Berea, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Berea, KY: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 24,417. 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 BEREA-KY · Berea, KY 2 ZIPs · 24,417 pop · #16984/25278 · Madison County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $61,771
- RANK-LOWER #16984/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Richmond
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-RENT 36% owners
- POP-TOWN 24,417
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $200,200
Nearest income peer: Richmond, KY (+ $1,279 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 Berea
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Berea on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Berea · this city · lowest
Berea · this city · lowest
$61,771 median HH income
- Richmond · near
Richmond · near
$63,050 median HH income
- Waco · near
Waco · near
$63,103 median HH income
- Paint Lick · highest
Paint Lick · highest
$71,212 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, Berea, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 33rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 24,417
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,771
- 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 (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,771 and poverty 58.5% concentrate in 40403.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (35.7%) for this income tier, rent $834 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Kentucky, Fort Campbell is the closest lower-income city and Sparta the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Berea.
Population concentration
ZIP 40403 swallows Berea's short list
Across only 2 ZIPs, 40403 still holds about 97% of Berea's 24,417 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Berea
Citywide ZBP: 439 establishments, 6,795 employees , annual payroll $308,482k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40403 (435 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (72) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Berea, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Madison County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Berea. See the Madison County roll-up →
Every one of the 3 cities sharing Madison County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Berea, Paint Lick among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Paint Lick marks the far end of that range at $71,212, 15% above Berea.
Side-by-side: Compare 40403 vs 40404 →
Berea 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 Berea, .