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Sweeden, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sweeden, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 375. 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 SWEEDEN-KY · Sweeden, KY 1 ZIPs · 375 pop · #20555/25278 · Edmonson County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,500
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20555/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Brownsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 375
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $176,300

Nearest income peer: Brownsville, KY ( $5,167 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 Sweeden

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sweeden on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sweeden, 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.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
375
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,500
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 ($53,500 average) · poverty 7.0%. The primary code (42285) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sweeden as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Sweeden reads through its lone ZIP, 42285

375 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42285 is not the leading code inside Sweeden, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Sweeden's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 34 employees , annual payroll $972k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42285 (6 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Sweeden, KY

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

No other city sharing Edmonson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sweeden. Brownsville, Mammoth Cave and Bee Spring sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Mammoth Cave marks the far end of that range at $33,566, 37% below Sweeden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42285 375 $53,500 6 18
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Sweeden 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 Sweeden, .