ZIP 40517 · Lexington
Who lives in ZIP code 40517 (Lexington, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lexington, KY · Fayette County
uszips 2026
People35,656
Median age32.3
Household income$53,670
Home value$217,297
Median rent$1,136/mo
Poverty21.6%
College degree+41.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Wider region
- Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,231 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,301
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.4% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
22.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,671.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.4%
- Never married
- 44.9%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 55.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 35.7%
- Rent burden
- 33.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.2%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.