ZIP 40242 · Louisville
Who lives in ZIP code 40242 (Louisville, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Louisville, KY · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People11,168
Median age37.5
Household income$75,417
Home value$299,478
Median rent$1,314/mo
Poverty8.6%
College degree+47.9%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Wider region
- Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,508 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,010
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.8% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
37.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,698.
Education (adults 25+)
38.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.3%
- Never married
- 30.3%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 58.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.1%
- Rent burden
- 30.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.9%
- Veterans
- 4.9%
- With a disability
- 10.3%
- No health insurance
- 8.7%
- Limited English
- 3.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.