ZIP 40516 · Lexington
Who lives in ZIP code 40516 (Lexington, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lexington, KY · Fayette County
uszips 2026
People2,926
Median age38.7
Household income$84,510
Home value$268,811
Median rent$1,114/mo
Poverty15.5%
College degree+38.2%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Wider region
- Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 37 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,184
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.6% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
39.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,229.
Education (adults 25+)
40.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.2%
- Never married
- 24.0%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 62.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.3%
- Rent burden
- 34.5%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.8%
- Farmers
- 6.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.8%
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 8.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.