Scalf, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Scalf, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 388. 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 SCALF-KY · Scalf, KY 1 ZIPs · 388 pop · #25235/25278 · Knox County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $16,442
- RANK-BOTTOM #25235/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hinkle
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 88% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 388
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $117,000
Nearest income peer: Hinkle, KY ( $67 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 Scalf
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Scalf on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hinkle · lowest $16,375
Hinkle · lowest
$16,375 median HH income
- Scalf · this city $16,442
Scalf · this city
$16,442 median HH income
- Flat Lick · near $23,157
Flat Lick · near
$23,157 median HH income
- Barbourville · near $23,375
Barbourville · near
$23,375 median HH income
- Bimble · near
Bimble · near
$41,822 median HH income
- Girdler · highest
Girdler · highest
$67,143 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, Scalf, 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.
- 0th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 388
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $16,442
- 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 ($16,442 average) · poverty 100.0%. The primary code (40982) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Kentucky, Hinkle is the closest lower-income city and Sextons Creek the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Scalf.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 40982, is all of Scalf
There is no split to weigh here: 40982 holds every one of Scalf's 388 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
No ZBP establishments filed for Scalf's ZIPs
Census County Business Patterns has no establishment rows joined to the ACS ZIPs mapped to Scalf. Read demography on this page; business counts are absent for this footprint.
ZIP Codes in Scalf, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Knox County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Scalf. See the Knox County roll-up →
Every one of the 9 cities sharing Knox County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Scalf, Barbourville, Gray and Flat Lick among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Girdler marks the far end of that range at $67,143, 308% above Scalf.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40982 | 388 | $16,442 | n/a | 24 |
Scalf 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 Scalf, .