Postal Codes

42050 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 42050 covers Hickman, Kentucky, with a population of about 3,129 and a median household income of $38,566.

Population
3,12928 per square mile
Median age
445.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$38,56638% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
23.4%11 points above the US average
Typical home value
$86,544up 2.5% in five years
Median rent
$43453% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
14.4%20.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.7%1.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
42

Where 42050 is

Hickman, Kentucky — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,129
Median age44
Family households54.4%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)76.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)23.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$38,566
Income per person$20,783
Poverty rate23.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k16.8%
$10–15k13.2%
$15–20k5.4%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k12.7%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k6.3%
$100–125k2.9%
$125–150k9.4%
$150–200k0.4%
$200k or more0.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed960
Mean adjusted gross income$49,611
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k40.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$76,900
Median gross rent$434
Rent as a share of household income32.4%
Owner-occupied66.7%
Vacant homes20.7%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house83.5%
2 to 4 units7.6%
5 to 19 units5.4%
Mobile home3.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$86,544as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 30.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$98,213$57,803

$72,098 in 2000 to $86,544 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate13.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%
High school diploma or higher78.2%
Works from home4.4%
Drives to work alone81.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening63% 1.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist51.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use73.9% 2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost24.9% 11.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments42
People employed461
Annual payroll$23,158,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 98% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss95 out of 100
Community resilience13.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Kentucky and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKentuckyUnited States
Median household income$38,566$62,417$78,538
Income per person$20,783$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate23.4%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$76,900$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$434$933$1,348
Homeownership66.7%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%27%35%
Unemployment rate13.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home4.4%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%4.4%13.9%
Median age4439.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSAMBURG WR, TN US15.3 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January43.9°F / 26.5°F4.48 in rain
February49°F / 29.8°F4.22 in rain
March58.6°F / 38.4°F4.95 in rain
April69.1°F / 47.1°F5.28 in rain
May76.9°F / 56.9°F5.72 in rain
June84.6°F / 65.3°F4.24 in rain
July87°F / 68.3°F3.91 in rain
August86.6°F / 66.2°F3.27 in rain
September81.2°F / 58.6°F3.85 in rain
October71.3°F / 46.5°F3.92 in rain
November58.5°F / 38.3°F4.27 in rain
December48°F / 30.3°F5.06 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket29% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Fulton County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

38271 Woodland Mills, TN11.7 km away
38261 Union City, TN18.7 km away
38281 Union City, TN19.4 km away
63881 Wolf Island, MO20.1 km away
42031 Clinton, KY23.6 km away
42032 Columbus, KY23.7 km away
38232 Hornbeak, TN24.3 km away
38260 Troy, TN24.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Fulton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area109.97 sq mi
Water area3.2 sq mi
Population density28 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5593, -89.1947

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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