ZIP 42159 · Oakland
Who lives in ZIP code 42159 (Oakland, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Oakland, KY · Warren County
uszips 2026
People1,699
Median age46.2
Household income$66,756
Home value$271,756
Median rent$1,118/mo
Poverty2.1%
College degree+28.7%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bowling Green, KY
- Wider region
- Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 21 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 971
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.5% are 65 or older; 90.8% are adults.
Household income
25.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,667.
Education (adults 25+)
35.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.5%
- Never married
- 19.7%
- Divorced
- 25.8%
- Widowed
- 2.0%
- Family size
- 1.96
- Dual-income families
- 44.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.9%
- Rent burden
- 20.2%
- Men / women
- 59% / 41%
Work
- In labor force
- 76.3%
- Unemployment
- 0.7%
- Self-employed
- 16.4%
- Farmers
- 18.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 18.7%
- With a disability
- 24.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.