ZIP 40965 · Middlesboro
Who lives in ZIP code 40965 (Middlesboro, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Middlesboro, KY · Bell County
uszips 2026
People11,561
Median age40.4
Household income$28,685
Home value$111,689
Median rent$595/mo
Poverty31.8%
College degree+18.0%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Middlesborough, KY (micro)
- Wider region
- Middlesborough-Corbin, KY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 52 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,238
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 78.0% are adults.
Household income
10.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,770.
Education (adults 25+)
52.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.9%
- Never married
- 31.2%
- Divorced
- 20.9%
- Widowed
- 13.1%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 29.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 54.1%
- Rent burden
- 44.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 43.2%
- Unemployment
- 10.8%
- Self-employed
- 13.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.0%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 26.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.