Waco, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waco, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,131. 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 WACO-KY · Waco, KY 1 ZIPs · 3,131 pop · #16319/25278 · Madison County

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

  • INC-MID $63,103
  • RANK-LOWER #16319/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Richmond
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,131
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $194,700

Nearest income peer: Richmond, KY ( $53 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 Waco

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,131
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,103
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 $63,103 and poverty 7.4% concentrate in 40385.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waco as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 40385, is all of Waco

There is no split to weigh here: 40385 holds every one of Waco's 3,131 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Waco

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 64 employees , annual payroll $2,358k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40385 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Waco, KY

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

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Madison County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waco, Paint Lick among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Paint Lick marks the far end of that range at $71,212, 13% above Waco.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40385 3,131 $63,103 22 26

Waco 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 Waco, .