ZIP Code 42459

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Union County, Kentucky.

Population: 3,965
Median household income: $54,388
Median home value: $94,300

ZIP Code 42459 (Union County, Kentucky) is home to about 3,965 residents. At $54,388, its median household income sits below Union County's $60,989.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 42459's population declined 9.7% from 4,389 to 3,965, while its median gross rent rose 22.1% from $526 to $642.

79.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,965
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,388
Median home value: $94,300
Median gross rent: $642
Housing units: 1,729
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3893,965

Median household income

$49,388$54,388

Median home value

$82,400$94,300

Median gross rent

$526$642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,389	$49,388	$82,400	$526
2020	3,982	$50,190	$83,000	$525
2021	3,726	$51,455	$88,100	$548
2022	3,935	$55,096	$89,700	$598
2023	3,965	$54,388	$94,300	$642

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	169	4.3%
5 to 17	503	12.7%
18 to 24	195	4.9%
25 to 34	410	10.3%
35 to 44	651	16.4%
45 to 54	439	11.1%
55 to 64	684	17.3%
65 to 74	596	15.0%
75 and over	318	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,761	94.9%
Black or African American	70	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	88	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate47.3%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	10.1%
High school graduate	1,465	47.3%
Some college or associate's	1,067	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	128	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	125	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,343	83.5%
Carpooled	81	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	72	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	113	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	370	24.7%
15 to 29 min	833	55.7%
30 to 44 min	91	6.1%
45 to 59 min	140	9.4%
60+ min	62	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 11.0% (433 of 3,926)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,054	68.1%
Nonfamily households	494	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,548	89.5%
Vacant	181	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,164	75.2%
Renter-occupied	384	24.8%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,376	79.6%
1-unit, attached	16	0.9%
2 to 4 units	72	4.2%
5 to 19 units	23	1.3%
20 or more units	38	2.2%
Mobile home & other	204	11.8%

ZIP Code 42459

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