ZIP 40505 · Lexington
Who lives in ZIP code 40505 (Lexington, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lexington, KY · Fayette County
uszips 2026
People25,594
Median age41.0
Household income$58,206
Home value$178,499
Median rent$925/mo
Poverty17.1%
College degree+25.2%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Wider region
- Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,237 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,223
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.3% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
24.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,111.
Education (adults 25+)
45.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.3%
- Never married
- 33.5%
- Divorced
- 21.0%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 57.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.8%
- Rent burden
- 33.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.5%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 20.6%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.