ZIP Code 42055

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lyon County, Kentucky.

Population: 2,496
Median household income: $67,396
Median home value: $150,000

Covering part of Lyon County, Kentucky, ZIP Code 42055 has about 2,496 residents. Its median household income of $67,396 runs above the Lyon County figure of $64,464.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 42055's population declined 11.7% from 2,828 to 2,496, while its median gross rent rose 3.8% from $663 to $688.

63.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,496
Median age: 60.7 yrs
Median household income: $67,396
Median home value: $150,000
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 1,658
Homeownership rate: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8282,496

Median household income

$53,542$67,396

Median home value

$92,400$150,000

Median gross rent

$663$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,828	$53,542	$92,400	$663
2020	2,470	$47,596	$88,600	$640
2021	2,396	$52,475	$98,000	$672
2022	2,312	$70,817	$161,000	$633
2023	2,496	$67,396	$150,000	$688

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6421.0%

65 to 7424.3%

75 and over13.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	0.1%
5 to 17	367	14.7%
18 to 24	79	3.2%
25 to 34	216	8.7%
35 to 44	151	6.0%
45 to 54	202	8.1%
55 to 64	524	21.0%
65 to 74	606	24.3%
75 and over	348	13.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,218	88.9%
Black or African American	143	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	1.0%
Asian	49	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate41.3%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	154	7.5%
High school graduate	845	41.3%
Some college or associate's	621	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	240	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	187	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	684	87.6%
Carpooled	53	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	1.9%
Other means	13	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	257	33.6%
15 to 29 min	244	31.9%
30 to 44 min	155	20.2%
45 to 59 min	33	4.3%
60+ min	77	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 8.6% (206 of 2,388)

	Count	Share
Family households	595	53.6%
Nonfamily households	516	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,111	67.0%
Vacant	547	33.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	976	87.8%
Renter-occupied	135	12.2%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other23.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,049	63.3%
1-unit, attached	30	1.8%
2 to 4 units	67	4.0%
5 to 19 units	107	6.5%
20 or more units	18	1.1%
Mobile home & other	387	23.3%

ZIP Code 42055

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