Boaz, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Boaz, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,291. 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 BOAZ-KY · Boaz, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,291 pop · #18731/25278 · Graves County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $58,056
- RANK-LOWER #18731/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Water Valley
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 91% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,291
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $194,200
Nearest income peer: Water Valley, KY ( $377 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 Boaz
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Boaz on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Mayfield · lowest
Mayfield · lowest
$48,664 median HH income
- Farmington · near
Farmington · near
$51,141 median HH income
- Wingo · near
Wingo · near
$52,745 median HH income
- Water Valley · near
Water Valley · near
$57,679 median HH income
- Boaz · this city
Boaz · this city
$58,056 median HH income
- Sedalia · near
Sedalia · near
$59,375 median HH income
- Hickory · highest
Hickory · highest
$76,000 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, Boaz, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 26th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,291
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $58,056
- 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 $58,056 and poverty 21.1% concentrate in 42027.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Kentucky, Knob Lick is the closest lower-income city and Tutor Key the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Boaz.
Population concentration
Boaz's single ZIP 42027 carries the town
Boaz is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42027 is the entire residential footprint (2,291 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 Boaz
Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 62 employees , annual payroll $2,683k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42027 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .
ZIP Codes in Boaz, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Graves County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Boaz. See the Graves County roll-up →
Boaz lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Graves County: Hickory, Symsonia and Fancy Farm earn more and Mayfield, Wingo and Melber earn less. Hickory marks the far end of that range at $76,000, 31% above Boaz.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42027 | 2,291 | $58,056 | 24 | 20 |
Boaz 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 Boaz, .