Baxter, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Baxter, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,499. 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 BAXTER-KY · Baxter, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,499 pop · #17939/25278 · Harlan County

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

  • INC-MID $59,837
  • RANK-LOWER #17939/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Loyall
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,499
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $99,700

Nearest income peer: Loyall, KY ( $4,587 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 Baxter

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Baxter, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,499
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,837
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 $59,837 and poverty 14.3% concentrate in 40806.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Baxter's single ZIP 40806 carries the town

Baxter is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 40806 is the entire residential footprint (2,499 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Baxter

Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 176 employees , annual payroll $4,906k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40806 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Construction · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Baxter, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Harlan County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Baxter. See the Harlan County roll-up →

Baxter sits in the upper half of Harlan County on income: Harlan, Cumberland and Evarts report less, while Cawood reports more. Lynch marks the far end of that range at $29,891, 50% below Baxter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40806 2,499 $59,837 29 42

Baxter 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 Baxter, .