PlainZIP

Fordsville, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fordsville, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,782. 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 FORDSVILLE-KY · Fordsville, KY 1 ZIPs · 1,782 pop · #20859/25278 · Ohio County

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

  • INC-MID $52,679
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20859/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Beaver Dam
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,782
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $86,700

Nearest income peer: Beaver Dam, KY (+ $2,051 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 Fordsville

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

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,782
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,679
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 ($52,679 average) · poverty 20.2%. The primary code (42343) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fordsville as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Hitchins is the closest lower-income city and Tollesboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fordsville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42343, is all of Fordsville

There is no split to weigh here: 42343 holds every one of Fordsville's 1,782 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 Fordsville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 31 establishments, 388 employees , annual payroll $16,021k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42343 (31 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Fordsville, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Ohio County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fordsville. See the Ohio County roll-up →

Fordsville sits in the lower half of Ohio County on income: Beaver Dam, Hartford and Horse Branch report more, Cromwell and Olaton report less. Reynolds Station marks the far end of that range at $76,208, 45% above Fordsville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42343 1,782 $52,679 31 10
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Fordsville 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 Fordsville, .