ZIP 42024 · Barlow
Who lives in ZIP code 42024 (Barlow, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Barlow, KY · Ballard County
uszips 2026
People1,205
Median age47.9
Household income$46,925
Home value$131,856
Median rent$538/mo
Poverty18.5%
College degree+9.8%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Paducah, KY-IL
- Wider region
- Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 559
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.1% are 65 or older; 83.1% are adults.
Household income
24.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,571.
Education (adults 25+)
34.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.8%
- Never married
- 18.0%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 52.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.1%
- Rent burden
- 34.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.1%
- Unemployment
- 0.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 7.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.5%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 18.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.