ZIP Code 42647

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in McCreary County, Kentucky.

Population: 3,743
Median household income: $35,179
Median home value: $66,300

Covering part of McCreary County, Kentucky, ZIP Code 42647 has about 3,743 residents. Its median household income of $35,179 runs below the McCreary County figure of $37,355.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 42647's population declined 1.7% from 3,806 to 3,743, while its median gross rent fell 4.2% from $624 to $598.

44.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.87 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,743
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $35,179
Median home value: $66,300
Median gross rent: $598
Housing units: 1,536
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8063,743

Median household income

$29,148$35,179

Median home value

$58,100$66,300

Median gross rent

$624$598

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,806	$29,148	$58,100	$624
2020	3,568	$37,000	$59,300	$660
2021	3,535	$36,695	$60,900	$674
2022	3,905	$38,440	$57,600	$756
2023	3,743	$35,179	$66,300	$598

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	143	3.8%
5 to 17	695	18.6%
18 to 24	257	6.9%
25 to 34	593	15.8%
35 to 44	414	11.1%
45 to 54	661	17.7%
55 to 64	260	6.9%
65 to 74	446	11.9%
75 and over	274	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,710	99.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.3%
Two or more races	22	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.7%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	575	21.7%
High school graduate	1,012	38.2%
Some college or associate's	680	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	265	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	116	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	855	74.9%
Carpooled	148	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	109	9.5%
Other means	26	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	171	16.6%
15 to 29 min	405	39.2%
30 to 44 min	270	26.1%
45 to 59 min	136	13.2%
60+ min	51	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 44.2% (1,631 of 3,692)

	Count	Share
Family households	770	59.0%
Nonfamily households	534	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,304	84.9%
Vacant	232	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,039	79.7%
Renter-occupied	265	20.3%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other27.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,049	68.3%
1-unit, attached	9	0.6%
2 to 4 units	28	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	21	1.4%
Mobile home & other	429	27.9%

ZIP Code 42647

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