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42044

Gilbertsville, KY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,894
Median household income
$57,333
People below poverty
14.1%
Median home value
$271,400

Income

The median income of households in 42044 was $57,333. An estimated 6.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.6
$10,000 to $14,999 6
$15,000 to $24,999 7.2
$25,000 to $34,999 6.3
$35,000 to $49,999 6.5
$50,000 to $74,999 24.3
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9
$100,000 to $149,999 6.7
$150,000 to $199,999 10.3
$200,000 or more 12.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56797
Female 42055

An estimated 71.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,032. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.1
Social Security 34.2
Retirement income 29.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.8
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 13
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.2

In 2020-2024, 6.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 70.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 71.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 51.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 42044 in 2020-2024, 76.3% had health insurance coverage and 23.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56% and public coverage was 33.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 34.2%.


In 2020-2024, 42044 had a total population of 3,894 - 1,711 (43.9%) females and 2,183 (56.1%) males. The median age was 39.4 years. An estimated 26.2% of the population was under 18 years, 29.2% was 19 to 44 years, 25.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 42044 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 269 73
5 to 9 325 37
10 to 14 132 38
15 to 19 47 129
20 to 24 72 41
25 to 29 53 148
30 to 34 236 261
35 to 39 78 22
40 to 44 108 119
45 to 49 77 99
50 to 54 214 125
55 to 59 104 155
60 to 64 141 81
65 to 69 72 54
70 to 74 45 162
75 to 79 77 113
80 to 84 115 47
85 and over 18 7

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.7% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 22.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 42044 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.7% of the people in 42044 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,453 households in 42044. The average household size was 2.68 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.6% of the households in 42044 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 16.9% of all households, while 14.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.2% of all households.

In 42044, 35.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.6
Cohabiting Couples 9.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 59.1% of males and 58.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 18.5 17.6
Now married, except separated 59.1 58.2
Separated 0.8 0
Widowed 7.2 13.8
Divorced 14.4 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 42044, 79 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 81% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.5% of the people living in 42044 were U.S. natives. 54.7% of the 42044 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.5% of 42044 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 42044 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 42044.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 42044 in 2020-2024, 1.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.2% of people at least five years old; 0.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 42044 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.6
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 7.2
Different state 3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 42044 was 699 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 42 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 591. College or graduate school enrollment was 66.

Educational Attainment of People in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8
High school diploma or equivalency 31
Some college, no degree 33.4
Associate's degree 7.6
Bachelor's degree 12.1
Graduate or professional degree 7.9

Disability

In 42044, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.2% of people under 18 years old, to 6.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 42044, 54.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 14 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,153 72.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 218 13.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 223 14

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 42044 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 20.5
Manufacturing 12.1
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 18.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.4
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.7
Other Services, except public administration 1.1
Public administration 1.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 42044 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 671 42.1
Service occupations 149 9.3
Sales and office occupations 360 22.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 138 8.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 276 17.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.1% of 42044 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 18.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 18.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 14.4

In 2020-2024, 42044 had a total of 2,217 housing units. Of these housing units, 81.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 12.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 81.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.5
Mobile homes 12.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.5

18.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 42044 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 69% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 42044 had 1,453 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 764 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 92% while renters occupied 8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.69 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.59.

1.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.8% and another 22% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 42044:

House Heating Fuel Used in 42044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53.8
Electricity 46.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 42044 was $271,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.2 % had a mortgage. 59.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,389 and for owners without a mortgage it was $581.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 42044 was $597. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.