Blackey, KY · standard
ZIP Code 41804
Letcher County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 720
- 21/sq mi
- $56,300
- Median home value
- 10.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Blackey pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 1th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 21
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 41804 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 41804 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Blackey, Letcher County, Kentucky, home to just 720 residents across 34.4 square miles, a density of 21 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 41804, but per-capita income is $22,668. Poverty here runs at 16.2%, with unemployment measured at 21.9%. On housing, the median home value is $56,300 (65% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 82.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 10.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44, and the average commute is -. To put 41804 in local context, 10 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Letcher County, for a geography-aware comparison.
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 41804, Blackey, 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
720
Population
34.4
Area (sq mi)
21
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 41804?
44.0
Median Age
55.0%
Male
45.0%
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?
$22,668
Per Capita Income
16.2%
Poverty Rate
21.9%
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?
412
Total Housing Units
411
Occupied Units
1
Vacant Units
2.92
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$56,300
Median Home Value
-65% vs state
1952
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 41804 vs 41832 →
ZIP 41804 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 41773
Vicco (41773)
1,273 residents
- 41731
Cornettsville (41731)
1,023 residents
- 41826
Jeremiah (41826)
978 residents
- 41804
Blackey (41804)
720 residents
- 41847
Redfox (41847)
617 residents
- 41821
Hallie (41821)
537 residents
- 41832 424
Letcher (41832)
424 residents
- 41759 397
Sassafras (41759)
397 residents
- 41833 321
Linefork (41833)
321 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 41804 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41832 | Letcher, KY | 424 | 2.1 mi |
| 41826 | Jeremiah, KY | 978 | 4.1 mi |
| 41821 | Hallie, KY | 537 | 5.5 mi |
| 41759 | Sassafras, KY | 397 | 5.0 mi |
| 41845 | Premium, KY | 293 | 4.5 mi |
| 41847 | Redfox, KY | 617 | 4.6 mi |
| 41848 | Roxana, KY | 80 | 4.8 mi |
| 41773 | Vicco, KY | 1,273 | 5.5 mi |
| 41731 | Cornettsville, KY | 1,023 | 5.0 mi |
| 41833 | Linefork, KY | 321 | 8.2 mi |
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