ZIP Code 40505

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fayette County, Kentucky.

Population: 25,855
Median household income: $58,922
Median home value: $166,300

ZIP Code 40505 (Fayette County, Kentucky) is home to about 25,855 residents. At $58,922, its median household income sits below Fayette County's $67,631.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 40505's population declined 1.1% from 26,152 to 25,855, while its median gross rent rose 18.2% from $773 to $914.

22.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,855
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,922
Median home value: $166,300
Median gross rent: $914
Housing units: 12,026
Homeownership rate: 60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,15225,855

Median household income

$40,536$58,922

Median home value

$121,800$166,300

Median gross rent

$773$914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,152	$40,536	$121,800	$773
2020	26,399	$43,305	$125,200	$791
2021	26,081	$48,784	$133,700	$835
2022	25,969	$56,957	$153,100	$933
2023	25,855	$58,922	$166,300	$914

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,215	4.7%
5 to 17	4,538	17.6%
18 to 24	1,658	6.4%
25 to 34	3,510	13.6%
35 to 44	3,754	14.5%
45 to 54	3,324	12.9%
55 to 64	3,810	14.7%
65 to 74	2,390	9.2%
75 and over	1,656	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,865	65.2%
Black or African American	4,475	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	71	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	91	0.4%
Two or more races	966	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,361	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,505	13.6%
High school graduate	5,752	31.2%
Some college or associate's	6,007	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,692	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,488	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit1.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,406	74.1%
Carpooled	1,754	13.8%
Public transit	227	1.8%
Walked	167	1.3%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	763	6.0%
Other means	372	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,771	31.6%
15 to 29 min	5,494	46.0%
30 to 44 min	2,029	17.0%
45 to 59 min	176	1.5%
60+ min	463	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 20.0% (5,149 of 25,763)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,957	54.5%
Nonfamily households	4,979	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,936	90.9%
Vacant	1,090	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,581	60.2%
Renter-occupied	4,355	39.8%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,745	72.7%
1-unit, attached	310	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1,105	9.2%
5 to 19 units	1,324	11.0%
20 or more units	475	3.9%
Mobile home & other	67	0.6%

ZIP Code 40505

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