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Big Clifty, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Big Clifty, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,855. 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 BIG-CLIFTY-KY · Big Clifty, KY 1 ZIPs · 1,855 pop · #22913/25278 · Grayson County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $45,870
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22913/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Leitchfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,855
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $147,400

Nearest income peer: Leitchfield, KY (+ $2,867 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 Big Clifty

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

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,855
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,870
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 ($45,870 average) · poverty 17.6%. The primary code (42712) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Kentucky, New Hope is the closest lower-income city and Delphia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Big Clifty.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42712, is all of Big Clifty

There is no split to weigh here: 42712 holds every one of Big Clifty's 1,855 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Big Clifty

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 49 employees , annual payroll $1,924k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42712 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Big Clifty, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Grayson County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Big Clifty. See the Grayson County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Grayson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Big Clifty, Leitchfield, Clarkson and Caneyville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Falls Of Rough marks the far end of that range at $65,500, 43% above Big Clifty.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42712 1,855 $45,870 11 14
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Big Clifty 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 Big Clifty, .