Morehead, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Morehead, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,329. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MOREHEAD-KY · Morehead, KY 1 ZIPs · 20,329 pop · #21153/25278 · Rowan County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,835
- RANK-BOTTOM #21153/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Clearfield
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 62% owners
- POP-TOWN 20,329
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $167,300
Nearest income peer: Clearfield, KY (+ $13,574 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 Morehead
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Morehead on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Morehead · this city · lowest
Morehead · this city · lowest
$51,835 median HH income
- Clearfield · highest
Clearfield · highest
$65,409 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Morehead, 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.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 20,329
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,835
- 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 ($51,835 average) · poverty 27.2%. The primary code (40351) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.4%) for this income tier, rent $786 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Kentucky, Jackhorn is the closest lower-income city and Somerset the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Morehead.
Population concentration
Morehead's single ZIP 40351 carries the town
Morehead is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 40351 is the entire residential footprint (20,329 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
Dense ZBP book packed into Morehead's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 515 establishments, 8,275 employees , annual payroll $365,988k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40351 (515 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (98) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Morehead, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Rowan County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Morehead. See the Rowan County roll-up →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40351 | 20,329 | $51,835 | 515 | 32 |
Morehead 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 Morehead, .