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New Castle, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Castle, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,389. 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 NEW-CASTLE-KY · New Castle, KY 1 ZIPs · 1,389 pop · #23133/25278 · Henry County

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

  • INC-LOW $44,688
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23133/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Eminence
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,389
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $127,300

Nearest income peer: Eminence, KY (+ $16,073 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 New Castle

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

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,389
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,688
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 ($44,688 average) · poverty 16.5%. The primary code (40050) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating New Castle as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Albany is the closest lower-income city and Gravel Switch the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Castle.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 40050, is all of New Castle

There is no split to weigh here: 40050 holds every one of New Castle's 1,389 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

Dense ZBP book packed into New Castle's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 287 employees , annual payroll $9,822k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40050 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (10) · also Finance and insurance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in New Castle, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Henry County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Castle. See the Henry County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Henry County reports a higher average ZIP median income than New Castle, Eminence, Pleasureville and Campbellsburg among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Pendleton marks the far end of that range at $97,939, 119% above New Castle.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40050 1,389 $44,688 37 55
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New Castle 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 New Castle, .