Thousandsticks, KY · standard
ZIP Code 41766
Leslie County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 131
- 10/sq mi
- $20,522
- Median income
- $87,800
- Median home value
- 22.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Thousandsticks pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 0th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 6th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 10
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 41766 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 41766 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Thousandsticks, Leslie County, Kentucky, home to just 131 residents across 12.7 square miles, a density of 10 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 41766 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $20,522 (66% below the Kentucky average), while per-capita income is $13,018. The poverty rate stands at 51.5% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. Median home value sits at $87,800 (45% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 100.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.2, and the average commute is -. We also surface 10 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Leslie County, so you can benchmark 41766 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
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 41766, Thousandsticks, 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
131
Population
12.7
Area (sq mi)
10
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 41766?
41.2
Median Age
46.3%
Male
53.7%
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?
$20,522
Median Household Income
-66% vs state
$13,018
Per Capita Income
51.5%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 41766 ranks nationally
Thousandsticks, KY household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$20,522 0th percentile higher than 0% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
264
Total Housing Units
264
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.10
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$87,800
Median Home Value
-45% vs state
1986
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 41766 vs 41749 →
ZIP 41766 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 41749
Hyden (41749)
3,556 residents
- 41723
Busy (41723)
1,537 residents
- 40972 1,327
Oneida (40972)
1,327 residents
- 40868 1,100
Stinnett (40868)
1,100 residents
- 41721 788
Buckhorn (41721)
788 residents
- 40827 674
Essie (40827)
674 residents
- 40914 467
Big Creek (40914)
467 residents
- 41714 418
Bear Branch (41714)
418 residents
- 41766 131
Thousandsticks (41766)
131 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 41766 ranks #9 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 41766 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 40827
Essie (40827)
$53,388 median income
- 40868
Stinnett (40868)
$41,932 median income
- 40972
Oneida (40972)
$41,250 median income
- 41749
Hyden (41749)
$34,934 median income
- 41723
Busy (41723)
$28,000 median income
- 40914
Big Creek (40914)
$26,502 median income
- 41766 $20,522
Thousandsticks (41766)
$20,522 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 41766 ranks #7 of 7 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41749 | Hyden, KY | 3,556 | 3.3 mi |
| 41714 | Bear Branch, KY | 418 | 3.3 mi |
| 41762 | Sizerock, KY | 107 | 5.2 mi |
| 40868 | Stinnett, KY | 1,100 | 6.7 mi |
| 40827 | Essie, KY | 674 | 9.2 mi |
| 41721 | Buckhorn, KY | 788 | 9.1 mi |
| 40914 | Big Creek, KY | 467 | 7.8 mi |
| 41775 | Wendover, KY | 114 | 9.1 mi |
| 40972 | Oneida, KY | 1,327 | 9.3 mi |
| 41723 | Busy, KY | 1,537 | 9.5 mi |
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