Reed, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Reed, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 783. 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 REED-KY · Reed, KY 1 ZIPs · 783 pop · #19149/25278 · Henderson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,100
  • RANK-LOWER #19149/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Henderson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 783
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $190,500

Nearest income peer: Henderson, KY ( $47 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 Reed

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

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
783
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,100
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 ($57,100 average) · poverty 36.7%. The primary code (42451) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,315 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Reed's single ZIP 42451 carries the town

Reed is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42451 is the entire residential footprint (783 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Reed

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 10 employees , annual payroll $281k (~5 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42451 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Reed, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Henderson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Reed. See the Henderson County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Henderson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Reed, Corydon, Robards and Spottsville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Robards marks the far end of that range at $80,069, 40% above Reed.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42451 783 $57,100 4 8

Reed 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 Reed, .