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42266

Pembroke, KY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,956
Median household income
$71,250
People below poverty
21.2%
Median home value
$230,200

Income

The median income of households in 42266 was $71,250. An estimated 1.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.9
$10,000 to $14,999 8.1
$15,000 to $24,999 2.8
$25,000 to $34,999 12.7
$35,000 to $49,999 11.1
$50,000 to $74,999 15.4
$75,000 to $99,999 8.3
$100,000 to $149,999 20.6
$150,000 to $199,999 5.4
$200,000 or more 13.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49271
Female 38500

An estimated 70.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,406. 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 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.9
Social Security 35.4
Retirement income 32.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.4
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 26.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.6

In 2020-2024, 11.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 82% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 66% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 42266 in 2020-2024, 79.3% had health insurance coverage and 20.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45.3% and public coverage was 51%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 26.5%.


In 2020-2024, 42266 had a total population of 2,956 - 1,410 (47.7%) females and 1,546 (52.3%) males. The median age was 33.8 years. An estimated 33% of the population was under 18 years, 26.6% was 19 to 44 years, 22.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 42266 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 106 89
5 to 9 160 91
10 to 14 124 87
15 to 19 291 137
20 to 24 124 49
25 to 29 61 89
30 to 34 72 42
35 to 39 45 96
40 to 44 88 119
45 to 49 62 45
50 to 54 57 82
55 to 59 95 60
60 to 64 70 193
65 to 69 88 55
70 to 74 60 57
75 to 79 41 35
80 to 84 2 31
85 and over 0 53

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 78.6% were White; 11.7% were Black or African American; 21.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.8% of the people in 42266 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 72.7% of the people in 42266 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 848 households in 42266. The average household size was 3.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.7% of the households in 42266 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.5% of all households, while 10.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20% of all households.

In 42266, 36.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.7
Cohabiting Couples 11.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.8% of males and 47.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.9 28.7
Now married, except separated 43.8 47.4
Separated 0 0
Widowed 1.5 10.4
Divorced 5.9 13.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 42266, 119 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.1% of the people living in 42266 were U.S. natives. 55.4% of the 42266 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.9% of 42266 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 42266 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 42266.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 7.7
Asia 50
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 42.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 42266 in 2020-2024, 28 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.5% of people at least five years old; 13.6% 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 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.5
Other Indo-European languages 17.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 42266 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.1
Different house, same county 1.9
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 2.2
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 42266 was 758 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 19 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 618. College or graduate school enrollment was 121.

Educational Attainment of People in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.7
High school diploma or equivalency 40.8
Some college, no degree 18.1
Associate's degree 10.2
Bachelor's degree 16.8
Graduate or professional degree 5.4

Disability

In 42266, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.3% of people under 18 years old, to 17.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 42266, 50.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 835 77.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 149 13.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 98 9.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 42266 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.9
Construction 11.9
Manufacturing 6.8
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 15.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.6
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 6.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 42266 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 335 31
Service occupations 165 15.2
Sales and office occupations 165 15.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 197 18.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 220 20.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.6% of 42266 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 17.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 17.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.1
Other means 6.8
Worked from home 9.7

In 2020-2024, 42266 had a total of 1,052 housing units. Of these housing units, 87.5% 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"). 8.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 87.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.6
Mobile homes 3.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

20.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 42266 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 76.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 42266 had 848 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 204 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79.8% while renters occupied 20.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.5 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.15.

0.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15% and another 40.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 42266:

House Heating Fuel Used in 42266 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 23.7
Electricity 59.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 16.2
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 42266 was $230,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.7 % had a mortgage. 57.3% 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 $1,675 and for owners without a mortgage it was $521.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 42266 was $923. 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.