PlainZIP

Ekron, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ekron, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,299. 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 EKRON-KY · Ekron, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,299 pop · #18485/25278 · Meade County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,696
  • RANK-LOWER #18485/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Payneville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,299
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $196,700

Nearest income peer: Payneville, KY (+ $54 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 Ekron

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

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,299
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,696
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 $58,696 and poverty 12.8% concentrate in 40117.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Kentucky, Horse Branch is the closest lower-income city and Payneville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ekron.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 40117, is all of Ekron

There is no split to weigh here: 40117 holds every one of Ekron's 2,299 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ekron

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 110 employees , annual payroll $3,006k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40117 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ekron, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Meade County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ekron. See the Meade County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Meade County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ekron, Brandenburg, Guston and Battletown among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Guston marks the far end of that range at $81,037, 38% above Ekron.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40117 2,299 $58,696 19 47
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Ekron 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 Ekron, .