PlainZIP

Austin, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Austin, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 840. 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 AUSTIN-KY · Austin, KY 1 ZIPs · 840 pop · #17408/25278 · Barren County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-UNK

  • INC-MID $61,010
  • RANK-LOWER #17408/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Glasgow
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 840
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Glasgow, KY ( $8,114 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 Austin

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Austin 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, Austin, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
840
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,010
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,010 and poverty 16.6% concentrate in 42123.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Austin as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Elkton is the closest lower-income city and Fredonia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Austin.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42123, is all of Austin

There is no split to weigh here: 42123 holds every one of Austin's 840 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 Austin

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 23 employees , annual payroll $660k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42123 (10 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Austin, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Barren County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Austin. See the Barren County roll-up →

Austin sits in the upper half of Barren County on income: Glasgow, Cave City and Park City report less, while Lucas reports more. Lucas marks the far end of that range at $98,000, 61% above Austin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42123 840 $61,010 10 14
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Austin 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 Austin, .