ZIP 42001 · Paducah
Who lives in ZIP code 42001 (Paducah, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Paducah, KY · McCracken County
uszips 2026
People30,856
Median age42.1
Household income$71,365
Home value$213,884
Median rent$966/mo
Poverty15.2%
College degree+35.2%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Paducah, KY-IL
- Wider region
- Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 161 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,277
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.0% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
35.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,592.
Education (adults 25+)
34.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.9%
- Never married
- 29.6%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 51.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.5%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 12.4%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.0%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 15.2%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.