ZIP 42784 · Upton
Who lives in ZIP code 42784 (Upton, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Upton, KY · Hart County
uszips 2026
People3,089
Median age35.8
Household income$68,699
Home value$183,611
Median rent$898/mo
Poverty23.0%
College degree+20.8%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Wider region
- Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,339
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.3% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
26.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,311.
Education (adults 25+)
48.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.1%
- Never married
- 28.0%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 44.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.8%
- Rent burden
- 11.9%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 16.2%
- Farmers
- 18.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.6%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 15.8%
- No health insurance
- 9.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.