ZIP Code 40769

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Whitley County, Kentucky.

Population: 17,931
Median household income: $41,772
Median home value: $94,100

ZIP Code 40769 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Whitley County, Kentucky, home to about 17,931 residents. Its median household income of $41,772 runs in line with the Whitley County figure of $41,719.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 40769's population declined 1.8% from 18,259 to 17,931, while its median gross rent rose 24.4% from $586 to $729.

The median resident is 33.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,931
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,772
Median home value: $94,100
Median gross rent: $729
Housing units: 7,486
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,25917,931

Median household income

$33,119$41,772

Median home value

$72,500$94,100

Median gross rent

$586$729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,259	$33,119	$72,500	$586
2020	18,064	$38,780	$73,500	$588
2021	17,758	$42,545	$77,700	$638
2022	18,167	$44,553	$81,800	$690
2023	17,931	$41,772	$94,100	$729

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 2414.6%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,269	7.1%
5 to 17	3,401	19.0%
18 to 24	2,613	14.6%
25 to 34	2,163	12.1%
35 to 44	1,961	10.9%
45 to 54	2,230	12.4%
55 to 64	2,223	12.4%
65 to 74	1,093	6.1%
75 and over	978	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,677	93.0%
Black or African American	270	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	34	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	47	0.3%
Two or more races	265	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	630	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,926	18.1%
High school graduate	4,355	40.9%
Some college or associate's	2,493	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	693	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,181	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,665	73.2%
Carpooled	936	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	190	3.0%
Bicycle	25	0.4%
Worked from home	549	8.6%
Other means	8	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,183	37.5%
15 to 29 min	1,923	33.0%
30 to 44 min	1,028	17.7%
45 to 59 min	270	4.6%
60+ min	420	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 29.3% (4,803 of 16,367)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,316	69.3%
Nonfamily households	1,911	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,227	83.2%
Vacant	1,259	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,897	62.6%
Renter-occupied	2,330	37.4%

1-unit, detached55.0%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other31.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,121	55.0%
1-unit, attached	23	0.3%
2 to 4 units	530	7.1%
5 to 19 units	426	5.7%
20 or more units	54	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2,332	31.2%

ZIP Code 40769

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