ZIP 42259 · Mammoth Cave
Who lives in ZIP code 42259 (Mammoth Cave, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mammoth Cave, KY · Edmonson County
uszips 2026
People1,090
Median age62.0
Household income$33,566
Home value$182,356
Median rent$1,048/mo
Poverty22.8%
College degree+5.0%
Commute45 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bowling Green, KY
- Wider region
- Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 509
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
40.9% are 65 or older; 95.0% are adults.
Household income
12.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,917.
Education (adults 25+)
27.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.7%
- Never married
- 12.2%
- Divorced
- 20.6%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.52
- Dual-income families
- 25.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 31.9%
- Unemployment
- 12.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.3%
- Farmers
- 15.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.3%
- Veterans
- 15.3%
- With a disability
- 26.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.