ZIP 42127 · Cave City
Who lives in ZIP code 42127 (Cave City, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cave City, KY · Barren County
uszips 2026
People7,030
Median age43.9
Household income$42,893
Home value$163,667
Median rent$713/mo
Poverty22.8%
College degree+12.1%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Glasgow, KY (micro)
- Wider region
- Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 30 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,012
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.6% are 65 or older; 80.6% are adults.
Household income
14.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,217.
Education (adults 25+)
41.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.5%
- Never married
- 23.6%
- Divorced
- 17.6%
- Widowed
- 10.3%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 46.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.9%
- Rent burden
- 31.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.0%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 12.9%
- Farmers
- 9.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.8%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 27.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.9%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.