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42762 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 42762 covers Millwood, Kentucky.

Poverty rate
62.9%50.5 points above the US average
Median home value
$117,10039% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
31.9%3.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
65%about the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 42762 is

Millwood, Kentucky — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Family households55%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate62.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance52.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k35.0%
$10–15k17.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k20.0%
$60–75k27.5%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed180
Mean adjusted gross income$44,389
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k38.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k16.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$117,100
Owner-occupied65%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house37.5%
5 to 19 units35%
Mobile home27.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%
High school diploma or higher100%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist51.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use73.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost21.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed113
Annual payroll$6,174,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 39% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss36.2 out of 100
Community resilience35.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding30.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Kentucky and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKentuckyUnited States
Median household income$62,417$78,538
Income per person$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate62.9%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$117,100$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership65%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%27%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age39.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLEITCHFIELD 2 N, KY US12.3 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January42.2°F / 20.8°F3.51 in rain, 4 in snow
February46.7°F / 22.1°F4.09 in rain, 2.1 in snow
March56°F / 30.5°F4.73 in rain, 0.8 in snow
April67.4°F / 40.6°F4.63 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May75.3°F / 51°F4.86 in rain
June82.6°F / 59.8°F4.34 in rain
July85.5°F / 63.5°F4.23 in rain
August85°F / 61.4°F4.08 in rain
September80°F / 54.2°F3.27 in rain
October68.8°F / 41.5°F4 in rain
November56.1°F / 31.5°F3.38 in rain
December45.5°F / 23.8°F4.69 in rain, 2.4 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Grayson County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

42721 Caneyville, KY6.6 km away
42754 Leitchfield, KY6.9 km away
42755 Leitchfield, KY10.2 km away
40119 Falls Of Rough, KY14 km away
42726 Clarkson, KY17 km away
42207 Bee Spring, KY19.6 km away
40152 Mc Daniels, KY19.9 km away
42275 Roundhill, KY21 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Grayson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.41 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4446, -86.4008

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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