PlainZIP

Brodhead, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brodhead, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,843. 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 BRODHEAD-KY · Brodhead, KY 1 ZIPs · 3,843 pop · #20878/25278 · Rockcastle County

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

  • INC-MID $52,619
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20878/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mount Vernon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,843
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $123,600

Nearest income peer: Mount Vernon, KY ( $5,712 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 Brodhead

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

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,843
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,619
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 ($52,619 average) · poverty 21.9%. The primary code (40409) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Brodhead as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Stanford is the closest lower-income city and Russell Springs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brodhead.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 40409, is all of Brodhead

There is no split to weigh here: 40409 holds every one of Brodhead's 3,843 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 Brodhead

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 217 employees , annual payroll $8,657k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40409 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Brodhead, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Rockcastle County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brodhead. See the Rockcastle County roll-up →

No other city sharing Rockcastle County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Brodhead. Mount Vernon, Orlando and Livingston sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Orlando marks the far end of that range at $35,417, 33% below Brodhead.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40409 3,843 $52,619 27 34
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Brodhead 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 Brodhead, .