New housing units permitted
4
Across 2 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $499,600.
Beech Grove, KY (42322)
McLean County · Owensboro, KY · Population 83
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Beech Grove, KY (ZIP 42322) sits in McLean County within the Owensboro metro area. 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. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $31,550. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $44,027 per worker, roughly 33% below the US average. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (86th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 53th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 24 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1989 — a high-frequency exposure profile. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Daviess County, KY (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). 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: fair market rent of $1,020 for a two-bedroom. 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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Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$770
/month
1 Bed
$780
/month
2 Bed
$1,020
/month
3 Bed
$1,350
/month
4 Bed
$1,350
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
Single-family
0
0% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
4
100% of total units
Single-family value
$0
construction value
Multifamily value
$499,600
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.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$44,027
Average weekly wage
$847
Total employment
1,737
Total establishments
248
That is roughly 33% 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
5.7%
That is 1.7 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
4,033
Employed
3,802
Unemployed
231
Based on McLean 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.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
24
Date Range
1989–2026
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 Storm14 (58%)
- Biological2 (8%)
- Flood2 (8%)
- Severe Ice Storm2 (8%)
- Snowstorm2 (8%)
- Other2 (8%)
Individual Assistance
5
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
22
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
13
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
57.2°F
47.4° – 67°
Annual precipitation
45.6"
Annual snowfall
4.3"
Heating · cooling days
4,230.7 · 1,416.4
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: CALHOUN LOCK 2, KY US, 9 miles from the centroid of Beech Grove, KY (ZIP 42322)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
8,600
That is roughly 400 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
20%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.6
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.3
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.0%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
—
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
4,280
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.6
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
2%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
47%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 9.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on McLean 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
3.3% of McLean County, KY residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
—
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.20
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.66
per 1,000 residents
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in McLean 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 · 0 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 25 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
10
Vehicle theft
1
County-level data for McLean (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.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+37 people
+19 households • +$1.0M net AGI flow
Moved in
257households
493 people • $12.0M AGI
Moved out
238households
456 people • $11.0M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Daviess County, KY — 87 households
- Muhlenberg County, KY — 23 households
Where departing residents went
- Daviess County, KY — 86 households
- Muhlenberg County, KY — 34 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $46,837 versus departing households' $46,168.
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 42322. 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
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 42322
Other ZIPs in Beech Grove
Nearby ZIPs by distance
42327 (Beech Grove, 5.7 mi) · 42356 (St. Joseph, 6.1 mi) · 42455 (Sebree, 8.4 mi) · 42371 (9.4 mi) · 42452 (Robards, 9.4 mi) · 42456 (Slaughters, 10.3 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.
All Teeth Lost
10.8%
No national benchmark available.
Short Sleep Duration
40.0%
No national benchmark available.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
68.9%
No national benchmark available.
Dental Visit
64.3%
No national benchmark available.
Mammography
75.2%
No national benchmark available.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
4
Median in-state tuition
$31,550
Median earnings (10 yr)
$40,649
- 2-Year
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY · 42303
- In-state tuition
- $4,728
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,432
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 51.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $35,798
- Median student debt
- $7,933
- 4-Year
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, KY · 42301
- In-state tuition
- $34,673
- Out-of-state tuition
- $34,673
- Acceptance rate
- 71.6%
- Graduation rate
- 49.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $46,747
- Median student debt
- $23,250
- 4-Year
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY · 42301
- In-state tuition
- $31,550
- Out-of-state tuition
- $31,550
- Acceptance rate
- 35.2%
- Graduation rate
- 51.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $45,500
- Median student debt
- $29,430
- Certificate
Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro
Owensboro, KY · 42303
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 61.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $30,481
- Median student debt
- $9,500
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
Beech Grove, KY (ZIP 42322) sits in McLean County within the Owensboro metro area. 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. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $31,550. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $44,027 per worker, roughly 33% below the US average. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (86th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 53th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 24 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1989 — a high-frequency exposure profile. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Daviess County, KY (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). 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: fair market rent of $1,020 for a two-bedroom. 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 42322
How vulnerable is ZIP 42322 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 42322 ranks in the 53th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 42322?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 42322, ranking in the 86th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 42322 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 24 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 42322 between 1989–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 42322?
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 42322, accounting for 14 of 24 declarations (58%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 42322?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 42322 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3633) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 42322?
4 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 42322 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Owensboro Community And Technical College, Kentucky Wesleyan College, and Brescia University (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 42322?
Median in-state tuition across 4 nearby institutions is $31,550 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 42322?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $40,649 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 42322?
ZIP 42322 has an average annual temperature of 57.2°F and 45.6" of annual precipitation based on the CALHOUN LOCK 2, KY US weather station 9.0 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 42322?
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 42322?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (5 metrics), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (4 institutions), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (24 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. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (24 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 42322
Other ZIPs in Beech Grove
Nearby ZIPs by distance
42327 (Beech Grove, 5.7 mi) · 42356 (St. Joseph, 6.1 mi) · 42455 (Sebree, 8.4 mi) · 42371 (9.4 mi) · 42452 (Robards, 9.4 mi) · 42456 (Slaughters, 10.3 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Data refreshed via Mubboo's ETL pipeline; oldest source on this page retrieved Apr 24, 2026.
Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
53rd percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 17
Vulnerability Themes
Persons with Disability
3
Without HS Diploma
1
Without Health Insurance
1
Adults Age 65+
3
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.