ZIP 42078 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 42078 (Salem, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, KY · Livingston County
uszips 2026
People1,702
Median age47.1
Household income$56,397
Home value$87,971
Median rent$669/mo
Poverty17.6%
College degree+14.1%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Paducah, KY-IL
- Wider region
- Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 685
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.3% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
29.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,525.
Education (adults 25+)
52.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.9%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 14.0%
- Widowed
- 15.9%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 33.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.5%
- Rent burden
- 20.8%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.3%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- 15.7%
- Farmers
- 11.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.7%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 26.2%
- No health insurance
- 2.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.