42404 Zip Code (Clay, KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,346
Zip code population in 2010: 2,569
Zip code population in 2000: 2,622

Houses and condos: 1,027
Renter-occupied apartments: 160
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42404: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 88.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 27 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 mortgages in 2022: $1,533 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $834 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 42404:

• High school or higher: 86.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
• Unemployed: 4.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42404:

• Never married: 25.9%
• Now married: 53.0%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 8.4%
• Divorced: 9.6%

• 
• • 2,24995.9%White
  • 592.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 271.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 70.3%Black
  • 40.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42404, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $56,132 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,132
State:	$61,342

Salary/wage: $45,066 (reported on 79.6% of returns)

Here:	$45,066
State:	$50,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1044.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3507.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6571.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9836.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15638.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $811 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$811
Kentucky:	$1,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 38.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 135.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,708 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,708
State:	$7,388

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.5% for AGIs below $25k, 29.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 118.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 286.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,491 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,491
State:	+$19,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.1% for AGIs below $25k, 62.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 327.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,867 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,867
State:	+$11,386

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 63.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 198.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,950 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

42404:	$12,950
Kentucky:	$18,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.7% for AGIs below $25k, 368.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 436.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 707.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,406 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,406
State:	$2,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.1% for AGIs below $25k, 97.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 93.9% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42404, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $61,031 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,031
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $46,062 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

Here:	$46,062
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,370 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,370
Kentucky:	$1,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,686 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,686
State:	$6,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,727 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,727
State:	+$11,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,630 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,630
State:	+$10,862

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,556 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

42404:	$11,556
Kentucky:	$14,296

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,495 (12% of AGI, reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,495
State:	$21,160

Here:	12.3% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,419 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,419
State:	$4,303

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,675 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

42404:	$7,675
State:	$8,496

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,005 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,005
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 79.2%

Here:	79%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 73.7% for AGIs below $25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42404, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,399 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,399
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $35,631 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$35,631
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.4% for AGIs below $10k, 71.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,894 (reported on 39.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,894
Kentucky:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,450 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$3,453

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,392 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,392
State:	+$9,663

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,993 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,993
State:	+$9,233

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,958 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

42404:	$2,958
Kentucky:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $14,523 (19% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,523
State:	$17,474

Here:	19.3% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,832 (5% of AGI, reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,832
State:	$3,494

Here:	4.7% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,020 (reported on 77.5% of returns)

42404:	$5,020
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,456 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,456
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.5%

Here:	80%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 69.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 42463, 42450, 42409, 42459, 42441, 42437.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 127
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 761

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 14 (11 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 462 (233 now married, 229 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42404 with a mortgage: 287 (30 second mortgage, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,122
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $420

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 42404 household income distribution in 2022

• 72Less than $10,000
• 64$10,000 to $14,999
• 64$15,000 to $19,999
• 81$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$25,000 to $29,999
• 31$30,000 to $34,999
• 45$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$40,000 to $44,999
• 21$45,000 to $49,999
• 75$50,000 to $59,999
• 77$60,000 to $74,999
• 118$75,000 to $99,999
• 98$100,000 to $124,999
• 48$125,000 to $149,999
• 29$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 42404

• 43Less than $10,000
• 37$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 29$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 53$40,000 to $49,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 67$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 34$80,000 to $89,999
• 21$90,000 to $99,999
• 59$100,000 to $124,999
• 46$125,000 to $149,999
• 12$150,000 to $174,999
• 30$175,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 to $249,999
• 25$250,000 to $299,999
• 43$300,000 to $399,999
• 45$400,000 to $499,999
• 2$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 42404

• 4Less than $100
• 27$100 to $149
• 4$150 to $199
• 16$200 to $249
• 31$350 to $399
• 6$400 to $449
• 11$450 to $499
• 37$500 to $549
• 20$650 to $699
• 2$700 to $749
• 9No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,071
• Black or African American householders: $27,887
• Two or more races householders: $145,013

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $95,932 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,680 - $176,989

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $162,893

Here:	$162,893
State:	$256,452

Mobile homes: $53,755

Here:	$53,755
State:	$84,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 759
• One, attached: 3
• 5 to 9: 51
• Mobile homes: 208

Unemployment: 4.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 42404

• 90.6%799Drove a car alone
• 4.1%36Carpooled
• 1.0%9Other means
• 1.4%12Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42404

• 98Less than 5 minutes
• 1195 to 9 minutes
• 16510 to 14 minutes
• 7515 to 19 minutes
• 3620 to 24 minutes
• 1325 to 29 minutes
• 9130 to 34 minutes
• 2235 to 39 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 12045 to 59 minutes
• 7460 to 89 minutes
• 1390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 52.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,346

• Male householders: 455 (78 living alone), Female householders: 432 (173 living alone)

• 440 spouses (440 opposite-sex spouses), 77 unmarried partners, (77 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 748 children (677 natural, 13 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 97 other relatives, 71 non-relatives

Size of family households: 245 2-persons, 156 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 251 1-person, 13 2-persons, 18 3-persons

283 married couples with children.
282 single-parent households (182 men, 100 women).

97.5% of residents of 42404 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 17% well, 7% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LODESTAR ENERGY INC (11713 STATE ROAD PO BOX 448 in CLAY, KY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING; COAL MINING SERVICES
  Business NAICS classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING.; BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING.
  Organizations: DYSON CREEK COAL CO LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: DYSON CREEK COAL CO LLC

• CLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (210 COLLEGE ST in CLAY, KY)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-117585020
  Organizations: WEBSTER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CLAY MACHINE WORKS INC. (99 KENTUCKY AVE in CLAY, KY)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: MINING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: KENNETH R. BENTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CLAY STP (625 E ELM ST in CLAY, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• CPS FARM CENTER - CLAY (HWY 132 EAST 1/2 MI in CLAY, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• LODESTAR ENERGY INC (KY HWY 270 in CLAY, KY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING
  Business NAICS classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING.
  

• CONAGRA, INC. (BOX 652,RAILROAD ST in CLAY, KY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING MACHINE OPERATORS
  

• LWD INC CLAY (BRUCE RD in CLAY, KY)

  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: LWD INC (CLAY) (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CLAY, KY (8381 STATE ROUTE 132 WEST in CLAY, KY)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
  Alternative names: CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES

• LODESTAR ENERGY INC (PROVIDENCE, KY in CLAY, KY)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING
  Business NAICS classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.1%

Population in 1990: 2,708.

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

• This state: 1,825
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 290
• South: 120
• West: 29

63% of the 42404 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.

93% of the 42404 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• HENDRIX ELECTRIC, INC (175 STATE RTE 109 N in CLAY, KY; small business) : $81,157 in 12 contracts from 2000 to 2003

  Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Airfield Structures, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, and more by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $39,200; 2001: $29,721; 2002: $8,515; 2003: $3,721; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $18,300 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-16. Completion date: 2000-10-16.
  $11,500 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Airfield Structures. Signed on 2000-09-13. Completion date: 2000-10-10.
  $9,400 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-30. Completion date: 2000-10-30.
  $8,500 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2001-04-23. Completion date: 2001-04-27.
  

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1)
• Mining: Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 20. The highest number of reported fires - 40 took place in 2005, and the least - 8 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.7%), and Outside Fires (35.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 42404
• 16648.7%Structure Fires
• 12035.2%Outside Fires
• 339.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 226.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 42404, Kentucky

Most common first names in zip code 42404 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	42	74.4 years
William	34	73.7 years
Mary	26	74.8 years
John	22	72.6 years
George	18	77.4 years
Charles	15	74.9 years
Ruby	11	79.3 years
Willie	11	78.2 years
Robert	11	70.5 years
Thomas	10	79.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 42404 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Vaughn	25	79.0 years
Brown	25	80.8 years
Rich	17	69.3 years
Johnson	16	72.8 years
Mitchell	14	81.0 years
Shoulders	13	83.0 years
Baker	13	79.5 years
Curry	13	74.4 years
Gibson	12	79.8 years
Nall	12	75.1 years