Center, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Center, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 682. 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 CENTER-KY · Center, KY 1 ZIPs · 682 pop · #22569/25278 · Metcalfe County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $47,188
- RANK-BOTTOM #22569/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Edmonton
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 84% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 682
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $130,000
Nearest income peer: Edmonton, KY (+ $6,421 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 Center
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Center on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Center · this city · lowest
Center · this city · lowest
$47,188 median HH income
- Edmonton · near
Edmonton · near
$53,609 median HH income
- Knob Lick · highest
Knob Lick · highest
$58,036 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, Center, 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.
- 11th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 682
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $47,188
- 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 ($47,188 average) · poverty 17.7%. The primary code (42214) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Center as a pure owner town.
Within Kentucky, Maysville is the closest lower-income city and Corbin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Center.
Population concentration
Center reads through its lone ZIP, 42214
682 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42214 is not the leading code inside Center, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Center
Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 12 employees , annual payroll $400k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42214 (6 units) .
ZIP Codes in Center, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Metcalfe County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Center. See the Metcalfe County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Metcalfe County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Center, Edmonton and Knob Lick among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Knob Lick marks the far end of that range at $58,036, 23% above Center.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42214 | 682 | $47,188 | 6 | 14 |
Center 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 Center, .