ZIP 40831 · Harlan
Who lives in ZIP code 40831 (Harlan, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Harlan, KY · Harlan County
uszips 2026
People4,789
Median age42.5
Household income$35,404
Home value$111,170
Median rent$620/mo
Poverty26.1%
College degree+20.2%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 28 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,167
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.6% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
18.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,588.
Education (adults 25+)
37.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.8%
- Never married
- 23.8%
- Divorced
- 20.1%
- Widowed
- 12.3%
- Family size
- 2.67
- Dual-income families
- 31.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.7%
- Rent burden
- 42.7%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 38.2%
- Unemployment
- 8.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 27.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.