Population & age
- Total population
- 137
- Median age
- 47.6
Wheatcroft, KY (42463)
Webster County · Population 137
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Wheatcroft, KY (ZIP 42463) sits in Webster County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,728. FEMA has issued 24 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1969 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 15,679 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 27.7% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Hopkins County, KY (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $42,679, fair market rent of $870 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $66,800. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 100.0%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $42,679
- Median home value
- $66,800
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 22.3%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 53(81.5%)
- Renter-occupied
- 12(18.5%)
- Vacant units
- 4
- Built (median)
- 1983
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
- Avg commute
- 22.3 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 16(11.7%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 61(93.8%)
- No broadband
- 4(6.2%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 0(0.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$620
/month
1 Bed
$660
/month
2 Bed
$870
/month
3 Bed
$1,110
/month
4 Bed
$1,210
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
4
Across 4 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $1.0M.
Single-family
4
100% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
0% of total units
Single-family value
$1.0M
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$52,524
Average weekly wage
$1,010
Total employment
2,695
Total establishments
294
That is roughly 20% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
That is 1.6 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
4,896
Employed
4,622
Unemployed
274
Based on Webster County, KY data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
24
Date Range
1969–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared January 24, 2026 (DR-3633)
Incident period: January 23, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
- Severe Storm12 (50%)
- Flood3 (13%)
- Biological2 (8%)
- Severe Ice Storm2 (8%)
- Snowstorm2 (8%)
- Other3 (13%)
Individual Assistance
6
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
24
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
13
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
57.1°F
47.3° – 67°
Annual precipitation
46"
Annual snowfall
12.4"
Heating · cooling days
4,298.7 · 1,463.1
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: HENDERSON 8 SSW, KY US, 23.1 miles from the centroid of Wheatcroft, KY (ZIP 42463)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
15,679
That is roughly 7,479 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
25%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
5.1
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.7
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
9.2%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
16
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
4,789
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
6.4
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
25%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
43%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 11.4% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Webster data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
27.7% of Webster County, KY residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.23
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.39
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.62
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 10.6% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Webster County, KY for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 6 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 22 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
8
Vehicle theft
5
County-level data for Webster (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−18 people
−30 households • −$2.4M net AGI flow
Moved in
374households
749 people • $16.2M AGI
Moved out
404households
767 people • $18.6M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Hopkins County, KY — 86 households
- Henderson County, KY — 50 households
- Union County, KY — 24 households
Where departing residents went
- Hopkins County, KY — 110 households
- Henderson County, KY — 68 households
- Union County, KY — 22 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $43,428 versus departing households' $46,124.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Kentucky
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 42463. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
Yes
graduated
Sales tax (combined)
6.00%
State 6.00% · avg local 0.00%
Property tax (effective)
0.74%
Median $2,003/year
Tax burden rank
23 of 50
9.80% of personal income
For ZIP 42463: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $66,800, that works out to roughly $495/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 42463
Nearby ZIPs by distance
42404 (Clay, 1.9 mi) · 42450 (Providence, 7.7 mi) · 42459 (Sturgis, 10.5 mi) · 42409 (Dixon, 10.7 mi) · 42437 (Morganfield, 12.5 mi) · 42441 (Nebo, 13.9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
All Teeth Lost
19.2%
No national benchmark available.
Short Sleep Duration
41.2%
No national benchmark available.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
67.7%
No national benchmark available.
Dental Visit
55.0%
No national benchmark available.
Mammography
71.4%
No national benchmark available.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
2
Median in-state tuition
$4,728
Median earnings (10 yr)
$35,724
- 2-Year
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY · 42431
- In-state tuition
- $4,728
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,432
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 51.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $35,733
- Median student debt
- $8,450
- 2-Year
Henderson Community College
Henderson, KY · 42420
- In-state tuition
- $4,728
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,432
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 40.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $35,714
- Median student debt
- $10,483
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Wheatcroft, KY (ZIP 42463) sits in Webster County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,728. FEMA has issued 24 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1969 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 15,679 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 27.7% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Hopkins County, KY (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $42,679, fair market rent of $870 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $66,800. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Both surfaces skew lighter than national averages. That isn’t a verdict — small-area estimates compress real neighborhood-level texture, and a single ZIP reading can miss a district line or a hospital corridor sitting just outside it. Treat this as a starting point for fieldwork, not a conclusion.
Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 42463
What is the population of ZIP 42463?
137 people live in ZIP 42463, with a median age of 47.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 42463?
$42,679 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 42463 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 42463, 81.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 18.5% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 42463?
In ZIP 42463, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 42463?
11.7% of the population in ZIP 42463 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 42463 have broadband internet?
93.8% of households in ZIP 42463 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 42463 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 42463 ranks in the 54th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 42463?
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 42463, ranking in the 81th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 42463 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 24 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 42463 between 1969–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 42463?
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 42463, accounting for 12 of 24 declarations (50%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 42463?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 42463 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3633) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 42463?
2 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 42463 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Madisonville Community College and Henderson Community College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 42463?
Median in-state tuition across 2 nearby institutions is $4,728 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 42463?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $35,724 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 42463?
ZIP 42463 has an average annual temperature of 57.1°F and 46.0" of annual precipitation based on the HENDERSON 8 SSW, KY US weather station 23.1 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 42463?
Kentucky has a graduated income tax with a top rate of unspecified. Combined sales tax: 6.00% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Kentucky have paid family leave?
Kentucky runs an active paid family leave program offering up to — weeks of paid leave per year (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 42463?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (5 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2 institutions), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (24 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (24 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 42463
Nearby ZIPs by distance
42404 (Clay, 1.9 mi) · 42450 (Providence, 7.7 mi) · 42459 (Sturgis, 10.5 mi) · 42409 (Dixon, 10.7 mi) · 42437 (Morganfield, 12.5 mi) · 42441 (Nebo, 13.9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Data refreshed via Mubboo's ETL pipeline; oldest source on this page retrieved Apr 24, 2026.
Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
54th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 49
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
2
Persons with Disability
17
Without HS Diploma
4
Without Health Insurance
2
Adults Age 65+
9
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.