Median Age by Zip Code (ZCTA5) — Kentucky

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Kentucky's median age exhibits notable geographic variation, with the youngest zip codes (under 25, in deep blue-purple) concentrated around college towns such as the Lexington and Richmond areas in the central-eastern part of the state, as well as near Bowling Green and Murray in the west. The oldest populations (55–60+, in yellow) appear scattered but cluster particularly along the western border near Paducah, in parts of the south-central region, and in select eastern Kentucky zip codes. The broad central and southeastern swath of the state trends toward median ages in the 38–48 range, with eastern Appalachian Kentucky showing considerable heterogeneity—pockets of both younger and older populations interspersed across relatively short distances.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS

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