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Hickory, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hickory, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,840. 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 HICKORY-KY · Hickory, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,840 pop · #10715/25278 · Graves County

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

  • INC-HIGH $76,000
  • RANK-MID #10715/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Fancy Farm
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,840
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,800

Nearest income peer: Fancy Farm, KY ( $5,274 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 Hickory

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hickory 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, Hickory, KY sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,840
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,000
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 42051 (2,840 residents). Household income $76,000 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Hickory's single ZIP 42051 carries the town

Hickory is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42051 is the entire residential footprint (2,840 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Hickory

Citywide ZBP: 42 establishments, 2,273 employees , annual payroll $95,301k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42051 (42 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Wholesale trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Hickory, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Graves County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hickory. See the Graves County roll-up →

No other city sharing Graves County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hickory. Mayfield, Wingo and Boaz sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Mayfield marks the far end of that range at $48,664, 36% below Hickory.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42051 2,840 $76,000 42 20
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Hickory 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 Hickory, .