ZIP 42003 · Paducah
Who lives in ZIP code 42003 (Paducah, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Paducah, KY · McCracken County
uszips 2026
People29,672
Median age41.5
Household income$55,791
Home value$164,090
Median rent$740/mo
Poverty17.3%
College degree+24.1%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Paducah, KY-IL
- Wider region
- Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 166 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,711
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.6% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
27.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,043.
Education (adults 25+)
52.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.8%
- Never married
- 30.4%
- Divorced
- 17.4%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 46.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.8%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.0%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.8%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.