ZIP Code 42728

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Adair County, Kentucky.

Population: 16,108
Median household income: $49,063
Median home value: $134,100

ZIP Code 42728 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Adair County, Kentucky, home to about 16,108 residents. Its median household income of $49,063 runs in line with the Adair County figure of $50,316.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 42728's population declined 3.3% from 16,656 to 16,108, while its median gross rent rose 40.3% from $553 to $776.

20.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,108
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,063
Median home value: $134,100
Median gross rent: $776
Housing units: 7,510
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,65616,108

Median household income

$38,395$49,063

Median home value

$98,800$134,100

Median gross rent

$553$776

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,656	$38,395	$98,800	$553
2020	16,675	$43,084	$108,300	$611
2021	16,255	$46,227	$110,400	$669
2022	15,789	$49,112	$128,800	$718
2023	16,108	$49,063	$134,100	$776

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	731	4.5%
5 to 17	2,260	14.0%
18 to 24	2,211	13.7%
25 to 34	1,811	11.2%
35 to 44	1,718	10.7%
45 to 54	1,859	11.5%
55 to 64	2,347	14.6%
65 to 74	1,884	11.7%
75 and over	1,287	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,509	90.1%
Black or African American	337	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	53	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	53	0.3%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	587	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	563	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,643	15.1%
High school graduate	4,129	37.9%
Some college or associate's	2,952	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,131	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,051	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,793	75.2%
Carpooled	709	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	141	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	676	10.6%
Other means	57	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,323	40.8%
15 to 29 min	1,694	29.7%
30 to 44 min	829	14.5%
45 to 59 min	295	5.2%
60+ min	559	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 17.1% (2,546 of 14,888)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,777	61.9%
Nonfamily households	2,323	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,100	81.2%
Vacant	1,410	18.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,545	74.5%
Renter-occupied	1,555	25.5%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other18.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,431	72.3%
1-unit, attached	105	1.4%
2 to 4 units	233	3.1%
5 to 19 units	303	4.0%
20 or more units	72	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1,366	18.2%

ZIP Code 42728

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