ZIP 42653 · Whitley City
Who lives in ZIP code 42653 (Whitley City, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Whitley City, KY · McCreary County
uszips 2026
People4,300
Median age36.2
Household income$42,656
Home value—
Median rent$645/mo
Poverty38.7%
College degree+7.4%
Commute38 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,287
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.8% are 65 or older; 70.1% are adults.
Household income
11.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,438.
Education (adults 25+)
64.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.9%
- Never married
- 27.6%
- Divorced
- 22.2%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 3.86
- Dual-income families
- 30.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.9%
- Rent burden
- 27.9%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 40.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.6%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 32.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.4%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.