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Hazel, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hazel, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,480. 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 HAZEL-KY · Hazel, KY 1 ZIPs · 1,480 pop · #20780/25278 · Calloway County

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

  • INC-MID $52,917
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20780/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Murray
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,480
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $189,900

Nearest income peer: Murray, KY ( $2,719 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 Hazel

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

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,480
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,917
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 ($52,917 average) · poverty 21.8%. The primary code (42049) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hazel as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Hazel reads through its lone ZIP, 42049

1,480 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42049 is not the leading code inside Hazel, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Hazel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 30 establishments, 130 employees , annual payroll $4,952k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42049 (30 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Hazel, KY

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

Hazel lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Calloway County: Almo, Dexter and Kirksey earn more and Murray and New Concord earn less. Dexter marks the far end of that range at $97,904, 85% above Hazel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42049 1,480 $52,917 30 13
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Hazel 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 Hazel, .