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Dawson Springs, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dawson Springs, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,737. 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 DAWSON-SPRINGS-KY · Dawson Springs, KY 1 ZIPs · 6,737 pop · #17466/25278 · Hopkins County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,900
  • RANK-LOWER #17466/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Nortonville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,737
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $92,200

Nearest income peer: Nortonville, KY ( $2,710 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 Dawson Springs

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dawson Springs 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, Dawson Springs, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,737
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,900
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 $60,900 and poverty 20.2% concentrate in 42408.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dawson Springs as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Nancy is the closest lower-income city and Elkton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dawson Springs.

Population concentration

Dawson Springs reads through its lone ZIP, 42408

6,737 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42408 is not the leading code inside Dawson Springs, 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 Dawson Springs

Citywide ZBP: 52 establishments, 650 employees , annual payroll $28,649k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42408 (52 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (13) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Dawson Springs, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Hopkins County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dawson Springs. See the Hopkins County roll-up →

Dawson Springs sits in the upper half of Hopkins County on income: Madisonville, Nortonville and White Plains report less, while Hanson and Manitou report more. Hanson marks the far end of that range at $95,417, 57% above Dawson Springs.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42408 6,737 $60,900 52 20
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Dawson Springs 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 Dawson Springs, .