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Oak Grove, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oak Grove, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,396. 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 OAK-GROVE-KY · Oak Grove, KY 1 ZIPs · 8,396 pop · #21097/25278 · Christian County

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

  • INC-MID $51,975
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21097/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hopkinsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 41% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,396
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,000

Nearest income peer: Hopkinsville, KY ( $441 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 Oak Grove

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

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,396
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,975
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 ($51,975 average) · poverty 19.0%. The primary code (42262) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (41.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,215 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Kentucky, Canada is the closest lower-income city and Cornettsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oak Grove.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42262, is all of Oak Grove

There is no split to weigh here: 42262 holds every one of Oak Grove's 8,396 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Oak Grove's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 131 establishments, 1,982 employees , annual payroll $65,540k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42262 (131 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (41) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Oak Grove, KY

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

Oak Grove sits in the lower half of Christian County on income: Fort Campbell, Crofton and Pembroke report more, and only La Fayette reports less. Gracey marks the far end of that range at $90,265, 74% above Oak Grove.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42262 8,396 $51,975 131 90
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Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove, .