ZIP Code 42553

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pulaski County, Kentucky.

Population: 5,962
Median household income: $52,031
Median home value: $138,400

ZIP Code 42553 (Pulaski County, Kentucky) is home to about 5,962 residents. The median household income of $52,031 is in line with the Pulaski County median ($50,943).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 42553's population grew 5.8% from 5,637 to 5,962, while its median gross rent rose 42.5% from $636 to $906.

17.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.65 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,962
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,031
Median home value: $138,400
Median gross rent: $906
Housing units: 2,426
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6375,962

Median household income

$40,037$52,031

Median home value

$115,900$138,400

Median gross rent

$636$906

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,637	$40,037	$115,900	$636
2020	5,914	$39,835	$119,400	$709
2021	6,076	$41,553	$116,200	$778
2022	6,249	$44,078	$130,600	$805
2023	5,962	$52,031	$138,400	$906

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	402	6.7%
5 to 17	1,177	19.7%
18 to 24	448	7.5%
25 to 34	849	14.2%
35 to 44	800	13.4%
45 to 54	627	10.5%
55 to 64	722	12.1%
65 to 74	614	10.3%
75 and over	323	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,801	97.3%
Black or African American	6	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	114	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	606	15.4%
High school graduate	1,698	43.2%
Some college or associate's	1,235	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	272	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	124	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,017	84.8%
Carpooled	278	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	411	17.7%
15 to 29 min	1,328	57.3%
30 to 44 min	407	17.6%
45 to 59 min	111	4.8%
60+ min	62	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 17.3% (1,012 of 5,837)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,535	68.2%
Nonfamily households	716	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,251	92.8%
Vacant	175	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,839	81.7%
Renter-occupied	412	18.3%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,762	72.6%
1-unit, attached	12	0.5%
2 to 4 units	32	1.3%
5 to 19 units	19	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	601	24.8%

Geography

ZCTA: 42553
Land area: 66 sq mi
Water area: 0.78 sq mi
Center point: 37.1803, -84.6971

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