ZIP 42408 · Dawson Springs
Who lives in ZIP code 42408 (Dawson Springs, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dawson Springs, KY · Hopkins County
uszips 2026
People5,888
Median age42.3
Household income$60,900
Home value$100,737
Median rent$560/mo
Poverty20.2%
College degree+7.8%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Madisonville, KY (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,246
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.6% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
21.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,510.
Education (adults 25+)
46.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.3%
- Never married
- 30.7%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 10.1%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 34.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.9%
- Rent burden
- 20.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 5.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.5%
- Veterans
- 4.2%
- With a disability
- 33.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.5%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.