ZIP Code 42634

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in McCreary County, Kentucky.

Population: 1,840
Median household income: $24,835
Median home value: $54,800

ZIP Code 42634 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in McCreary County, Kentucky, home to about 1,840 residents. At $24,835, its median household income sits below McCreary County's $37,355.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 42634's population declined 1.2% from 1,862 to 1,840.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.7% of the population. 81.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,840
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $24,835
Median home value: $54,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 701
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8621,840

Median household income

$37,383$24,835

Median home value

$66,800$54,800

Median gross rent

$422$465

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,862	$37,383	$66,800	$422
2020	2,023	$31,800	$52,000	$341
2021	1,744	$31,477	$47,800	$465
2022	1,920	$29,000	$55,200	—
2023	1,840	$24,835	$54,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2417.9%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	157	8.5%
5 to 17	215	11.7%
18 to 24	330	17.9%
25 to 34	169	9.2%
35 to 44	244	13.3%
45 to 54	108	5.9%
55 to 64	301	16.4%
65 to 74	190	10.3%
75 and over	126	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,780	96.7%
Black or African American	51	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate50.2%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree1.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	213	18.7%
High school graduate	571	50.2%
Some college or associate's	270	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	14	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	70	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	353	81.9%
Carpooled	33	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	9.3%
Other means	5	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	70	17.9%
30 to 44 min	105	26.9%
45 to 59 min	170	43.5%
60+ min	46	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 41.5% (763 of 1,840)

	Count	Share
Family households	410	73.1%
Nonfamily households	151	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	561	80.0%
Vacant	140	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	502	89.5%
Renter-occupied	59	10.5%

1-unit, detached58.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other41.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	407	58.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	288	41.1%

ZIP Code 42634

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