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Middlesboro, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Middlesboro, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,570. 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 MIDDLESBORO-KY · Middlesboro, KY 1 ZIPs · 13,570 pop · #24894/25278 · Bell County

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

  • INC-LOW $28,685
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24894/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hulen
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 54% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,570
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $95,200

Nearest income peer: Hulen, KY ( $5,235 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 Middlesboro

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

2nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,570
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$28,685
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 ($28,685 average) · poverty 31.8%. The primary code (40965) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.1%) for this income tier, rent $595 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Middlesboro's single ZIP 40965 carries the town

Middlesboro is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 40965 is the entire residential footprint (13,570 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 Middlesboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 318 establishments, 5,192 employees , annual payroll $199,405k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40965 (318 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (76) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Middlesboro, KY

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

Middlesboro sits in the lower half of Bell County on income: Pineville, Miracle and Calvin report more, and only Hulen reports less. Calvin marks the far end of that range at $81,204, 183% above Middlesboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40965 13,570 $28,685 318 73
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Middlesboro 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 Middlesboro, .