Elkton, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkton, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,844. 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 ELKTON-KY · Elkton, KY 1 ZIPs · 6,844 pop · #17435/25278 · Todd County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $60,965
- RANK-LOWER #17435/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allensville
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 78% owners
- POP-TOWN 6,844
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $153,300
Nearest income peer: Allensville, KY (+ $487 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 Elkton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elkton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Guthrie · lowest
Guthrie · lowest
$58,259 median HH income
- Elkton · this city
Elkton · this city
$60,965 median HH income
- Allensville · near
Allensville · near
$61,452 median HH income
- Trenton · highest
Trenton · highest
$65,938 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, Elkton, 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
- 6,844
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $60,965
- 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 $60,965 and poverty 17.0% concentrate in 42220.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elkton as a pure owner town.
Within Kentucky, Hartford is the closest lower-income city and Austin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elkton.
Population concentration
Elkton's single ZIP 42220 carries the town
Elkton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42220 is the entire residential footprint (6,844 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
Mid-pack ZBP load on Elkton's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 131 establishments, 1,122 employees , annual payroll $45,797k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42220 (131 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (23) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .
ZIP Codes in Elkton, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Todd County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkton. See the Todd County roll-up →
Elkton lands mid-pack among the 3 cities sharing Todd County: Trenton earns more and Guthrie earns less. Trenton marks the far end of that range at $65,938, 8% above Elkton.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42220 | 6,844 | $60,965 | 131 | 15 |
Elkton 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 Elkton, .