ZIP 42141 vs ZIP 42127

This side-by-side compares ZIP 42141 (Glasgow, KY) and ZIP 42127 (Cave City, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 42141 has a population of 30,349 at 42 people per square mile, while ZIP 42127 has 6,199 at 27 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 42141 reports a median household income of $52,896 against $42,893 in ZIP 42127, with per-capita income of $31,488 vs $25,056. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.4% in 42141 and 12.1% in 42127. Poverty rate reads 17.5% vs 22.8%, and unemployment 4.1% vs 7.3% — 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 $184,700 in 42141 versus $164,000 in 42127, with median rent of $857 and $713 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.8% vs 50.9%. 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.