ZIP 40143 vs ZIP 40111

This side-by-side compares ZIP 40143 (Hardinsburg, KY) and ZIP 40111 (Cloverport, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 40143 has a population of 5,939 at 15 people per square mile, while ZIP 40111 has 1,682 at 18 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 40143 reports a median household income of $59,475 against $41,576 in ZIP 40111, with per-capita income of $36,029 vs $20,989. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.4% in 40143 and 7.5% in 40111. Poverty rate reads 13.6% vs 24.9%, and unemployment 6.0% vs 12.1% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $155,900 in 40143 versus $118,400 in 40111, with median rent of $738 and $402 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 72.5% vs 72.5%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.