ZIP Code 40215

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Population: 19,444
Median household income: $42,762
Median home value: $106,500

ZIP Code 40215 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Kentucky, home to about 19,444 residents. At $42,762, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $67,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 40215's population declined 6.3% from 20,754 to 19,444, while its median gross rent rose 22.0% from $800 to $976.

27.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.45 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,444
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $42,762
Median home value: $106,500
Median gross rent: $976
Housing units: 9,070
Homeownership rate: 42.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,75419,444

Median household income

$33,723$42,762

Median home value

$78,600$106,500

Median gross rent

$800$976

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,754	$33,723	$78,600	$800
2020	20,644	$35,380	$82,700	$812
2021	20,042	$37,535	$85,200	$848
2022	19,494	$41,397	$97,500	$920
2023	19,444	$42,762	$106,500	$976

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	991	5.1%
5 to 17	4,171	21.5%
18 to 24	1,282	6.6%
25 to 34	2,840	14.6%
35 to 44	2,700	13.9%
45 to 54	2,106	10.8%
55 to 64	3,136	16.1%
65 to 74	1,534	7.9%
75 and over	684	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,848	50.6%
Black or African American	6,447	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	383	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	99	0.5%
Two or more races	1,405	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,255	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.2%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,762	21.2%
High school graduate	5,006	38.5%
Some college or associate's	3,565	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,014	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	653	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit3.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means4.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,078	74.0%
Carpooled	811	9.9%
Public transit	251	3.1%
Walked	139	1.7%
Bicycle	15	0.2%
Worked from home	534	6.5%
Other means	389	4.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,879	24.5%
15 to 29 min	4,221	54.9%
30 to 44 min	1,099	14.3%
45 to 59 min	300	3.9%
60+ min	184	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 27.7% (5,314 of 19,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,121	52.2%
Nonfamily households	3,769	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,890	87.0%
Vacant	1,180	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,331	42.2%
Renter-occupied	4,559	57.8%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,380	70.3%
1-unit, attached	150	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,352	14.9%
5 to 19 units	553	6.1%
20 or more units	555	6.1%
Mobile home & other	80	0.9%

ZIP Code 40215

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