Hardin, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hardin, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,147. 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 HARDIN-KY · Hardin, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,147 pop · #19746/25278 · Marshall County

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

  • INC-MID $55,714
  • RANK-LOWER #19746/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gilbertsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,147
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $138,800

Nearest income peer: Gilbertsville, KY (+ $1,619 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 Hardin

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

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,147
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,714
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 ($55,714 average) · poverty 26.9%. The primary code (42048) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hardin as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42048, is all of Hardin

There is no split to weigh here: 42048 holds every one of Hardin's 2,147 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 Hardin's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 36 establishments, 331 employees , annual payroll $9,158k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42048 (36 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (9) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Hardin, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Marshall County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hardin. See the Marshall County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Marshall County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hardin, Benton, Calvert City and Gilbertsville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Benton marks the far end of that range at $70,067, 26% above Hardin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42048 2,147 $55,714 36 32

Hardin 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 Hardin, .