Leitchfield, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Leitchfield, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,349. 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 LEITCHFIELD-KY · Leitchfield, KY 1 ZIPs · 15,349 pop · #22189/25278 · Grayson County

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

  • INC-MID $48,737
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22189/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Caneyville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,349
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $171,800

Nearest income peer: Caneyville, KY (+ $846 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 Leitchfield

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

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,349
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,737
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 ($48,737 average) · poverty 20.0%. The primary code (42754) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Leitchfield as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Kettle Island is the closest lower-income city and Melber the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Leitchfield.

Population concentration

Leitchfield reads through its lone ZIP, 42754

15,349 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42754 is not the leading code inside Leitchfield, 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 Leitchfield's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 309 establishments, 5,400 employees , annual payroll $223,894k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42754 (309 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (65) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Leitchfield, KY

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

Leitchfield sits in the lower half of Grayson County on income: Clarkson and Falls Of Rough report more, and only Big Clifty reports less. Falls Of Rough marks the far end of that range at $65,500, 34% above Leitchfield.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42754 15,349 $48,737 309 32

Leitchfield 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 Leitchfield, .