.8% of returns)

Here:	$28,878
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.3% for AGIs below $10k, 86.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $154 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$154
Kentucky:	$1,571

Taxable dividends: $62 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$62
State:	$3,453

Profit/loss from business: +$3,211 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,211
State:	+$9,233

Profit/loss from farming: +$5,364 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,364
State:	-$5,660

Total itemized deductions: $10,400 (24% of AGI, reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	$10,400
State:	$17,474

Here:	23.6% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Total tax: $2,728 (reported on 61.8% of returns)

42254:	$2,728
State:	$6,162

Earned income credit: $1,675 (reported on 30.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,675
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.0%

Here:	74%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $10k, 68.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 42236, 37023, 37079, 42223, 42262, 37191.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 97

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (2 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (16 now married, 30 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42254 with a mortgage: 37
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,169
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $253

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

• Zip code 42254 household income distribution in 2022

• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 42254

• 3Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 1$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 17$90,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 42254

• 9$300 to $349
• 8$500 to $549
• 4$800 to $899
• 2No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,040
• Black or African American householders: $70,187
• Two or more races householders: $25,956

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $109,019 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,904 - $149,870

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $72,841

Here:	$72,841
State:	$256,452

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 100
• Mobile homes: 9

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 42254

• 84.9%97Drove a car alone
• 3.5%4Carpooled
• 10.5%12Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42254

• 1Less than 5 minutes
• 110 to 14 minutes
• 115 to 19 minutes
• 2520 to 24 minutes
• 3325 to 29 minutes
• 2830 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 196

• Male householders: 51 (30 living alone), Female householders: 53 (25 living alone)

• 31 spouses (31 opposite-sex spouses), 16 unmarried partners, (16 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 37 children (37 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 3 2-persons

15 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (1 men, 11 women).

97.3% of residents of 42254 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.2%

Population in 1990: 123. Population change in the 1990s: +101 (+82.1%).

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

• This state: 93
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 24
• South: 54
• West: 13

48% of the 42254 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

89% of the 42254 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% moved from different state.

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): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2015.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 2015.00

Most common first names in zip code 42254 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	7	74.7 years
James	6	72.0 years
John	5	83.8 years
Betty	3	78.3 years
Mary	3	76.7 years
Emma	2	73.0 years
Annie	2	73.5 years
George	2	80.1 years
Evie	2	92.5 years
Fannie	2	82.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 42254 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brewer	7	70.0 years
Hancock	6	78.0 years
Bell	6	80.2 years
Rogers	5	76.6 years
Smith	4	79.5 years
Jordan	3	69.3 years
Ezell	3	77.6 years
Blane	3	68.0 years
Overby	3	78.0 years
Pendleton	3	88.9 years