Paducah, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Paducah, KY: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 57,643. 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 PADUCAH-KY · Paducah, KY 2 ZIPs · 57,643 pop · #16084/25278 · McCracken County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $63,578
- RANK-LOWER #16084/25278
- BELOW-PEER under West Paducah
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 67% owners
- POP-SMALL 57,643
- SPREAD-MOD 42003→42001
- HOME-LOW $191,150
Nearest income peer: West Paducah, KY (+ $14,013 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 Paducah
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Paducah on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Paducah · this city · lowest
Paducah · this city · lowest
$63,578 median HH income
- West Paducah · near
West Paducah · near
$77,591 median HH income
- Kevil · highest
Kevil · highest
$80,765 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, Paducah, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 36th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 57,643
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $63,578
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,578 and poverty 16.3% concentrate in 42003.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Paducah as a pure owner town.
Within Kentucky, Kuttawa is the closest lower-income city and Mallie the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Paducah.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Paducah differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Paducah: $55,791 in ZIP 42003 to $71,365 in 42001. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 2.1 points
42003 to 42001
42003 to 42001
42001 to 42003
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 42003 skews compact Paducah
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 42003 covers about 51% of Paducah's 57,643 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Paducah
Citywide ZBP: 1,914 establishments, 31,931 employees , annual payroll $1,672,388k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42001 (1,189 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (362) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Paducah, KY
These ZIP codes sit in McCracken County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Paducah. See the McCracken County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing McCracken County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Paducah, Kevil and West Paducah among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Kevil marks the far end of that range at $80,765, 27% above Paducah.
Side-by-side: Compare 42003 vs 42001 →
Paducah 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 Paducah, .