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Central City, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Central City, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,386. 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 CENTRAL-CITY-KY · Central City, KY 1 ZIPs · 9,386 pop · #21700/25278 · Muhlenberg County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,226
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21700/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Powderly
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,386
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $151,200

Nearest income peer: Powderly, KY (+ $1,171 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 Central City

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

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,386
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,226
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 ($50,226 average) · poverty 21.0%. The primary code (42330) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Central City as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Central City reads through its lone ZIP, 42330

9,386 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42330 is not the leading code inside Central City, 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

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

Citywide ZBP: 207 establishments, 2,301 employees , annual payroll $82,739k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42330 (207 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (45) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Central City, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Muhlenberg County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Central City. See the Muhlenberg County roll-up →

Central City lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Muhlenberg County: Greenville, Bremen and Belton earn more and Drakesboro, Graham and Dunmor earn less. Bremen marks the far end of that range at $78,750, 57% above Central City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42330 9,386 $50,226 207 42
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Central 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 Central City, .