ZIP 40059 · Prospect
Who lives in ZIP code 40059 (Prospect, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Prospect, KY · Oldham County
uszips 2026
People20,892
Median age47.2
Household income$152,727
Home value$559,834
Median rent$2,006/mo
Poverty2.2%
College degree+70.1%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Wider region
- Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 286 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,250
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.2% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
66.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $73,952.
Education (adults 25+)
46.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.3%
- Never married
- 21.8%
- Divorced
- 10.3%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 51.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.4%
- Rent burden
- 30.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 19.9%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 57.3%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 10.8%
- No health insurance
- 1.4%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.