Housing market/Kentucky/ZIP 42053
ZIP 42053 Kevil, McCracken County, Kentucky
McCracken County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · Kentucky. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 42053 · KY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 42053 — Kevil, KY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 42053
- 1-unit detached1,51870.1%
- 1-unit attached482.2%
- 2–4 units793.7%
- 5–49 units70.3%
- Mobile51223.7%
2–4 unit share 3.6% · 5–49 unit share 0.3% · combined 2–49 4.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $889 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $634.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 10.4%; ≥50% 8.4%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,190 (1.339× ACS median gross rent).
Population
4,882 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -9.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 24 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 42053 20.2% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 12.6%; ACS median gross rent is $889; population changed -9.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 79 units in 2–4-unit structures and 7 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,190 versus ACS median gross rent of $889. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Kentucky research
ZIP 42053 is a Census / HUD profile for McCracken County, KY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 42053 — Kevil, KY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Kentucky ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Kentucky research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 42053?
ZIP 42053 (McCracken County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area) has 4,882 residents, 1,898 households, a renter share of 20.2%, median household income of $70,617, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $889. Vacancy is 12.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 42053?
ACS counts 65 units in 2-unit buildings, 14 in 3–4 unit buildings, 5 in 5–9, 2 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 86 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 42053?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,190. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 42053 — Kevil, KY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Kentucky ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 42053 is Census / HUD research for McCracken County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Kentucky property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.