ZIP 42051 · Hickory
Who lives in ZIP code 42051 (Hickory, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hickory, KY · Graves County
uszips 2026
People2,114
Median age47.6
Household income$76,000
Home value$153,166
Median rent$928/mo
Poverty5.5%
College degree+10.5%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mayfield, KY (micro)
- Wider region
- Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 790
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.6% are 65 or older; 89.4% are adults.
Household income
32.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,296.
Education (adults 25+)
67.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.4%
- Never married
- 21.1%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 2.9%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 60.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 92.3%
- Rent burden
- 13.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.7%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.1%
- Farmers
- 7.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.8%
- Veterans
- 3.1%
- With a disability
- 10.5%
- No health insurance
- 6.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.