ZIP Code 42544

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pulaski County, Kentucky.

Population: 5,731
Median household income: $55,379
Median home value: $157,700

ZIP Code 42544 (Pulaski County, Kentucky) is home to about 5,731 residents. Its median household income of $55,379 runs above the Pulaski County figure of $50,943.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 42544's population declined 2.7% from 5,889 to 5,731, while its median gross rent rose 12.7% from $645 to $727.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 18.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,731
Median age: 51.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,379
Median home value: $157,700
Median gross rent: $727
Housing units: 3,665
Homeownership rate: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8895,731

Median household income

$38,374$55,379

Median home value

$108,300$157,700

Median gross rent

$645$727

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,889	$38,374	$108,300	$645
2020	5,569	$38,143	$118,500	$665
2021	5,635	$42,384	$129,400	$662
2022	5,486	$52,417	$140,300	$670
2023	5,731	$55,379	$157,700	$727

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	254	4.4%
5 to 17	801	14.0%
18 to 24	275	4.8%
25 to 34	458	8.0%
35 to 44	702	12.2%
45 to 54	777	13.6%
55 to 64	979	17.1%
65 to 74	1,053	18.4%
75 and over	432	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,519	96.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	88	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	71	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	615	14.0%
High school graduate	1,631	37.1%
Some college or associate's	1,312	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	445	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	398	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,884	84.1%
Carpooled	151	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	114	5.1%
Other means	49	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	305	14.3%
15 to 29 min	978	46.0%
30 to 44 min	578	27.2%
45 to 59 min	124	5.8%
60+ min	141	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 15.6% (893 of 5,721)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,628	67.6%
Nonfamily households	779	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,407	65.7%
Vacant	1,258	34.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,120	88.1%
Renter-occupied	287	11.9%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,653	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	44	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	968	26.4%

ZIP Code 42544

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