Clay, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clay, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,569. 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 CLAY-KY · Clay, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,569 pop · #17229/25278 · Webster County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $61,293
- RANK-LOWER #17229/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dixon
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 82% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,569
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $115,300
Nearest income peer: Dixon, KY ( $1,293 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 Clay
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Clay on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Wheatcroft · lowest
Wheatcroft · lowest
$36,250 median HH income
- Providence · near
Providence · near
$54,710 median HH income
- Slaughters · near
Slaughters · near
$59,500 median HH income
- Dixon · near
Dixon · near
$60,000 median HH income
- Clay · this city
Clay · this city
$61,293 median HH income
- Sebree · highest
Sebree · highest
$68,324 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, Clay, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 32nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,569
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,293
- 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 $61,293 and poverty 13.1% concentrate in 42404.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clay as a pure owner town.
Within Kentucky, Fredonia is the closest lower-income city and Wayland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clay.
Population concentration
Clay's single ZIP 42404 carries the town
Clay is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42404 is the entire residential footprint (2,569 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Clay
Citywide ZBP: 34 establishments, 376 employees , annual payroll $28,046k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42404 (34 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Clay, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Webster County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clay. See the Webster County roll-up →
Clay sits in the upper half of Webster County on income: Providence, Slaughters and Wheatcroft report less, while Sebree reports more. Wheatcroft marks the far end of that range at $36,250, 41% below Clay.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42404 | 2,569 | $61,293 | 34 | 11 |
Clay 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 Clay, .