ZIP 42749 · Horse Cave
Who lives in ZIP code 42749 (Horse Cave, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Horse Cave, KY · Hart County
uszips 2026
People4,423
Median age48.7
Household income$45,500
Home value$136,034
Median rent$726/mo
Poverty21.2%
College degree+11.9%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,894
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.9% are 65 or older; 84.5% are adults.
Household income
19.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,353.
Education (adults 25+)
40.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.7%
- Never married
- 23.7%
- Divorced
- 19.6%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.64
- Dual-income families
- 37.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.6%
- Rent burden
- 24.6%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 12.4%
- Farmers
- 13.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.9%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 27.9%
- No health insurance
- 11.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.