Thornton, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thornton, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 696. 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 THORNTON-KY · Thornton, KY 1 ZIPs · 696 pop · #18266/25278 · Letcher County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $59,132
- RANK-LOWER #18266/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Neon
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 98% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 696
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $44,000
Nearest income peer: Neon, KY ( $704 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 Thornton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Thornton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Mc Roberts · lowest
Mc Roberts · lowest
$24,286 median HH income
- Millstone · near
Millstone · near
$42,962 median HH income
- Whitesburg · near
Whitesburg · near
$45,933 median HH income
- Neon · near
Neon · near
$58,428 median HH income
- Thornton · this city
Thornton · this city
$59,132 median HH income
- Jeremiah · highest
Jeremiah · highest
$60,500 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, Thornton, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 28th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 696
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $59,132
- 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 $59,132 and poverty 0.0% concentrate in 41855.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (98.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Kentucky, Franklin is the closest lower-income city and Ewing the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Thornton.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 41855, is all of Thornton
There is no split to weigh here: 41855 holds every one of Thornton's 696 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 Thornton's ZIPs
Census County Business Patterns has no establishment rows joined to the ACS ZIPs mapped to Thornton. Read demography on this page; business counts are absent for this footprint.
ZIP Codes in Thornton, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Letcher County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Thornton. See the Letcher County roll-up →
No other city sharing Letcher County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Thornton. Whitesburg, Jenkins and Mayking sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Mc Roberts marks the far end of that range at $24,286, 59% below Thornton.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41855 | 696 | $59,132 | n/a | 30 |
Thornton 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 Thornton, .