Means, KY

Census ZIP code profile for Means, KY — 1 ZIPs, total population 686. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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Means, KY is covered by 1 USPS ZIP code serving a combined population of 686 according to Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. U.S. cities rarely map cleanly to a single ZIP — Means splits its residents across 1 delivery areas, each with its own demographic and housing profile. The table below lists every ZIP by population, so you can see which neighborhoods carry the weight of the city total and which are smaller pockets of the same municipal boundary.

Aggregated across every ZIP in Means, the median household income averages $31,023 and per-capita income averages $24,106. Poverty rate runs at 49.8% and unemployment at 5.5%. On housing, the average median home value is with median rent of $728 per month, and 65.2% of occupied units are owner-occupied. These are arithmetic averages across the 1 ZIP — not population-weighted — so small ZIPs influence the headline numbers the same as large ones.

Use this city view to compare ZIPs inside Means against each other rather than hunting for a single "city average." The Affordability Dashboard linked below combines these Census inputs with HUD Fair Market Rents, FBI crime data, and Department of Labor childcare costs into a graded scorecard for Means as a whole, while individual ZIP pages show fine-grained household income, housing profile, education attainment, commute time, and nearby-ZIP benchmarks. Every field on this page is sourced directly from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates — no estimates, no proprietary scoring, no editorial adjustment.

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ZIP Codes

686

Population

$31,023

Median Income

Median Home Value

35.2

Median Age

How much do residents of Means earn?

Median Household Income
$31,023
Per Capita Income
$24,106
Unemployment Rate
5.5%
Poverty Rate
49.8%

What does housing look like in Means?

Median Rent
$728/mo
Owner Occupied
65.2%
Housing Units
355

Who lives in Means?

Bachelor's Degree+
1.9%
High School+
50.2%
Foreign Born
2.1%

ZIP Codes in Means, KY

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
40346 686 21 America/New_York

Frequently Asked Questions

How many ZIP codes are in Means, KY?
Means, KY has 1 ZIP code with a combined population of 686, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the median household income in Means?
The average median household income across Means, KY ZIP codes is $31,023. The poverty rate is 49.8%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

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