ZIP 40272 · Louisville
Who lives in ZIP code 40272 (Louisville, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Louisville, KY · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People38,289
Median age38.2
Household income$69,940
Home value$178,021
Median rent$1,203/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+18.3%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Wider region
- Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 444 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,313
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 75.1% are adults.
Household income
28.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,558.
Education (adults 25+)
39.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.3%
- Never married
- 32.0%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 51.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.1%
- Rent burden
- 28.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 7.9%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.4%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 3.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.