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Cave City, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cave City, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,199. 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 CAVE-CITY-KY · Cave City, KY 1 ZIPs · 6,199 pop · #23480/25278 · Barren County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $42,893
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23480/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Park City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 51% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,199
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $164,000

Nearest income peer: Park City, KY (+ $6,471 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 Cave City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cave City 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, Cave City, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,199
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,893
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 ($42,893 average) · poverty 22.8%. The primary code (42127) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.9%) for this income tier, rent $713 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Kentucky, Manchester is the closest lower-income city and Millstone the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cave City.

Population concentration

Cave City's single ZIP 42127 carries the town

Cave City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42127 is the entire residential footprint (6,199 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cave City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 100 establishments, 938 employees , annual payroll $27,505k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42127 (100 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (24) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Cave City, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Barren County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cave City. See the Barren County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Barren County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Cave City, Glasgow, Park City and Austin among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lucas marks the far end of that range at $98,000, 128% above Cave City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42127 6,199 $42,893 100 27
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Cave City 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 Cave City, .