ZIP 42261 · Morgantown
Who lives in ZIP code 42261 (Morgantown, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Morgantown, KY · Butler County
uszips 2026
People9,641
Median age40.2
Household income$52,953
Home value$112,236
Median rent$648/mo
Poverty20.0%
College degree+10.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bowling Green, KY
- Wider region
- Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,577
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 76.8% are adults.
Household income
19.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,162.
Education (adults 25+)
57.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.4%
- Never married
- 24.8%
- Divorced
- 17.2%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 43.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.0%
- Rent burden
- 21.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.3%
- Farmers
- 9.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.6%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 20.0%
- No health insurance
- 10.1%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.