Boston, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Boston, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,067. 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 BOSTON-KY · Boston, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,067 pop · #17709/25278 · Nelson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $60,398
  • RANK-LOWER #17709/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bloomfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,067
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $204,000

Nearest income peer: Bloomfield, KY (+ $6,088 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 Boston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Boston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Boston, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,067
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,398
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 $60,398 and poverty 9.7% concentrate in 40107.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Boston as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 40107, is all of Boston

There is no split to weigh here: 40107 holds every one of Boston's 2,067 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 Boston

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 292 employees , annual payroll $16,140k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40107 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Manufacturing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Boston, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Nelson County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Boston. See the Nelson County roll-up →

Boston sits in the lower half of Nelson County on income: Bardstown, Coxs Creek and New Haven report more, and only New Hope reports less. Chaplin marks the far end of that range at $105,033, 74% above Boston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40107 2,067 $60,398 25 15

Boston 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 Boston, .