Arlington, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Arlington, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,505. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ARLINGTON-KY · Arlington, KY 1 ZIPs · 1,505 pop · #19414/25278 · Carlisle County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,477
  • RANK-LOWER #19414/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cunningham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,505
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $94,800

Nearest income peer: Cunningham, KY ( $962 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Arlington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Arlington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Arlington, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,505
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,477
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,477 average) · poverty 14.0%. The primary code (42021) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Arlington as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Salem is the closest lower-income city and South Williamson the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Arlington.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42021, is all of Arlington

There is no split to weigh here: 42021 holds every one of Arlington's 1,505 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Arlington

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 97 employees , annual payroll $3,593k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42021 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Arlington, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Carlisle County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Arlington. See the Carlisle County roll-up →

Every one of the 2 cities sharing Carlisle County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Arlington, Bardwell among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Bardwell marks the far end of that range at $63,229, 12% above Arlington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42021 1,505 $56,477 18 10

Arlington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Arlington, .