Symsonia, KY · standard
ZIP Code 42082
Graves County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,845
- 25/sq mi
- $67,000
- Median income
- $223,200
- Median home value
- 26.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Symsonia pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 42th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 50%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 25
- people per sq mi
- 95%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 42082 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 42082 covers 73.2 square miles in Symsonia, Graves County, Kentucky (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,845 residents on file, a density of 25 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 42082 reports a modest median household income of $67,000 (12% above the Kentucky average), while per-capita income is $34,285. Local economic indicators show a 9.7% poverty rate alongside 4.6% unemployment. Median home value sits at $223,200 (40% above the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 94.5%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.7, and the average commute is -. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Graves County, so you can benchmark 42082 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 42082, Symsonia, 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
1,845
Population
73.2
Area (sq mi)
25
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 42082?
33.7
Median Age
52.0%
Male
48.0%
Female
3.2%
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?
$67,000
Median Household Income
+12% vs state
$34,285
Per Capita Income
9.7%
Poverty Rate
4.6%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 42082 ranks nationally
Symsonia, KY household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$67,000 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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?
917
Total Housing Units
708
Occupied Units
209
Vacant Units
2.55
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$223,200
Median Home Value
+40% vs state
1993
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 15 business establishments in ZIP 42082, employing approximately 68 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,207,000.
15
Businesses
68
Employees
$2.2M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 20.0% |
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 42082 vs 42027 →
ZIP 42082 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 42003
Paducah (42003)
29,683 residents
- 42029 6,321
Calvert City (42029)
6,321 residents
- 42051 2,840
Hickory (42051)
2,840 residents
- 42058 2,336
Ledbetter (42058)
2,336 residents
- 42027 2,291
Boaz (42027)
2,291 residents
- 42082 1,845
Symsonia (42082)
1,845 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 42082 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 42082 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 42051
Hickory (42051)
$76,000 median income
- 42082
Symsonia (42082)
$67,000 median income
- 42058
Ledbetter (42058)
$66,852 median income
- 42029
Calvert City (42029)
$64,083 median income
- 42027
Boaz (42027)
$58,056 median income
- 42003
Paducah (42003)
$55,791 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 42082 ranks #2 of 6 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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