ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Kentucky

ZIP Code 42539: Casey County, KY

ZIP Code 42539 (Casey County, Kentucky) has an estimated 9,249 residents in 3,834 households. The median household income is $40,862, the median home value is $130,500 and the median gross rent is $674/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

9,249

Margin of error ±710

Median household income

$40,862

Margin of error ±$7,203

Median home value

$130,500

Margin of error ±$18,859

Median gross rent

$674/mo

Margin of error ±$66

Median age

42.9 yrs

Margin of error ±3.1 yrs

Mean travel time to work

25.3 min

Margin of error ±5.0 min

How ZIP 42539 compares with Kentucky and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 4253942.9 yrsKentucky39.1 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 42539$40,862Kentucky$63,726United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 42539$23,330Kentucky$35,821United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 4253921.9%Kentucky16.1%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 425396.3%Kentucky4.9%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 4253911.9%Kentucky27.6%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 42539$130,500Kentucky$205,600United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 42539$674/moKentucky$967/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 4253976.5%Kentucky68.3%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 4253925.3 minKentucky24.0 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 4253910.5%Kentucky10.2%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 42539

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 42539 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 42539	Margin of error	Kentucky	United States
Total population	9,249	±710	4,534,824	334,922,499
Median age	42.9 yrs	±3.1 yrs	39.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	3,834	±274	1,814,469	129,227,496
Median household income	$40,862	±$7,203	$63,726	$80,734
Per capita income	$23,330	±$2,659	$35,821	$44,673
Poverty rate	21.9%	±5.3 pts	16.1%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	±3.3 pts	4.9%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	±2.5 pts	27.6%	35.7%
Median home value	$130,500	±$18,859	$205,600	$332,700
Median gross rent	$674/mo	±$66	$967/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	76.5%	±4.6 pts	68.3%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	25.3 min	±5.0 min	24.0 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	10.5%	±3.9 pts	10.2%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 42539
Group	ZIP 42539	Kentucky	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	94.2%	81.5%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	7.6%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	3.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3.7%	5.0%	19.3%

Where ZIP 42539 is

State: Kentucky
Main county: Casey County— also overlaps Adair County
Largest overlapping place: Liberty (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 219.65 sq mi· about 42 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Casey County

40437 Casey County, KY 42516 Casey County, KY 42528 Casey County, KY 42541 Casey County, KY 42565 Casey County, KY 42566 Casey County, KY

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.