40988 Zip Code (KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 375
Zip code population in 2010: 555
Zip code population in 2000: 741

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 40988: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 21.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 18 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $345

For population 25 years and over in 40988:

• High school or higher: 72.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 40988:

• Never married: 34.4%
• Now married: 47.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 13.4%
• Divorced: 4.7%

• 
• • 33489.1%White
  • 4110.9%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 40988, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $28,680 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,680
State:	$61,342

Salary/wage: $29,464 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$29,464
State:	$50,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1033.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3190.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6725.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,800 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,800
State:	$2,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 40988, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $29,544 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,544
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $26,843 (reported on 87.5% of returns)

Here:	$26,843
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.4% for AGIs below $25k, 75.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,533 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,533
State:	+$10,862

Earned income credit: $2,343 (reported on 43.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,343
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.8%

Here:	69%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 40988, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,449 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,449
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $22,401 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$22,401
State:	$36,432

Taxable interest for individuals: $214 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$214
Kentucky:	$1,571

Profit/loss from business: +$7,444 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,444
State:	+$9,233

Total tax: $2,020 (reported on 63.3% of returns)

40988:	$2,020
State:	$6,162

Earned income credit: $2,085 (reported on 37.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,085
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 85.4%

Here:	85%
State:	66%

Nearest zip codes: 40845, 40902, 40913, 40840, 40819, 40958.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 128

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 120 (38 now married, 82 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 40988 with a mortgage: 76
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $946
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $314

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 40988 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 33$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$60,000 to $74,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 40988

• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $174,999
• 15$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$750,000 to $999,999

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,083
• Black or African American householders: $152,725

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $72,753

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $34,554

Here:	$34,554
State:	$256,452

Mobile homes: $105,658

Here:	$105,658
State:	$84,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 135
• Mobile homes: 23

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 40988

• 53.5%42Drove a car alone
• 11.5%9Carpooled
• 42.0%33Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 40988

• 815 to 19 minutes
• 1420 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 1630 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 375

• Male householders: 21 (0 living alone), Female householders: 116 (36 living alone)

• 75 spouses (75 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 167 children (161 natural, 7 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 48 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person

37 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (36 women).

99.7% of residents of 40988 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• APPALACHIAN FUELS LLC (BEN HOWARD BRANCH RD in STONEY FORK, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Organizations: STRAIGHT CREEK COAL RESOURCES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: STRAIGHT CREEK COAL RES CO, STRAIGHT CREEK COAL RESOURCES

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.5%

Population in 1990: 387. Population change in the 1990s: +354 (+91.5%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 318
• Midwest: 54

83% of the 40988 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

100% of the 40988 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire incidents per year is 9. The highest number of reported fires - 19 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2013. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.3%), and Outside Fires (23.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 40988
• 8158.3%Structure Fires
• 3223.0%Outside Fires
• 2115.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 53.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 40988, Kentucky

Most common first names in zip code 40988 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	6	74.7 years
James	5	62.6 years
William	4	73.8 years
Henry	4	79.8 years
Robert	4	62.0 years
George	3	70.7 years
Earl	3	74.3 years
Albert	2	68.5 years
Dora	2	83.5 years
Daniel	2	80.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 40988 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brock	19	70.9 years
Helton	19	69.1 years
Hoskins	13	65.5 years
Saylor	12	80.1 years
Caldwell	12	71.9 years
Whitehead	8	79.1 years
Howard	7	62.4 years
Lawson	7	84.0 years
Baker	5	71.4 years
Griffith	3	65.0 years