PlainZIP

Henderson, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Henderson, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 38,192. 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 HENDERSON-KY · Henderson, KY 1 ZIPs · 38,192 pop · #19169/25278 · Henderson County

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

  • INC-MID $57,053
  • RANK-LOWER #19169/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Reed
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-SMALL 38,192
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $170,300

Nearest income peer: Reed, KY (+ $47 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 Henderson

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

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
38,192
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,053
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 ($57,053 average) · poverty 14.9%. The primary code (42420) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.1%) for this income tier, rent $774 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42420, is all of Henderson

There is no split to weigh here: 42420 holds every one of Henderson's 38,192 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 Henderson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 850 establishments, 13,143 employees , annual payroll $644,126k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42420 (850 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (138) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Henderson, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Henderson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Henderson. See the Henderson County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Henderson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Henderson, Corydon, Robards and Spottsville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Robards marks the far end of that range at $80,069, 40% above Henderson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42420 38,192 $57,053 850 78
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Henderson 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 Henderson, .