ZIP Code 40854

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Population: 853
Median household income: $33,077
Median home value: $74,500

Covering part of Harlan County, Kentucky, ZIP Code 40854 has about 853 residents. At $33,077, its median household income sits below Harlan County's $37,198.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 40854's population declined 16.3% from 1,019 to 853, while its median gross rent rose 12.7% from $568 to $640.

Owners occupy 55.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 853
Median age: 48.9 yrs
Median household income: $33,077
Median home value: $74,500
Median gross rent: $640
Housing units: 466
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 14.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,019853

Median household income

$24,143$33,077

Median home value

$62,400$74,500

Median gross rent

$568$640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,019	$24,143	$62,400	$568
2020	946	$33,750	$66,600	$588
2021	996	$24,103	$63,400	$577
2022	1,001	$24,803	$68,800	$599
2023	853	$33,077	$74,500	$640

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5424.5%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	3.0%
5 to 17	136	15.9%
18 to 24	10	1.2%
25 to 34	116	13.6%
35 to 44	75	8.8%
45 to 54	209	24.5%
55 to 64	126	14.8%
65 to 74	92	10.8%
75 and over	63	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	794	93.1%
Black or African American	7	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	45	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	149	21.9%
High school graduate	327	48.0%
Some college or associate's	148	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	30	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	27	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone90.8%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	218	90.8%
Carpooled	8	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	140	58.8%
15 to 29 min	37	15.5%
30 to 44 min	6	2.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	55	23.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 36.5% (311 of 853)

	Count	Share
Family households	178	46.6%
Nonfamily households	204	53.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	382	82.0%
Vacant	84	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	211	55.2%
Renter-occupied	171	44.8%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units15.9%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	285	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	74	15.9%
5 to 19 units	17	3.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	90	19.3%

ZIP Code 40854

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