Sturgis, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sturgis, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,423. 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 STURGIS-KY · Sturgis, KY 1 ZIPs · 4,423 pop · #21251/25278 · Union County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,563
- RANK-BOTTOM #21251/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Uniontown
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 4,423
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $96,600
Nearest income peer: Uniontown, KY ( $3,817 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 Sturgis
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sturgis on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Uniontown · lowest
Uniontown · lowest
$47,746 median HH income
- Sturgis · this city
Sturgis · this city
$51,563 median HH income
- Morganfield · near
Morganfield · near
$65,256 median HH income
- Waverly · highest
Waverly · highest
$66,373 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, Sturgis, 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.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 4,423
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,563
- 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 ($51,563 average) · poverty 10.7%. The primary code (42459) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sturgis as a pure owner town.
Within Kentucky, Hopkinsville is the closest lower-income city and Columbia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sturgis.
Population concentration
Sturgis's single ZIP 42459 carries the town
Sturgis is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42459 is the entire residential footprint (4,423 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 Sturgis
Citywide ZBP: 54 establishments, 512 employees , annual payroll $24,126k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42459 (54 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (15) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Sturgis, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sturgis. See the Union County roll-up →
Sturgis sits in the lower half of Union County on income: Morganfield and Waverly report more, and only Uniontown reports less. Waverly marks the far end of that range at $66,373, 29% above Sturgis.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42459 | 4,423 | $51,563 | 54 | 14 |
Sturgis 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 Sturgis, .