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Zip Code 42408 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: KY - Kentucky

🏑 City: Dawson Springs

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Hopkins County

⏰ Timezone: America/Chicago

☎️ Area Codes: 270, 364

Income

The median income of households in 42408 was $54,091. An estimated 7.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.3
$10,000 to $14,999 7.4
$15,000 to $24,999 11.6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.2
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 14
$75,000 to $99,999 20.1
$100,000 to $149,999 12.7
$150,000 to $199,999 1.7
$200,000 or more 4.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 57762
Female 46304

An estimated 62.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,834. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 62.7
Social Security 36.7
Retirement income 35.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.8
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 17.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 17.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.9

In 2019-2023, 12.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 42408 in 2019-2023, 91.9% had health insurance coverage and 8.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.4% and public coverage was 51.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.3%.


In 2019-2023, 42408 had a total population of 6,167 - 3,058 (49.6%) females and 3,109 (50.4%) males. The median age was 47.5 years. An estimated 21.1% of the population was under 18 years, 25.1% was 19 to 44 years, 33.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 42408 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 114 192
5 to 9 147 138
10 to 14 226 279
15 to 19 175 124
20 to 24 182 96
25 to 29 226 188
30 to 34 72 78
35 to 39 199 132
40 to 44 147 229
45 to 49 181 139
50 to 54 247 263
55 to 59 238 404
60 to 64 446 171
65 to 69 165 166
70 to 74 162 179
75 to 79 73 74
80 to 84 72 89
85 and over 37 117

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97.7% were White; 0.4% were Black or African American; 0.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 42408 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 42408 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 2,458 households in 42408. The average household size was 2.44 people.

Married-couple households made up 48% of the households in 42408 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.4% of all households, while 20.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 17% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.2% of all households.

In 42408, 28.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 48
Cohabiting Couples 5.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.1% of males and 48.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.5 21.5
Now married, except separated 47.1 48.9
Separated 4.9 3.3
Widowed 7 14.5
Divorced 12.5 11.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 42408, 275 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 99.9% of the people living in 42408 were U.S. natives. 77.7% of the 42408 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.1% of 42408 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 0 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 42408 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 42408.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 42408 in 2019-2023, 0.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.3% of people at least five years old; 0.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 93.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 42408 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 93.7
Different house, same county 3.9
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2019-2023, 86.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 9.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 42408 was 1,054 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 69 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 921. College or graduate school enrollment was 64.

Educational Attainment of People in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.2
High school diploma or equivalency 45.8
Some college, no degree 19.2
Associate's degree 12.1
Bachelor's degree 6.9
Graduate or professional degree 2.9

Disability

In 42408, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 35.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 14.3% of people under 18 years old, to 37.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 56% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 42408, 46.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,813 77.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 399 17.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 114 4.9

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 42408 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.5
Construction 7.4
Manufacturing 23.1
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 11.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 16
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.1
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 3.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 42408 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 511 21.9
Service occupations 327 14
Sales and office occupations 379 16.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 566 24.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 549 23.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 94% of 42408 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 3.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 94
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 2.5

In 2019-2023, 42408 had a total of 3,075 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.8
Mobile homes 16.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.1

7.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 42408 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 60.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 42408 had 2,458 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 617 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.9% while renters occupied 24.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.18.

4.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 23.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.4% and another 32.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 42408:

House Heating Fuel Used in 42408 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 40.6
Electricity 52.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 6.9
No fuel used 0

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 42408 was $82,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.5 % had a mortgage. 54.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $966 and for owners without a mortgage it was $368.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 42408 was $592. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.