ZIP Code 40855

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Population: 782
Median household income: $27,102
Median home value: $55,700

ZIP Code 40855 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harlan County, Kentucky, home to about 782 residents. At $27,102, its median household income sits below Harlan County's $37,198.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 40855's population grew 12.7% from 694 to 782, while its median gross rent rose 37.2% from $565 to $775.

Owners occupy 65.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 782
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $27,102
Median home value: $55,700
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 479
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

694782

Median household income

$36,154$27,102

Median home value

$57,400$55,700

Median gross rent

$565$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	694	$36,154	$57,400	$565
2020	668	$32,125	$57,100	$551
2021	779	$27,037	$53,500	$706
2022	738	$27,778	$52,600	$597
2023	782	$27,102	$55,700	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6421.1%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	5.5%
5 to 17	124	15.9%
18 to 24	38	4.9%
25 to 34	65	8.3%
35 to 44	114	14.6%
45 to 54	92	11.8%
55 to 64	165	21.1%
65 to 74	96	12.3%
75 and over	45	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	675	86.3%
Black or African American	65	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate21.8%

Some college or associate's50.1%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	13.5%
High school graduate	126	21.8%
Some college or associate's	289	50.1%
Bachelor's degree	22	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	62	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit4.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	75.9%
Carpooled	37	15.1%
Public transit	12	4.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.8%
Other means	8	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	81	33.3%
15 to 29 min	60	24.7%
30 to 44 min	46	18.9%
45 to 59 min	13	5.3%
60+ min	43	17.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 39.0% (305 of 782)

	Count	Share
Family households	213	70.3%
Nonfamily households	90	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	303	63.3%
Vacant	176	36.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	198	65.3%
Renter-occupied	105	34.7%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached12.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	393	82.0%
1-unit, attached	58	12.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	4.8%

ZIP Code 40855

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