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Earlington, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Earlington, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,460. 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 EARLINGTON-KY · Earlington, KY 1 ZIPs · 1,460 pop · #24146/25278 · Hopkins County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $38,194
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24146/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under White Plains
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,460
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $64,000

Nearest income peer: White Plains, KY (+ $7,699 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 Earlington

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

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,460
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$38,194
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 ($38,194 average) · poverty 39.3%. The primary code (42410) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Earlington as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Stoney Fork is the closest lower-income city and Strunk the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Earlington.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42410, is all of Earlington

There is no split to weigh here: 42410 holds every one of Earlington's 1,460 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Earlington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 267 employees , annual payroll $16,251k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42410 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Utilities (7) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Earlington, KY

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

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Hopkins County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Earlington, Madisonville, Dawson Springs and Nortonville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hanson marks the far end of that range at $95,417, 150% above Earlington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42410 1,460 $38,194 24 214
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Earlington 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 Earlington, .