ZIP Code 42635

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in McCreary County, Kentucky.

Population: 4,789
Median household income: $36,506
Median home value: $102,300

ZIP Code 42635 (McCreary County, Kentucky) is home to about 4,789 residents. At $36,506, its median household income sits in line with McCreary County's $37,355.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 42635's population declined 2.6% from 4,917 to 4,789, while its median gross rent fell 21.5% from $536 to $421.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.2% of the population. 79.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,789
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $36,506
Median home value: $102,300
Median gross rent: $421
Housing units: 1,678
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9174,789

Median household income

$24,533$36,506

Median home value

$85,800$102,300

Median gross rent

$536$421

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,917	$24,533	$85,800	$536
2020	5,007	$29,701	$91,300	$471
2021	5,433	$36,259	$92,300	$493
2022	4,906	$37,946	$103,300	$437
2023	4,789	$36,506	$102,300	$421

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 177.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	223	4.7%
5 to 17	377	7.9%
18 to 24	285	6.0%
25 to 34	795	16.6%
35 to 44	759	15.8%
45 to 54	705	14.7%
55 to 64	795	16.6%
65 to 74	562	11.7%
75 and over	288	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,460	72.2%
Black or African American	1,004	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	78	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	236	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.4%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,110	28.4%
High school graduate	1,526	39.1%
Some college or associate's	1,013	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	131	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	124	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	802	79.3%
Carpooled	102	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	7.3%
Other means	33	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	460	49.1%
15 to 29 min	139	14.8%
30 to 44 min	114	12.2%
45 to 59 min	101	10.8%
60+ min	123	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 37.5% (1,228 of 3,276)

	Count	Share
Family households	783	51.0%
Nonfamily households	752	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,535	91.5%
Vacant	143	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	922	60.1%
Renter-occupied	613	39.9%

1-unit, detached61.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,032	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	319	19.0%
5 to 19 units	20	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	307	18.3%

ZIP Code 42635

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