ZIP Code 40212

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Population: 15,160
Median household income: $35,389
Median home value: $78,100

ZIP Code 40212 (Jefferson County, Kentucky) is home to about 15,160 residents. Its median household income of $35,389 runs below the Jefferson County figure of $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 40212's population declined 9.2% from 16,700 to 15,160, while its median gross rent rose 29.2% from $710 to $917.

The typical home was built around 1938. 34.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,160
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $35,389
Median home value: $78,100
Median gross rent: $917
Housing units: 8,061
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,70015,160

Median household income

$26,878$35,389

Median home value

$64,200$78,100

Median gross rent

$710$917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,700	$26,878	$64,200	$710
2020	16,248	$28,646	$65,600	$728
2021	16,548	$31,377	$65,900	$769
2022	15,412	$33,605	$82,600	$816
2023	15,160	$35,389	$78,100	$917

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	779	5.1%
5 to 17	2,824	18.6%
18 to 24	1,423	9.4%
25 to 34	1,545	10.2%
35 to 44	2,033	13.4%
45 to 54	1,964	13.0%
55 to 64	2,051	13.5%
65 to 74	1,669	11.0%
75 and over	872	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,623	37.1%
Black or African American	9,027	59.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	133	0.9%
Two or more races	199	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	173	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,906	18.8%
High school graduate	4,531	44.7%
Some college or associate's	2,415	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	766	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	516	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit7.9%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,637	70.1%
Carpooled	410	7.9%
Public transit	409	7.9%
Walked	93	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	513	9.9%
Other means	129	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	971	20.8%
15 to 29 min	2,515	53.8%
30 to 44 min	758	16.2%
45 to 59 min	335	7.2%
60+ min	99	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 34.8% (5,258 of 15,113)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,569	55.3%
Nonfamily households	2,882	44.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,451	80.0%
Vacant	1,610	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,211	49.8%
Renter-occupied	3,240	50.2%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,247	77.5%
1-unit, attached	224	2.8%
2 to 4 units	1,042	12.9%
5 to 19 units	229	2.8%
20 or more units	287	3.6%
Mobile home & other	32	0.4%

ZIP Code 40212

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