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Whitley City, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whitley City, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,619. 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 WHITLEY-CITY-KY · Whitley City, KY 1 ZIPs · 4,619 pop · #23514/25278 · McCreary County

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

  • INC-LOW $42,656
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23514/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Strunk
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,619
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $109,200

Nearest income peer: Strunk, KY ( $4,274 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 Whitley City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Whitley City 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, Whitley City, 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.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,619
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,656
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 ($42,656 average) · poverty 38.7%. The primary code (42653) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Whitley City as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Sandy Hook is the closest lower-income city and Flemingsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Whitley City.

Population concentration

Whitley City reads through its lone ZIP, 42653

4,619 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42653 is not the leading code inside Whitley City, 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 Whitley City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 91 establishments, 835 employees , annual payroll $24,884k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42653 (91 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (26) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Whitley City, KY

These ZIP codes sit in McCreary County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Whitley City. See the McCreary County roll-up →

No other city sharing McCreary County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Whitley City. Pine Knot, Stearns and Strunk sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Revelo marks the far end of that range at $11,595, 73% below Whitley City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42653 4,619 $42,656 91 23
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Whitley City 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 Whitley City, .