Lucas, KY · standard
ZIP Code 42156
Barren County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 254
- 18/sq mi
- $98,000
- Median income
- $211,900
- Median home value
- 16.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Lucas pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 20%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 47th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 18
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 42156 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 42156 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lucas, Barren County, Kentucky, home to just 254 residents across 13.8 square miles, a density of 18 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 42156 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $98,000 (64% above the Kentucky average), while per-capita income is $54,542. The poverty rate stands at 0.9% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. Median home value sits at $211,900 (33% above the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 100.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 16.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 53.3, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 4 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 42156, plus 5 more within Barren County, give a clearer read than the 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 42156, Lucas, 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
254
Population
13.8
Area (sq mi)
18
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 42156?
53.3
Median Age
55.7%
Male
44.3%
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?
$98,000
Median Household Income
+64% vs state
$54,542
Per Capita Income
0.9%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 42156 ranks nationally
Lucas, KY household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$98,000 Top 20% higher than 80% 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?
148
Total Housing Units
100
Occupied Units
48
Vacant Units
2.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$211,900
Median Home Value
+33% vs state
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 42156, employing approximately 11 people with a combined annual payroll of $543,000.
4
Businesses
11
Employees
$543K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 42156 vs 42123 →
ZIP 42156 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 42141
Glasgow (42141)
30,349 residents
- 42164
Scottsville (42164)
16,277 residents
- 42133 1,370
Fountain Run (42133)
1,370 residents
- 42123 840
Austin (42123)
840 residents
- 42156 254
Lucas (42156)
254 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 42156 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 42156 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 42156
Lucas (42156)
$98,000 median income
- 42133
Fountain Run (42133)
$62,353 median income
- 42123
Austin (42123)
$61,010 median income
- 42164
Scottsville (42164)
$60,106 median income
- 42141
Glasgow (42141)
$52,896 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 42156 ranks the highest of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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