ZIP 40729 · East Bernstadt
Who lives in ZIP code 40729 (East Bernstadt, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
East Bernstadt, KY · Laurel County
uszips 2026
People5,799
Median age41.2
Household income$47,077
Home value$136,407
Median rent$693/mo
Poverty20.9%
College degree+14.4%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Corbin, KY (micro)
- Wider region
- Middlesborough-Corbin, KY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 30 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,265
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.9% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
19.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,054.
Education (adults 25+)
39.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.1%
- Never married
- 24.0%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 48.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.2%
- Rent burden
- 31.1%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 5.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.8%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 20.2%
- No health insurance
- 9.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.