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Hopkinsville, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hopkinsville, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 42,479. 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 HOPKINSVILLE-KY · Hopkinsville, KY 1 ZIPs · 42,479 pop · #21258/25278 · Christian County

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

  • INC-MID $51,534
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21258/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oak Grove
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 53% owners
  • POP-SMALL 42,479
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $174,200

Nearest income peer: Oak Grove, KY (+ $441 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 Hopkinsville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hopkinsville on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hopkinsville, 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.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
42,479
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,534
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 ($51,534 average) · poverty 18.6%. The primary code (42240) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.2%) for this income tier, rent $893 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Hopkinsville's single ZIP 42240 carries the town

Hopkinsville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42240 is the entire residential footprint (42,479 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 Hopkinsville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 940 establishments, 18,886 employees , annual payroll $905,698k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42240 (940 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (156) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Hopkinsville, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Christian County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hopkinsville. See the Christian County roll-up →

Hopkinsville sits in the lower half of Christian County on income: Fort Campbell, Crofton and Pembroke report more, and only La Fayette reports less. Gracey marks the far end of that range at $90,265, 75% above Hopkinsville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42240 42,479 $51,534 940 61
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Hopkinsville 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 Hopkinsville, .