Columbia, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbia, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,925. 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 COLUMBIA-KY · Columbia, KY 1 ZIPs · 15,925 pop · #21227/25278 · Adair County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,623
- RANK-BOTTOM #21227/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dunnville
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-TOWN 15,925
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $151,300
Nearest income peer: Dunnville, KY ( $1,396 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 Columbia
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Columbia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Dunnville · lowest
Dunnville · lowest
$50,227 median HH income
- Columbia · this city
Columbia · this city
$51,623 median HH income
- Knifley · near
Knifley · near
$54,565 median HH income
- Glens Fork · highest
Glens Fork · highest
$78,269 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, Columbia, 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.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 15,925
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,623
- 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 ($51,623 average) · poverty 17.1%. The primary code (42728) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Columbia as a pure owner town.
Within Kentucky, Sturgis is the closest lower-income city and Jackhorn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Columbia.
Population concentration
Columbia reads through its lone ZIP, 42728
15,925 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42728 is not the leading code inside Columbia, 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 Columbia's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 315 establishments, 3,940 employees , annual payroll $150,837k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42728 (315 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (59) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Columbia, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Adair County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Columbia. See the Adair County roll-up →
Columbia sits in the lower half of Adair County on income: Knifley and Glens Fork report more, and only Dunnville reports less. Glens Fork marks the far end of that range at $78,269, 52% above Columbia.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42728 | 15,925 | $51,623 | 315 | 19 |
Columbia 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 Columbia, .