Glasgow, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Glasgow, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 30,349. 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 GLASGOW-KY · Glasgow, KY 1 ZIPs · 30,349 pop · #20782/25278 · Barren County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,896
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20782/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Park City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 30,349
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $184,700

Nearest income peer: Park City, KY ( $3,532 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 Glasgow

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Glasgow 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, Glasgow, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
30,349
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,896
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 ($52,896 average) · poverty 17.5%. The primary code (42141) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Glasgow as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Glasgow's single ZIP 42141 carries the town

Glasgow is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42141 is the entire residential footprint (30,349 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 Glasgow's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 690 establishments, 11,299 employees , annual payroll $494,969k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42141 (690 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (166) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Glasgow, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Barren County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Glasgow. See the Barren County roll-up →

Glasgow lands mid-pack among the 4 cities sharing Barren County: Austin and Lucas earn more and Cave City and Park City earn less. Lucas marks the far end of that range at $98,000, 85% above Glasgow.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42141 30,349 $52,896 690 42

Glasgow 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 Glasgow, .