40108 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 40108, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

40108 is a zip code in Meade County, Kentucky, which covers Battletown-Payneville CCD, Brandenburg CCD, and Flaherty, with a total population of 12,717 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 40108 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 40108.

The estimated population of people living in 40108 is 12,717, with a median age of 44.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 40108 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
12,717
+4.32%
+4.63%
2020
12,190
+3.28%
-
2019
11,803
+0.63%
-
2018
11,729
 -3.5% -
2017
12,154
 - -

Population of 40108 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 40108 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
93%
93.5%
 -0.53%
Black/African American
0.9%
0.5%
 +80.00%
Native
0%
0.4%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
2.3%
2.5%
 -8.00%
Asian
1.2%
0.7%
 +71.43%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.5%
2.4%
 +4.17%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 40108 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 40108 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 40108 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 40108 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 44.4 0% 43.4 +0.46% 45.6 +0.22%
2020 44.4 +2.54% 43.2 +3.6% 45.5 +0.22%
2019 43.3 +0.7% 41.7 -1.18% 45.4 +1.34%
2018 43 +3.12% 42.2 +6.57% 44.8 +4.92%
2017 41.7 - 39.6 - 42.7 -

The median age of the 40108 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 40108 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 682 +2.7% 732 -0.97% 689 680
10 to 19 841 1.42% 810 -30.44% 821 585
20 to 29 754 -21.98% 660 -0.29% 595 647
30 to 39 780 +12.1% 629 +18.49% 870 749
40 to 49 683 +30.45% 962 +14.89% 892 1,100
50 to 59 1,074 -18.55% 966 -11.84% 875 853
60 to 69 718 +28.68% 711 +9.44% 941 776
70+ 508 +42.06% 644 +34.66% 751 893

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 40108 zip code is $67,659.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 40108.

  • Under 25
    $55,185.00
  • 25 to 44
    $87,045.00
  • 45 to 64
    $76,036.00
  • 65 and over
    $59,821.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 40108 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 40108, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 40108 is currently $84,758.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.72% of households in 40108 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 40108 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    15.16%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.26%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.82%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    18.77%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.99%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.27%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.72%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 40108 is $33,809.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 40108 by the total population of 40108.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 40108 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 40108 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    11.60%
  • Bachelor's degree
    16.71%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.11%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    55.59%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.99%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 40108 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 40108 zip over the age of 16 is 10,516.

Of those people, a total of 63.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 40108 is 60.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 40108 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 574 63.60% 33.20%
20 to 24 years 639 87.90% 14.40%
25 to 29 years 603 85.90% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 787 77.30% 2.80%
35 to 44 years 1,639 72.70% 1.40%
45 to 54 years 1,949 88.10% 1.40%
55 to 59 years 964 65.90% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 1,121 52.40% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,399 33.00% 0.00%
75 years and over 841 4.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 40108. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 9,944 63.80% 3.80%
Black or African American 102 15.70% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 127 59.10% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 21 66.70% 0.00%
Two or more races 322 74.20% 8.60%
Hispanic or Latino 243 95.10% 7.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,862 63.50% 3.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 40108 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 40108 is 6,353, with median earnings of $41,165.00.

Women in 40108 are earning approximately 50.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,353 $41,165.00
Male 3,333 $52,655.00
Female 3,020 $26,653.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 40108 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 537 $54,925.00
Business and Financial 270 $63,483.00
Computer and Mathematical 124 $85,833.00
Architecture and Engineering 36 $55,500.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 19 $64,479.00
Community and Social Service 26 $10,769.00
Legal 107 $42,969.00
Educational and Library 466 $20,952.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 85 $44,917.00
Healthcare Practitioners 489 $53,017.00
Healthcare Support 134 $16,724.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 120 $24,762.00
Law Enforcement 23 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 386 $9,375.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 120 $19,000.00
Personal Care and Service 132 $31,350.00
Sales 598 $22,157.00
Office and Administrative Support 574 $34,301.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 6 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 495 $63,304.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 315 $44,716.00
Production 571 $55,625.00
Transportation and Material Moving 550 $41,756.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 40108 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 40108.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 374 $53,600.00 163 $63,750.00
Business and Financial 200 $63,655.00 70 $54,286.00
Computer and Mathematical 71 $92,426.00 53 $40,347.00
Architecture and Engineering 36 $55,500.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 3 $0.00 16 $0.00
Community and Social Service 13 $0.00 13 $0.00
Legal 2 $0.00 105 $42,656.00
Educational and Library 55 $0.00 411 $18,319.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 41 $32,228.00 44 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 223 $53,793.00 266 $43,529.00
Healthcare Support 9 $0.00 125 $16,938.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 79 $53,389.00 41 $0.00
Law Enforcement 23 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 102 $2,778.00 284 $14,758.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 73 $85,781.00 47 $6,780.00
Personal Care and Service 2 $0.00 130 $31,400.00
Sales 196 $43,000.00 402 $12,465.00
Office and Administrative Support 134 $42,256.00 440 $32,941.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 6 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 476 $52,250.00 19 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 315 $44,716.00 0 $0.00
Production 353 $73,236.00 218 $31,000.00
Transportation and Material Moving 442 $42,115.00 108 $40,781.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 4,517 households in 40108, with an average household size of 2.76 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,083 families living in the 40108 zip code with an average family size of 3.37 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 40108:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,710 124 249 1,434
Average Household Size 3.42 3.99 3.89 1.22
Total Families 2,710 124 249 0
Average Household Size 3.39 3.49 3.06 0

Poverty

Of the 3,083 families living in 40108, 6.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 40108:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 5,194 housing units in 40108.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 4,517 86.97%
Vacant 677 13.03%

15.58% of the total 5,194 housing units in 40108 are rental units. This is approximately 809 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,614 are occupied by the owner - or 69.58% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 40108 is $751.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 40108 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    94
  • Less than $500
    151
  • $500 to $999
    605
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    44
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    9
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 40108 is $174,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 40108 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    188
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    350
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    860
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    828
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    958
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    350
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    62
  • $1,000,000 or more
    18

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 40108. The chart below shows the number of properties in 40108 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    168
  • 1940 to 1949
    116
  • 1950 to 1959
    285
  • 1960 to 1969
    346
  • 1970 to 1979
    804
  • 1980 to 1989
    817
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,110
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,138
  • 2010 to 2013
    410
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 40108 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    177
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,167
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,817
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,356

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 40108 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 40108 that commute to work in a particular way.

32.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 40108.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    158
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    733
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    645
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    503
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    547
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    167
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    558
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    449
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    225
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,172
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    671
  • 90 or more minutes
    106

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 40108 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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