ZIP 40508 · Lexington
Who lives in ZIP code 40508 (Lexington, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lexington, KY · Fayette County
uszips 2026
People23,756
Median age23.5
Household income$29,440
Home value$178,987
Median rent$959/mo
Poverty37.2%
College degree+36.9%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Wider region
- Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,181 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,665
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.2% are 65 or older; 89.9% are adults.
Household income
13.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $14,702.
Education (adults 25+)
41.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 17.5%
- Never married
- 66.8%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 51.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 29.5%
- Rent burden
- 46.0%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.0%
- Unemployment
- 9.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.0%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.9%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.