ZIP 42056 · La Center
Who lives in ZIP code 42056 (La Center, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
La Center, KY · Ballard County
uszips 2026
People1,450
Median age52.3
Household income$56,776
Home value$130,819
Median rent—
Poverty16.6%
College degree+24.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Paducah, KY-IL
- Wider region
- Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 637
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.8% are 65 or older; 80.0% are adults.
Household income
34.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,077.
Education (adults 25+)
61.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.9%
- Never married
- 15.5%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 12.6%
- Family size
- 2.68
- Dual-income families
- 56.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.1%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.1%
- Farmers
- 7.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.4%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 16.9%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.