ZIP Code 40517

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fayette County, Kentucky.

Population: 36,396
Median household income: $51,778
Median home value: $196,300

ZIP Code 40517 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fayette County, Kentucky, home to about 36,396 residents. The median household income of $51,778 is below the Fayette County median ($67,631).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 40517's population declined 1.9% from 37,096 to 36,396, while its median gross rent rose 24.0% from $881 to $1,092.

The median resident is 31.0 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,396
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $51,778
Median home value: $196,300
Median gross rent: $1,092
Housing units: 18,306
Homeownership rate: 36.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,09636,396

Median household income

$42,817$51,778

Median home value

$134,100$196,300

Median gross rent

$881$1,092

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,096	$42,817	$134,100	$881
2020	37,358	$46,696	$141,100	$902
2021	37,296	$46,716	$146,700	$950
2022	36,263	$50,429	$171,100	$1,048
2023	36,396	$51,778	$196,300	$1,092

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3421.2%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,882	7.9%
5 to 17	5,545	15.2%
18 to 24	4,412	12.1%
25 to 34	7,728	21.2%
35 to 44	4,435	12.2%
45 to 54	3,503	9.6%
55 to 64	3,218	8.8%
65 to 74	2,941	8.1%
75 and over	1,732	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,911	60.2%
Black or African American	8,719	24.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	570	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	149	0.4%
Two or more races	2,099	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,939	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree26.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,896	8.0%
High school graduate	4,831	20.5%
Some college or associate's	7,096	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,182	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,552	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,430	79.0%
Carpooled	1,414	7.2%
Public transit	369	1.9%
Walked	125	0.6%
Bicycle	52	0.3%
Worked from home	1,977	10.1%
Other means	172	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,036	28.7%
15 to 29 min	8,823	50.2%
30 to 44 min	2,183	12.4%
45 to 59 min	625	3.6%
60+ min	895	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 23.4% (8,428 of 35,976)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,564	49.9%
Nonfamily households	8,606	50.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,170	93.8%
Vacant	1,136	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,326	36.8%
Renter-occupied	10,844	63.2%

1-unit, detached38.5%

1-unit, attached11.2%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units26.2%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,045	38.5%
1-unit, attached	2,042	11.2%
2 to 4 units	2,621	14.3%
5 to 19 units	4,792	26.2%
20 or more units	1,751	9.6%
Mobile home & other	55	0.3%

ZIP Code 40517

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