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Jenkins, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jenkins, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,373. 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 JENKINS-KY · Jenkins, KY 1 ZIPs · 5,373 pop · #24441/25278 · Letcher County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $35,673
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24441/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Mayking
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,373
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $76,200

Nearest income peer: Mayking, KY (+ $5,979 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 Jenkins

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Jenkins 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, Jenkins, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,373
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$35,673
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 ($35,673 average) · poverty 24.8%. The primary code (41537) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Jenkins as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Stambaugh is the closest lower-income city and Van Lear the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Jenkins.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 41537, is all of Jenkins

There is no split to weigh here: 41537 holds every one of Jenkins's 5,373 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Jenkins

Citywide ZBP: 46 establishments, 271 employees , annual payroll $10,932k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 41537 (46 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (10) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Jenkins, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Letcher County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Jenkins. See the Letcher County roll-up →

Jenkins sits in the lower half of Letcher County on income: Whitesburg, Mayking and Neon report more, Ermine and Mc Roberts report less. Jeremiah marks the far end of that range at $60,500, 70% above Jenkins.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
41537 5,373 $35,673 46 37
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Jenkins 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 Jenkins, .