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42210

Brownsville, KY · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
4,231
Median household income
$48,333
People below poverty
18%
Median home value
$141,800

Income

The median income of households in 42210 was $48,333. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7
$15,000 to $24,999 13.2
$25,000 to $34,999 20.9
$35,000 to $49,999 6.7
$50,000 to $74,999 18.6
$75,000 to $99,999 8.7
$100,000 to $149,999 17
$150,000 to $199,999 3.3
$200,000 or more 2.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54979
Female 36429

An estimated 71.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,211. 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 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.2
Social Security 43.4
Retirement income 26.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.8
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 26.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 26.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.3

In 2020-2024, 20.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 42210 in 2020-2024, 88.3% had health insurance coverage and 11.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 48.1% and public coverage was 52.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 20.8%.


In 2020-2024, 42210 had a total population of 4,231 - 2,259 (53.4%) females and 1,972 (46.6%) males. The median age was 45.1 years. An estimated 18.7% of the population was under 18 years, 29.3% was 19 to 44 years, 27.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 42210 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 141 100
5 to 9 56 160
10 to 14 152 82
15 to 19 112 68
20 to 24 53 85
25 to 29 263 236
30 to 34 61 63
35 to 39 110 108
40 to 44 168 93
45 to 49 68 202
50 to 54 151 124
55 to 59 109 95
60 to 64 172 260
65 to 69 152 129
70 to 74 47 179
75 to 79 101 63
80 to 84 28 153
85 and over 28 59

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.2% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 21.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.3% of the people in 42210 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.2% of the people in 42210 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,744 households in 42210. The average household size was 2.38 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.5% of the households in 42210 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.1% of all households, while 9.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 13% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.3% of all households.

In 42210, 33.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.5
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.8% of males and 56.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.2 17.4
Now married, except separated 58.8 56.2
Separated 0.3 4.3
Widowed 1.4 15.7
Divorced 12.3 6.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 42210, 56 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 73.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.1% of the people living in 42210 were U.S. natives. 78.9% of the 42210 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.9% of 42210 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 42.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 42210 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 42210.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 9.1
Asia 86
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 3
Oceania 1.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 42210 in 2020-2024, 8.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.6% of people at least five years old; 2.7% 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 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.6
Other Indo-European languages 5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 42210 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.9
Different house, same county 5.5
Different county, same state 2.2
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 42210 was 730 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 8 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 629. College or graduate school enrollment was 93.

Educational Attainment of People in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.4
High school diploma or equivalency 41.3
Some college, no degree 21.4
Associate's degree 6.7
Bachelor's degree 5.1
Graduate or professional degree 6.2

Disability

In 42210, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 26.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.6% of people under 18 years old, to 21.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 57.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 42210, 46.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,333 83.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 196 12.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 76 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 42210 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.4
Construction 8.5
Manufacturing 20.1
Wholesale trade 2.7
Retail trade 23.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5
Information 2.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.3
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 1.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 42210 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 325 20.2
Service occupations 313 19.5
Sales and office occupations 346 21.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 224 14
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 397 24.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.8% of 42210 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 5.7
Other means 0.1
Worked from home 9.2

In 2020-2024, 42210 had a total of 2,124 housing units. Of these housing units, 58.2% 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"). 7.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 34% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 58.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.8
Mobile homes 34
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

15.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 42210 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 61% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 42210 had 1,744 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 380 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.9% while renters occupied 27.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.26 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.72.

4.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.2% and another 36% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 42210:

House Heating Fuel Used in 42210 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 7.6
Electricity 83.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 8.5
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 42210 was $141,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.9 % had a mortgage. 57.1% 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 $1,204 and for owners without a mortgage it was $371.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 42210 was $684. 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.