Benham, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benham, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 337. 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 BENHAM-KY · Benham, KY 1 ZIPs · 337 pop · #22054/25278 · Harlan County

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

  • INC-MID $49,118
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22054/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dayhoit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 337
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $55,500

Nearest income peer: Dayhoit, KY (+ $549 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 Benham

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Benham 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, Benham, 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.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
337
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,118
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 ($49,118 average) · poverty 18.4%. The primary code (40807) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Benham as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Benham's single ZIP 40807 carries the town

Benham is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 40807 is the entire residential footprint (337 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 Benham

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 23 employees , annual payroll $754k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40807 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Benham, KY

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

Benham sits in the upper half of Harlan County on income: Harlan, Cumberland and Evarts report less, while Baxter, Cawood and Loyall report more. Cawood marks the far end of that range at $68,155, 39% above Benham.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40807 337 $49,118 5 424

Benham 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 Benham, .