Benton, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benton, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,305. 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 BENTON-KY · Benton, KY 1 ZIPs · 19,305 pop · #13219/25278 · Marshall County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $70,067
- RANK-MID #13219/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Calvert City
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 84% owners
- POP-TOWN 19,305
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $172,100
Nearest income peer: Calvert City, KY ( $5,984 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 Benton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Benton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hardin · lowest
Hardin · lowest
$55,714 median HH income
- Gilbertsville · near
Gilbertsville · near
$57,333 median HH income
- Calvert City · near
Calvert City · near
$64,083 median HH income
- Benton · this city · highest
Benton · this city · highest
$70,067 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, Benton, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 48th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 19,305
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $70,067
- 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 $70,067 and poverty 11.3% concentrate in 42025.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Benton as a pure owner town.
Within Kentucky, Loretto is the closest lower-income city and Slemp the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Benton.
Population concentration
Benton's single ZIP 42025 carries the town
Benton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42025 is the entire residential footprint (19,305 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
Mid-pack ZBP load on Benton's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 446 establishments, 4,343 employees , annual payroll $181,998k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42025 (446 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (81) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Benton, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Marshall County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Benton. See the Marshall County roll-up →
No other city sharing Marshall County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Benton. Calvert City, Gilbertsville and Hardin sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hardin marks the far end of that range at $55,714, 20% below Benton.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42025 | 19,305 | $70,067 | 446 | 38 |
Benton 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 Benton, .