Bedford, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bedford, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,084. 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 BEDFORD-KY · Bedford, KY 1 ZIPs · 5,084 pop · #18090/25278 · Trimble County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,477
  • RANK-LOWER #18090/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Milton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,084
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $181,700

Nearest income peer: Milton, KY (+ $17,130 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 Bedford

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,084
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,477
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,477 and poverty 19.1% concentrate in 40006.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bedford as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Bedford's single ZIP 40006 carries the town

Bedford is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 40006 is the entire residential footprint (5,084 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 Bedford

Citywide ZBP: 55 establishments, 449 employees , annual payroll $33,919k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40006 (55 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Retail trade · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Bedford, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Trimble County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bedford. See the Trimble County roll-up →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40006 5,084 $59,477 55 22

Bedford 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 Bedford, .