ZIP Code 42749

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hart County, Kentucky.

Population: 4,835
Median household income: $46,202
Median home value: $121,400

Covering part of Hart County, Kentucky, ZIP Code 42749 has about 4,835 residents. At $46,202, its median household income sits below Hart County's $49,653.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 42749's population declined 13.2% from 5,568 to 4,835, while its median gross rent rose 67.9% from $477 to $801.

13.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,835
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $46,202
Median home value: $121,400
Median gross rent: $801
Housing units: 2,473
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5684,835

Median household income

$36,803$46,202

Median home value

$96,900$121,400

Median gross rent

$477$801

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,568	$36,803	$96,900	$477
2020	5,491	$39,555	$84,000	$536
2021	5,261	$46,620	$89,500	$636
2022	5,095	$45,833	$105,100	$649
2023	4,835	$46,202	$121,400	$801

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6420.9%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	198	4.1%
5 to 17	521	10.8%
18 to 24	301	6.2%
25 to 34	576	11.9%
35 to 44	766	15.8%
45 to 54	560	11.6%
55 to 64	1,009	20.9%
65 to 74	568	11.7%
75 and over	336	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,825	79.1%
Black or African American	703	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	192	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	622	16.3%
High school graduate	1,813	47.5%
Some college or associate's	882	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	269	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	229	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,888	87.4%
Carpooled	110	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	117	5.4%
Other means	28	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	922	45.2%
15 to 29 min	736	36.0%
30 to 44 min	205	10.0%
45 to 59 min	145	7.1%
60+ min	34	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 19.1% (895 of 4,683)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,276	62.6%
Nonfamily households	761	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,037	82.4%
Vacant	436	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,430	70.2%
Renter-occupied	607	29.8%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,893	76.5%
1-unit, attached	5	0.2%
2 to 4 units	208	8.4%
5 to 19 units	86	3.5%
20 or more units	17	0.7%
Mobile home & other	264	10.7%

ZIP Code 42749

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