42437 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 42437, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

42437 is a zip code in Union County and Webster County, Kentucky, which covers Morganfield CCD, Sturgis CCD, Uniontown CCD, and Dixon, with a total population of 7,879 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 42437 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 42437.

The estimated population of people living in 42437 is 7,879, with a median age of 35.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 42437 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
7,879
 -2.35% -11.12%
2020
8,069
 -1.05% -
2019
8,155
 -5.37% -
2018
8,618
 -2.79% -
2017
8,865
 - -

Population of 42437 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 42437 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
75.9%
74.4%
 +2.02%
Black/African American
18.9%
19.8%
 -4.55%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
2.2%
2.5%
 -12.00%
Asian
1%
0.2%
 +400.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.9%
3%
 -36.67%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 42437 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 42437 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 42437 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 42437 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.3 +1.73% 27.1 +2.65% 41.7 +4.25%
2020 34.7 +1.76% 26.4 +3.53% 40 -2.68%
2019 34.1 +5.9% 25.5 -0.78% 41.1 +4.85%
2018 32.2 -11.05% 25.7 -4.1% 39.2 -6.44%
2017 36.2 - 26.8 - 41.9 -

The median age of the 42437 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 42437 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 9 360 -4.26% 398 -24.59% 333 306
10 to 19 870 -13.52% 547 -21.65% 754 429
20 to 29 1,245 -2.51% 560 -7.32% 1,201 484
30 to 39 407 +10.41% 444 0.85% 438 415
40 to 49 451 -8.04% 485 -8.03% 413 432
50 to 59 613 -14.12% 605 -2.17% 527 584
60 to 69 530 -26.43% 557 -12.32% 401 491
70+ 282 3.22% 511 -25.52% 280 391

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 42437 zip code is $49,395.00.

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 42437.

  • Under 25
    $2,499.00
  • 25 to 44
    $52,295.00
  • 45 to 64
    $44,205.00
  • 65 and over
    $51,250.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 42437 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 42437, 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 42437 is currently $61,420.00.

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.

2.32% of households in 42437 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 42437 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    21.80%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    28.49%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.82%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.21%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    10.92%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.45%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.32%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 42437 is $22,687.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 42437 by the total population of 42437.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 42437 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 42437 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
    3.63%
  • Bachelor's degree
    14.10%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.21%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    65.90%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.16%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 42437 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 42437 zip over the age of 16 is 6,700.

Of those people, a total of 53.00% 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 42437 is 50.60%.

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 42437 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 643 23.20% 9.40%
20 to 24 years 1,271 36.70% 8.20%
25 to 29 years 414 65.90% 3.30%
30 to 34 years 421 85.00% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 879 90.40% 3.30%
45 to 54 years 934 70.10% 9.50%
55 to 59 years 575 81.40% 1.90%
60 to 64 years 473 47.10% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 703 19.80% 0.00%
75 years and over 387 5.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 42437. 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 5,067 54.80% 4.10%
Black or African American 1,425 50.20% 3.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 81 28.40% 100.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 27 51.90% 0.00%
Two or more races 100 18.00% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 156 55.80% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,957 54.60% 4.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 42437 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 42437 is 3,391, with median earnings of $31,229.00.

Women in 42437 are earning approximately 79.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 3,391 $31,229.00
Male 1,860 $35,640.00
Female 1,531 $28,140.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 42437 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 262 $53,046.00
Business and Financial 127 $67,764.00
Computer and Mathematical 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 7 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 31 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 93 $43,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 28 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 351 $50,795.00
Healthcare Support 82 $21,089.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 6 $0.00
Law Enforcement 35 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 148 $18,137.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 227 $20,625.00
Personal Care and Service 61 $30,125.00
Sales 471 $28,375.00
Office and Administrative Support 296 $30,645.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 145 $13,560.00
Construction and Extraction 139 $66,250.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 128 $42,639.00
Production 401 $32,375.00
Transportation and Material Moving 155 $35,104.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 42437 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 42437.

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 167 $54,411.00 95 $23,375.00
Business and Financial 71 $0.00 56 $31,458.00
Computer and Mathematical 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 7 $0.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 0 $0.00 31 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 0 $0.00 93 $43,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 28 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 42 $54,167.00 309 $41,979.00
Healthcare Support 3 $0.00 79 $21,149.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 6 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 28 $0.00 7 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 122 $18,512.00 26 $8,750.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 191 $7,470.00 36 $21,591.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 61 $30,125.00
Sales 316 $38,125.00 155 $11,094.00
Office and Administrative Support 34 $13,482.00 262 $31,331.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 145 $13,560.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 129 $77,917.00 10 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 128 $42,639.00 0 $0.00
Production 168 $38,889.00 233 $21,888.00
Transportation and Material Moving 120 $45,682.00 35 $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 2,629 households in 42437, with an average household size of 2.49 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 1,795 families living in the 42437 zip code with an average family size of 3 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 42437:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,392 129 274 834
Average Household Size 3.02 4.35 2.91 1.18
Total Families 1,392 129 274 0
Average Household Size 2.97 3.87 2.71 0

Poverty

Of the 1,795 families living in 42437, 10.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 42437:

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 3,185 housing units in 42437.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 2,629 82.54%
Vacant 556 17.46%

26.12% of the total 3,185 housing units in 42437 are rental units. This is approximately 832 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,731 are occupied by the owner - or 54.35% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 42437 is $663.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 42437 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
    66
  • Less than $500
    102
  • $500 to $999
    711
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    19
  • $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 42437 is $98,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 42437 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    420
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    455
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    285
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    221
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    242
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    74
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    25
  • $1,000,000 or more
    9

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 42437. The chart below shows the number of properties in 42437 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    369
  • 1940 to 1949
    260
  • 1950 to 1959
    349
  • 1960 to 1969
    226
  • 1970 to 1979
    685
  • 1980 to 1989
    620
  • 1990 to 1999
    260
  • 2000 to 2009
    328
  • 2010 to 2013
    88
  • 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 42437 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    198
  • 1 vehicle available
    856
  • 2 vehicles available
    892
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    683

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 42437 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 42437 that commute to work in a particular way.

25.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 42437.

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
    236
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    710
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    388
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    333
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    216
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    82
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    458
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    54
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    58
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    240
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    424
  • 90 or more minutes
    64

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 42437 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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