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Zip Code 42701 - 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: Elizabethtown

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Hardin County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 270, 364, 502

Income

The median income of households in 42701 was $68,715. An estimated 4.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.6
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 19
$75,000 to $99,999 12.4
$100,000 to $149,999 15.3
$150,000 to $199,999 8.8
$200,000 or more 8.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 60523
Female 52110

An estimated 75% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,971. 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 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 75
Social Security 33.9
Retirement income 27.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.3
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 11.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 11.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11

In 2019-2023, 9.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 42701 in 2019-2023, 94.4% had health insurance coverage and 5.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.1% and public coverage was 40.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4%.


In 2019-2023, 42701 had a total population of 53,240 - 27,364 (51.4%) females and 25,876 (48.6%) males. The median age was 39.2 years. An estimated 24.2% of the population was under 18 years, 31.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 42701 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 1492 1539
5 to 9 1683 1737
10 to 14 2331 1790
15 to 19 1496 1665
20 to 24 1512 1455
25 to 29 1482 1646
30 to 34 1782 1952
35 to 39 1849 2001
40 to 44 1754 1519
45 to 49 1922 1599
50 to 54 1640 1666
55 to 59 1712 1585
60 to 64 1623 2193
65 to 69 1337 1378
70 to 74 934 1241
75 to 79 697 842
80 to 84 378 610
85 and over 252 946

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 80.6% were White; 9.1% were Black or African American; 0.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0.1% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.6% of the people in 42701 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.4% of the people in 42701 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 21,991 households in 42701. The average household size was 2.37 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.8% of the households in 42701 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.3% of all households, while 17.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.3% of all households.

In 42701, 32% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.8
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.1% of males and 47.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.5 25.9
Now married, except separated 54.1 47.4
Separated 2.4 1.4
Widowed 2.7 12.2
Divorced 11.3 13.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 42701, 1,092 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 96% of the people living in 42701 were U.S. natives. 59.6% of the 42701 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4% of 42701 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 55.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 42701 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 42701.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 29.8
Asia 36.6
Europe 25.9
Africa 3.2
Northern America 4.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 42701 in 2019-2023, 6.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.9% of people at least five years old; 2% 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 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 2.9
Other Indo-European languages 1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 85.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 42701 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 85.3
Different house, same county 7.4
Different county, same state 3.8
Different state 2.9
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2019-2023, 94.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 42701 was 12,734 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 921 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,689. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,124.

Educational Attainment of People in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.9
High school diploma or equivalency 29.4
Some college, no degree 26.5
Associate's degree 10
Bachelor's degree 16.8
Graduate or professional degree 11.4

Disability

In 42701, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 16.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.5% of people under 18 years old, to 16.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 42701, 57.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,645 76.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,389 18.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,148 4.7

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 42701 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 6
Manufacturing 16.8
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.7
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 42701 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,415 38.8
Service occupations 3,645 15
Sales and office occupations 4,312 17.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,272 9.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,633 19.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.4% of 42701 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 8.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 0.9
Other means 3
Worked from home 9

In 2019-2023, 42701 had a total of 23,565 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.7% 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"). 24.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24.9
Mobile homes 4.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

13.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 42701 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 64.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 42701 had 21,991 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,574 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 62.2% while renters occupied 37.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.6 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.99.

9.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.4% and another 24.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 42701:

House Heating Fuel Used in 42701 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 28.7
Electricity 69.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.5

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 42701 was $235,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.4 % had a mortgage. 34.6% 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 $1,477 and for owners without a mortgage it was $441.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 42701 was $902. 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.