Smiths Grove, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Smiths Grove, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,841. 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 SMITHS-GROVE-KY · Smiths Grove, KY 1 ZIPs · 6,841 pop · #13180/25278 · Warren County

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

  • INC-MID $70,191
  • RANK-MID #13180/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bowling Green
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,841
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $187,500

Nearest income peer: Bowling Green, KY (+ $166 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 Smiths Grove

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Smiths 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, Smiths Grove, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,841
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,191
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,191 and poverty 10.6% concentrate in 42171.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Smiths Grove as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Smiths Grove reads through its lone ZIP, 42171

6,841 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42171 is not the leading code inside Smiths Grove, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Smiths Grove

Citywide ZBP: 86 establishments, 500 employees , annual payroll $17,016k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42171 (86 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Construction · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Smiths Grove, KY

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

Smiths Grove sits in the lower half of Warren County on income: Alvaton, Rockfield and Woodburn report more, and only Oakland reports less. Alvaton marks the far end of that range at $113,705, 62% above Smiths Grove.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42171 6,841 $70,191 86 26

Smiths 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 Smiths Grove, .