ZIP Code 40272

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Population: 37,595
Median household income: $66,382
Median home value: $169,700

ZIP Code 40272 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Kentucky, home to about 37,595 residents. At $66,382, its median household income sits in line with Jefferson County's $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 40272's population declined 1.3% from 38,095 to 37,595, while its median gross rent rose 14.2% from $1,004 to $1,147.

19.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,595
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,382
Median home value: $169,700
Median gross rent: $1,147
Housing units: 15,469
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,09537,595

Median household income

$57,581$66,382

Median home value

$131,500$169,700

Median gross rent

$1,004$1,147

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,095	$57,581	$131,500	$1,004
2020	37,401	$57,382	$135,000	$1,011
2021	38,815	$60,256	$142,800	$1,083
2022	38,114	$64,617	$163,400	$1,165
2023	37,595	$66,382	$169,700	$1,147

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,384	6.3%
5 to 17	6,613	17.6%
18 to 24	3,110	8.3%
25 to 34	4,460	11.9%
35 to 44	5,265	14.0%
45 to 54	4,195	11.2%
55 to 64	5,487	14.6%
65 to 74	3,651	9.7%
75 and over	2,430	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,064	77.3%
Black or African American	3,435	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	109	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.1%
Some other race	159	0.4%
Two or more races	1,367	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,405	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,554	10.0%
High school graduate	9,891	38.8%
Some college or associate's	8,085	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,834	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,124	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,395	76.2%
Carpooled	2,116	12.0%
Public transit	26	0.1%
Walked	270	1.5%
Bicycle	20	0.1%
Worked from home	1,590	9.0%
Other means	170	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,339	20.9%
15 to 29 min	6,250	39.1%
30 to 44 min	5,086	31.8%
45 to 59 min	756	4.7%
60+ min	566	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 14.8% (5,500 of 37,286)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,218	71.0%
Nonfamily households	4,183	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,401	93.1%
Vacant	1,068	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,619	73.7%
Renter-occupied	3,782	26.3%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,959	77.3%
1-unit, attached	446	2.9%
2 to 4 units	465	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1,303	8.4%
20 or more units	501	3.2%
Mobile home & other	795	5.1%

Geography

ZCTA: 40272
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 0.43 sq mi
Center point: 38.0785, -85.8531

Counties this ZIP covers

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