42164 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 42164, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

42164 is a zip code in Allen County, Kentucky, which covers Adolphus CCD, Halfway CCD, Holland CCD, Scottsville CCD, and Settle, with a total population of 16,681 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 42164 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 42164.

The estimated population of people living in 42164 is 16,681, with a median age of 41.5.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 42164 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
16,681
 -0.22% -0.48%
2020
16,717
+0.32%
-
2019
16,664
+1.22%
-
2018
16,463
 -1.78% -
2017
16,762
 - -

Population of 42164 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 42164 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
93.9%
95.4%
 -1.57%
Black/African American
0.7%
2.1%
 -66.67%
Native
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
2.6%
2%
 +30.00%
Asian
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.7%
0.3%
 +800.00%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 42164 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 42164 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 42164 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 42164 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 41.5 +0.24% 41.8 +3.72% 41.2 -3.96%
2020 41.4 -0.48% 40.3 -0.25% 42.9 -0.23%
2019 41.6 +0.24% 40.4 +1.25% 43 -0.23%
2018 41.5 +0.48% 39.9 +1.01% 43.1 -1.15%
2017 41.3 - 39.5 - 43.6 -

The median age of the 42164 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 42164 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 968 +12.98% 1,100 +6.18% 1,078 1,150
10 to 19 1,127 -17.3% 985 -1.9% 944 952
20 to 29 1,079 -7.67% 917 +13.54% 992 1,043
30 to 39 1,063 -6.36% 930 -5.35% 995 875
40 to 49 999 +8.56% 1,161 -15.34% 1,081 985
50 to 59 1,156 -2.05% 1,314 +1.96% 1,128 1,319
60 to 69 910 +13.48% 998 0.15% 1,037 984
70+ 913 +8.22% 1,142 0.74% 986 1,132

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 42164 zip code is $47,126.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 42164.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $48,393.00
  • 45 to 64
    $56,620.00
  • 65 and over
    $33,500.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 42164 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 42164, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 42164 is currently $61,164.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.78% of households in 42164 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 42164 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    25.95%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    25.99%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.00%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    16.57%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    9.42%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.29%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.78%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 42164 is $24,911.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 42164 by the total population of 42164.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 42164 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 42164 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    9.19%
  • Bachelor's degree
    17.86%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.52%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    59.36%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.07%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 42164 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 42164 zip over the age of 16 is 13,156.

Of those people, a total of 58.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 42164 is 53.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 42164 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 599 45.90% 4.40%
20 to 24 years 956 71.00% 6.20%
25 to 29 years 1,079 81.50% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 1,125 77.70% 3.90%
35 to 44 years 1,786 84.30% 18.70%
45 to 54 years 2,174 71.80% 11.90%
55 to 59 years 1,298 64.90% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 1,120 49.60% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,842 20.80% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,177 8.20% 7.20%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 42164. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 12,705 57.90% 6.50%
Black or African American 109 87.20% 83.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 11 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 34 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 297 56.60% 5.40%
Hispanic or Latino 266 86.80% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,498 57.40% 6.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 42164 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 42164 is 7,065, with median earnings of $34,690.00.

Women in 42164 are earning approximately 71.20% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 7,065 $34,690.00
Male 3,834 $38,469.00
Female 3,231 $27,394.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 42164 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 851 $47,350.00
Business and Financial 225 $55,272.00
Computer and Mathematical 58 $64,531.00
Architecture and Engineering 62 $51,938.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 65 $52,743.00
Community and Social Service 46 $16,538.00
Legal 21 $66,042.00
Educational and Library 295 $37,697.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 75 $33,472.00
Healthcare Practitioners 408 $39,583.00
Healthcare Support 129 $17,464.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 57 $21,875.00
Law Enforcement 62 $39,214.00
Food Preparation and Serving 435 $15,275.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 202 $4,107.00
Personal Care and Service 53 $2,829.00
Sales 509 $26,042.00
Office and Administrative Support 964 $26,033.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 77 $18,589.00
Construction and Extraction 381 $37,159.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 311 $46,973.00
Production 894 $40,260.00
Transportation and Material Moving 328 $31,458.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 42164 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 42164.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 573 $57,344.00 278 $28,333.00
Business and Financial 77 $38,848.00 148 $56,435.00
Computer and Mathematical 47 $63,672.00 11 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 55 $51,719.00 7 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 39 $0.00 26 $43,571.00
Community and Social Service 15 $0.00 31 $21,042.00
Legal 0 $0.00 21 $66,042.00
Educational and Library 10 $0.00 285 $38,355.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 57 $75,380.00 18 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 73 $76,705.00 335 $37,295.00
Healthcare Support 10 $0.00 119 $17,107.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 46 $21,513.00 11 $0.00
Law Enforcement 62 $39,214.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 202 $15,104.00 233 $15,433.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 123 $10,469.00 79 $2,499.00
Personal Care and Service 8 $0.00 45 $2,499.00
Sales 157 $34,375.00 352 $25,350.00
Office and Administrative Support 236 $38,056.00 728 $19,957.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 77 $18,589.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 381 $37,159.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 311 $46,973.00 0 $0.00
Production 579 $45,893.00 315 $21,853.00
Transportation and Material Moving 311 $30,868.00 17 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 6,359 households in 42164, with an average household size of 2.59 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,474 families living in the 42164 zip code with an average family size of 3.13 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 42164:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,209 514 751 1,885
Average Household Size 3.27 3.18 3.04 1.11
Total Families 3,209 514 751 0
Average Household Size 3.25 2.82 2.83 0

Poverty

Of the 4,474 families living in 42164, 15.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 42164:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 7,622 housing units in 42164.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 6,359 83.43%
Vacant 1,263 16.57%

19.18% of the total 7,622 housing units in 42164 are rental units. This is approximately 1,462 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,791 are occupied by the owner - or 62.86% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 42164 is $744.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 42164 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    106
  • Less than $500
    264
  • $500 to $999
    916
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    282
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 42164 is $131,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 42164 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    492
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,072
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,115
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    782
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    756
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    476
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    59
  • $1,000,000 or more
    39

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 42164. The chart below shows the number of properties in 42164 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    688
  • 1940 to 1949
    106
  • 1950 to 1959
    367
  • 1960 to 1969
    876
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,208
  • 1980 to 1989
    912
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,250
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,479
  • 2010 to 2013
    736
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 42164 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    360
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,809
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,268
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,922

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 42164 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 42164 that commute to work in a particular way.

25.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 42164.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    414
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    799
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    722
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    813
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    645
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    549
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    920
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    473
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    252
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    580
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    121
  • 90 or more minutes
    191

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 42164 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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