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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Lynch · lowest
Lynch · lowest
$29,891 median HH income
- Evarts · near
Evarts · near
$41,354 median HH income
- Dayhoit · near
Dayhoit · near
$49,667 median HH income
- Loyall · near
Loyall · near
$55,250 median HH income
- Baxter · this city
Baxter · this city
$59,837 median HH income
- Cawood · highest
Cawood · highest
$68,155 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.
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 .
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, .