South Portsmouth, KY · standard
ZIP Code 41174
Greenup County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,122
- 43/sq mi
- $56,357
- Median income
- $114,400
- Median home value
- 4.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
South Portsmouth pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 23rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 14th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 43
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 41174 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 41174 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in South Portsmouth, Greenup County, Kentucky, home to just 1,122 residents across 26.2 square miles, a density of 43 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 41174 reports a modest median household income of $56,357 (6% below the average Kentucky ZIP), while per-capita income is $50,400. The poverty rate is 6.0%, with unemployment at 8.3%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $114,400 (28% below the average Kentucky ZIP); owner occupancy is 89.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 4.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 6 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Greenup County, so 41174 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 41174, South Portsmouth, KY · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,122
Population
26.2
Area (sq mi)
43
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 41174?
50.2
Median Age
51.8%
Male
48.2%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$56,357
Median Household Income
-6% vs state ZIP avg
$50,400
Per Capita Income
6.0%
Poverty Rate
8.3%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
486housing units
486
Total Housing Units
374
Occupied Units
112
Vacant Units
2.15
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$114,400
Median Home Value
-28% vs state ZIP avg
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 41174, employing approximately 59 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,919,000.
8
Businesses
59
Employees
$1.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 4 | 50.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 41174 vs 45630 →
ZIP 41174 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 45662
Portsmouth (45662)
30,219 residents
- 45663 6,762
West Portsmouth (45663)
6,762 residents
- 41175 5,591
South Shore (41175)
5,591 residents
- 45652 3,519
Mc Dermott (45652)
3,519 residents
- 41174 1,122
South Portsmouth (41174)
1,122 residents
- 41166 919
Quincy (41166)
919 residents
- 45630 118
Friendship (45630)
118 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 41174 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 41174 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 41166
Quincy (41166)
$60,543 median income
- 41174
South Portsmouth (41174)
$56,357 median income
- 45663
West Portsmouth (45663)
$48,613 median income
- 45652
Mc Dermott (45652)
$42,708 median income
- 41175
South Shore (41175)
$42,419 median income
- 45662
Portsmouth (45662)
$36,504 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 41174 ranks #2 of 6 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 41174, both outside KY so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,122 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.