ZIP Code 40203

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Population: 17,540
Median household income: $31,430
Median home value: $179,300

ZIP Code 40203 (Jefferson County, Kentucky) is home to about 17,540 residents. Its median household income of $31,430 runs below the Jefferson County figure of $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 40203's population declined 1.5% from 17,815 to 17,540, while its median gross rent rose 49.5% from $554 to $828.

Owners occupy 24.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,540
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $31,430
Median home value: $179,300
Median gross rent: $828
Housing units: 10,754
Homeownership rate: 24.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,81517,540

Median household income

$19,645$31,430

Median home value

$86,100$179,300

Median gross rent

$554$828

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,815	$19,645	$86,100	$554
2020	17,568	$25,129	$127,500	$604
2021	17,263	$26,968	$134,100	$681
2022	17,964	$30,739	$158,000	$777
2023	17,540	$31,430	$179,300	$828

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3419.3%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,195	6.8%
5 to 17	2,031	11.6%
18 to 24	2,206	12.6%
25 to 34	3,386	19.3%
35 to 44	1,963	11.2%
45 to 54	2,072	11.8%
55 to 64	2,352	13.4%
65 to 74	1,569	8.9%
75 and over	766	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,721	44.0%
Black or African American	8,626	49.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	70	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.1%
Two or more races	618	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	481	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,721	14.2%
High school graduate	4,066	33.6%
Some college or associate's	3,623	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,757	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	941	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone53.8%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit11.9%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,896	53.8%
Carpooled	715	9.9%
Public transit	863	11.9%
Walked	395	5.5%
Bicycle	111	1.5%
Worked from home	1,215	16.8%
Other means	43	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,990	33.0%
15 to 29 min	2,657	44.1%
30 to 44 min	918	15.2%
45 to 59 min	188	3.1%
60+ min	270	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.82
Poverty rate: 39.9% (6,697 of 16,791)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,189	35.6%
Nonfamily households	5,776	64.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,965	83.4%
Vacant	1,789	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,216	24.7%
Renter-occupied	6,749	75.3%

1-unit, detached29.2%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units19.7%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units31.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,142	29.2%
1-unit, attached	406	3.8%
2 to 4 units	2,122	19.7%
5 to 19 units	1,719	16.0%
20 or more units	3,348	31.1%
Mobile home & other	17	0.2%

ZIP Code 40203

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