Paintsville, KY (41216)

Floyd County · Population 1,412

Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026

Paintsville, KY (ZIP 41216) sits in Floyd County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 1 college or university serves the area. 23% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. Local establishments report average pay of $29,000 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $47,449 per worker, roughly 28% below the US average. BLS LAUS records a 7.1% county unemployment rate (2024) — about 3.1 points above the US average and a labor-market distress signal. FEMA has issued 55 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1967 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 19,361 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. USDA's Food Environment Atlas shows a strong food retail environment in this county — only 6.4% of residents are low-access and grocery density is above the national county median. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 190 residents (109 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $38,558, fair market rent of $1,030 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $148,856, down 11.0% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.

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Demographics

Population & age

Total population
1,412
Median age
32.7

Race & ethnicity

White
99.2%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Hispanic / Latino
0.4%
Other / multi-racial
0.8%

Income & housing

Median household income
$38,558
Median home value
$124,300

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
6.6%

Employment

Unemployment rate
6.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied
452(81.4%)
Renter-occupied
103(18.6%)
Vacant units
45
Built (median)
1995

Commute

Public transit
0(0.0%)
Work from home
0(0.0%)
Avg commute
27.7 min

Economic wellbeing

Below poverty line
474(33.6%)
Uninsured
10(0.7%)

Digital access

Broadband access
555(100.0%)

Language & nativity

Foreign-born
6(0.4%)
Non-English at home
25(2.0%)

Studio

$730

/month

1 Bed

$800

/month

2 Bed

$1,030

/month

3 Bed

$1,310

/month

4 Bed

$1,450

/month

HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.

See national housing trends →

Home values

Typical home value

$148,856

Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026

Year-over-year change

-11.0%

vs. March 2025

5-year change

+16.2%

vs. March 2021

Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.

New housing construction

New housing units permitted

4

Across 3 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $2.0M.

Single-family

2

50% of total units

Multifamily (2+ unit)

2

50% of total units

Single-family value

$1.8M

construction value

Multifamily value

$225,000

construction value

Based on county-level data (2024).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.

Income & tax statistics

Tax returns filed

440

Average AGI

$59,514

Avg property tax

EITC participation

22.7%

Income distribution

  • $1 – $25,00031.8% · 140
  • $25,000 – $50,00022.7% · 100
  • $50,000 – $75,00018.2% · 80
  • $75,000 – $100,0009.1% · 40
  • $100,000 – $200,00018.2% · 80
  • $200,000 or more0.0% · 0

Avg mortgage interest

Avg charitable contribution

Avg capital gains

$27

Avg total income tax

Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $26.2M across all reported brackets.

Business & employment

Business establishments

7

Total employment

26

Annual payroll

$754K

Average annual pay

$29,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.

Employment & wages

Average annual pay

$47,449

Average weekly wage

$912

Total employment

11,156

Total establishments

1,160

That is roughly 28% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.

Unemployment

Unemployment rate

7.1%

That is 3.1 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.

Labor force

11,747

Employed

10,912

Unemployed

835

Based on Floyd County, KY data (2024).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.

Social Vulnerability Index

Overall SVI

57th percentile

High Vulnerability

Based on 3 census tracts, population 1,626

Vulnerability Themes

  • Socioeconomic Status68th percentile
  • Household Characteristics65th percentile
  • Racial & Ethnic Minority Status9th percentile
  • Housing Type & Transportation45th percentile

Households Without Vehicle

6

Persons with Disability

391

Without HS Diploma

162

Without Health Insurance

60

Adults Age 65+

221

The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.

Federal Disaster Declarations

Federally Declared Disasters

55

Date Range

1967–2026

Most Recent Declaration

SEVERE WINTER STORM

Winter Storm — declared January 24, 2026 (DR-3633)

Incident period: January 23, 2026 – January 27, 2026

Top Incident Types

  • Severe Storm25 (45%)
  • Flood14 (25%)
  • Snowstorm4 (7%)
  • Severe Ice Storm3 (5%)
  • Fire3 (5%)
  • Other6 (11%)

Individual Assistance

17

Direct help to disaster survivors

Households Program

10

Housing & temporary lodging support

Public Assistance

54

Repair of public facilities & roads

Hazard Mitigation

28

Funding to reduce future disaster risk

FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.

Climate

30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.

Avg. temperature

55.1°F

45.1°65.1°

Annual precipitation

49.1"

Annual snowfall

17.4"

Heating · cooling days

4,569.3 · 1,006.7

Annual base 65°F

Nearest station: DUNLOW 1 SW, WV US, 26.4 miles from the centroid of Paintsville, KY (ZIP 41216)

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.

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Community health profile

Years of potential life lost (per 100K)

19,361

That is roughly 11,161 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).

Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.

Fair or poor health

25%

of adults self-report

Poor physical health days

5.9

avg per adult per month

Poor mental health days

6.1

avg per adult per month

Uninsured

7.2%

of residents under 65

Primary care MDs

57

per 100,000 residents

Preventable hospital stays

5,492

per 100K Medicare enrollees

Food environment (0-10)

6.2

10 = best access & security

Exercise access

26%

residents near a facility

Flu vaccinated

35%

of Medicare enrollees

Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 11.1% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.

Based on Floyd data (2025 CHR release).

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.

Food access

Food access status

Good food access — most residents near a store

6.4% of Floyd County, KY residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.

Grocery stores

0.34

per 1,000 residents

Supercenters & clubs

per 1,000 residents

SNAP-authorized stores

1.82

accepting food benefits

Fast-food restaurants

0.86

per 1,000 residents

Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Floyd County, KY for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).

Safety

FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.

Violent crime rate

per 100K residents · 12 reports

Property crime rate

per 100K residents · 60 reports

Homicide

0

Robbery

1

Burglary

17

Vehicle theft

13

County-level data for Floyd (2024)

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.

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Who’s moving in and out

Net migration (2022-2023)

−190 people

−109 households−$8.5M net AGI flow

Moved in

640households

1,220 people • $23.6M AGI

Moved out

749households

1,410 people • $32.1M AGI

Where new residents came from

  1. Pike County, KY116 households
  2. Johnson County, KY67 households
  3. Knott County, KY27 households
  4. Fayette County, KY25 households

Where departing residents went

  1. Pike County, KY131 households
  2. Johnson County, KY100 households
  3. Knott County, KY44 households
  4. Fayette County, KY40 households
  5. Magoffin County, KY26 households

Incoming households reported an average AGI of $36,845 versus departing households' $42,846.

Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.

Taxes & benefits in Kentucky

State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 41216. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.

Tax rates

Income tax

Yes

graduated

Sales tax (combined)

6.00%

State 6.00% · avg local 0.00%

Property tax (effective)

0.74%

Median $2,003/year

Tax burden rank

23 of 50

9.80% of personal income

For ZIP 41216: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $148,856, that works out to roughly $1,103/year in property tax.

Paid family leave

Program

Voluntary (private insurance framework)

Voluntary (private insurance framework)

Safety net

SNAP eligibility

200% FPL

Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.

Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).

Other ZIPs near 41216

Nearby ZIPs by distance

41602 (Auxier, 2.9 mi) · 41222 (Paintsville, 3.4 mi) · 41268 (West Van Lear, 4 mi) · 41265 (Van Lear, 5 mi) · 41234 (5.7 mi) · 41653 (Prestonsburg, 5.7 mi)

Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.

Data sources used on this page

All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology

Health profile

Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.

Colleges & universities nearby

Colleges in this area

1

Median in-state tuition

Median earnings (10 yr)

  • South Eastern Beauty Academy

    Paintsville, KY · 41240

    Certificate
    In-state tuition
    Out-of-state tuition
    Acceptance rate
    Graduation rate
    50.8%
    Median earnings (10 yr)
    Median student debt

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.

What these numbers say together

Paintsville, KY (ZIP 41216) sits in Floyd County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 1 college or university serves the area. 23% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. Local establishments report average pay of $29,000 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $47,449 per worker, roughly 28% below the US average. BLS LAUS records a 7.1% county unemployment rate (2024) — about 3.1 points above the US average and a labor-market distress signal. FEMA has issued 55 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1967 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 19,361 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. USDA's Food Environment Atlas shows a strong food retail environment in this county — only 6.4% of residents are low-access and grocery density is above the national county median. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 190 residents (109 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $38,558, fair market rent of $1,030 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $148,856, down 11.0% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.

Both surfaces skew lighter than national averages. That isn’t a verdict — small-area estimates compress real neighborhood-level texture, and a single ZIP reading can miss a district line or a hospital corridor sitting just outside it. Treat this as a starting point for fieldwork, not a conclusion.

Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.

Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 41216

What is the population of ZIP 41216?

1,412 people live in ZIP 41216, with a median age of 32.7 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).

What is the median household income in ZIP 41216?

$38,558 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).

Is ZIP 41216 mostly renters or homeowners?

In ZIP 41216, 81.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 18.6% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).

How do people commute in ZIP 41216?

In ZIP 41216, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).

What is the poverty rate in ZIP 41216?

33.6% of the population in ZIP 41216 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).

What percentage of households in ZIP 41216 have broadband internet?

100.0% of households in ZIP 41216 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).

What is the typical home value in ZIP 41216?

The typical home value in ZIP 41216 is $148,856, down 11.0% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).

Are home values rising or falling in ZIP 41216?

Home values are down 11.0% over the past year and up 16.2% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).

What is the average household income in ZIP 41216?

The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 41216 (Paintsville, KY) is $59,514 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).

How much do homeowners pay in property tax in ZIP 41216?

Tax returns from ZIP 41216 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).

What percentage of residents in ZIP 41216 earn over $200,000?

0.0% of tax returns from ZIP 41216 (Paintsville, KY) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).

How many businesses are in ZIP 41216?

As of 2022, 7 business establishments operated in ZIP 41216 employing 26 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).

What is the average salary in ZIP 41216?

The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 41216 is $29,000, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).

How vulnerable is ZIP 41216 to disasters and public health emergencies?

According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 41216 ranks in the 57th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).

What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 41216?

Socioeconomic Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 41216, ranking in the 68th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).

How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 41216 experienced?

FEMA has recorded 55 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 41216 between 1967–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).

What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 41216?

Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 41216, accounting for 25 of 55 declarations (45%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).

What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 41216?

The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 41216 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3633) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).

What colleges are near ZIP 41216?

1 college or university is listed near ZIP 41216 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including South Eastern Beauty Academy (retrieved May 2, 2026).

What is the climate like in ZIP 41216?

ZIP 41216 has an average annual temperature of 55.1°F and 49.1" of annual precipitation based on the DUNLOW 1 SW, WV US weather station 26.4 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).

What taxes apply in ZIP 41216?

Kentucky has a graduated income tax with a top rate of unspecified. Combined sales tax: 6.00% (Tax Foundation 2025).

Does Kentucky have paid family leave?

Kentucky runs an active paid family leave program offering up to — weeks of paid leave per year (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).

What data is available for ZIP 41216?

This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (5 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (1 institution), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (55 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.

How current is this data?

Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (55 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.

Other ZIPs near 41216

Nearby ZIPs by distance

41602 (Auxier, 2.9 mi) · 41222 (Paintsville, 3.4 mi) · 41268 (West Van Lear, 4 mi) · 41265 (Van Lear, 5 mi) · 41234 (5.7 mi) · 41653 (Prestonsburg, 5.7 mi)

Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.

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