ZIP 42085 · Water Valley
Who lives in ZIP code 42085 (Water Valley, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Water Valley, KY · Graves County
uszips 2026
People914
Median age35.4
Household income$57,679
Home value$103,598
Median rent$746/mo
Poverty27.9%
College degree+3.5%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mayfield, KY (micro)
- Wider region
- Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 303
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.2% are 65 or older; 82.9% are adults.
Household income
6.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,056.
Education (adults 25+)
28.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.4%
- Never married
- 32.3%
- Divorced
- 19.5%
- Widowed
- 2.9%
- Family size
- 3.44
- Dual-income families
- 20.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.0%
- Rent burden
- 55.6%
- Men / women
- 41% / 59%
Work
- In labor force
- 44.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 8.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.4%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 10.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.