Waddy, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waddy, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,516. 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 WADDY-KY · Waddy, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,516 pop · #5971/25278 · Shelby County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $91,786
  • RANK-UPPER #5971/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bagdad
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,516
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $259,100

Nearest income peer: Bagdad, KY (+ $5,895 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 Waddy

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

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,516
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,786
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,786 and home value $259,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 22.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waddy as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Waddy's single ZIP 40076 carries the town

Waddy is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 40076 is the entire residential footprint (2,516 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Waddy's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 1,939 employees , annual payroll $81,606k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40076 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Waddy, KY

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

Waddy sits in the lower half of Shelby County on income: Simpsonville, Bagdad and Finchville report more, and only Shelbyville reports less. Shelbyville marks the far end of that range at $77,869, 15% below Waddy.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40076 2,516 $91,786 44 17

Waddy 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 Waddy, .