40356 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 40356, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

40356 is a zip code in Jessamine County, Kentucky, which covers Keene CCD, Nicholasville CCD, and Wilmore, with a total population of 44,241 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 40356 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 40356.

The estimated population of people living in 40356 is 44,241, with a median age of 39.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 40356 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
44,241
 -0.02% +2.17%
2020
44,249
+0.15%
-
2019
44,181
+1.05%
-
2018
43,722
+0.97%
-
2017
43,303
 - -

Population of 40356 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 40356 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
88.6%
89.9%
 -1.45%
Black/African American
3.6%
4.2%
 -14.29%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
3.9%
3.2%
 +21.88%
Asian
1.3%
1%
 +30.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.2%
1.5%
 +46.67%
Other
0.2%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 40356 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 40356 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 40356 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 40356 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 39.3 +0.77% 38.6 +0.52% 40 +0.25%
2020 39 +0.78% 38.4 +3.5% 39.9 +1.01%
2019 38.7 -0.51% 37.1 -0.54% 39.5 -0.75%
2018 38.9 +1.04% 37.3 +0.54% 39.8 +1.27%
2017 38.5 - 37.1 - 39.3 -

The median age of the 40356 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 40356 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 3,113 +3.8% 2,690 +5.31% 3,231 2,831
10 to 19 3,034 -10.06% 3,071 -6.39% 2,734 2,873
20 to 29 2,516 -3.97% 2,747 -14.49% 2,369 2,360
30 to 39 2,538 +12.41% 2,962 +10.31% 2,860 3,274
40 to 49 3,000 -1.3% 2,987 -0.04% 2,957 2,975
50 to 59 2,954 +3.22% 3,141 -3.76% 3,030 3,023
60 to 69 2,193 +7.28% 2,620 +9.32% 2,350 2,872
70+ 1,551 +28.4% 2,186 +12.89% 2,024 2,478

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 40356 zip code is $64,799.00.

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 40356.

  • Under 25
    $39,310.00
  • 25 to 44
    $71,645.00
  • 45 to 64
    $70,550.00
  • 65 and over
    $55,530.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 40356 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 40356, 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 40356 is currently $95,740.00.

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.

7.12% of households in 40356 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 40356 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    16.66%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    21.36%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.75%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.53%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    17.39%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.20%
  • $200,000 or more
    7.12%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 40356 is $35,226.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 40356 by the total population of 40356.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 40356 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 40356 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
    12.85%
  • Bachelor's degree
    29.08%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.21%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    43.23%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.62%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 40356 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 40356 zip over the age of 16 is 34,493.

Of those people, a total of 61.70% 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 40356 is 58.70%.

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 40356 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,921 29.70% 17.20%
20 to 24 years 2,414 78.70% 6.70%
25 to 29 years 2,315 92.60% 6.30%
30 to 34 years 3,009 74.80% 2.70%
35 to 44 years 5,849 80.50% 6.60%
45 to 54 years 5,922 77.30% 3.30%
55 to 59 years 3,339 69.40% 2.90%
60 to 64 years 2,806 52.40% 5.00%
65 to 74 years 4,408 23.30% 2.90%
75 years and over 2,510 13.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 40356. 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 31,653 61.80% 4.60%
Black or African American 1,154 57.60% 12.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native 38 78.90% 0.00%
Asian 528 66.50% 13.40%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.00% 0.00%
Other 306 74.80% 3.50%
Two or more races 809 55.10% 2.00%
Hispanic or Latino 1,049 66.50% 1.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 31,178 61.90% 4.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 40356 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 40356 is 20,240, with median earnings of $38,693.00.

Women in 40356 are earning approximately 61.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 20,240 $38,693.00
Male 10,622 $49,260.00
Female 9,618 $30,193.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 40356 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 1,983 $65,826.00
Business and Financial 615 $67,098.00
Computer and Mathematical 464 $73,370.00
Architecture and Engineering 213 $102,841.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 123 $67,011.00
Community and Social Service 628 $46,818.00
Legal 261 $71,420.00
Educational and Library 973 $46,108.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 113 $43,993.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,782 $55,739.00
Healthcare Support 555 $27,464.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 321 $24,702.00
Law Enforcement 116 $38,977.00
Food Preparation and Serving 875 $12,126.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 594 $26,696.00
Personal Care and Service 370 $21,925.00
Sales 2,290 $31,807.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,592 $30,177.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 56 $50,242.00
Construction and Extraction 1,521 $32,587.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 825 $50,578.00
Production 1,329 $36,977.00
Transportation and Material Moving 682 $53,571.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 40356 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 40356.

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 1,341 $68,641.00 642 $54,656.00
Business and Financial 375 $51,250.00 240 $68,409.00
Computer and Mathematical 362 $77,879.00 102 $38,750.00
Architecture and Engineering 180 $111,346.00 33 $46,250.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 75 $66,250.00 48 $89,444.00
Community and Social Service 301 $62,614.00 327 $43,188.00
Legal 89 $101,250.00 172 $55,441.00
Educational and Library 176 $115,577.00 797 $38,860.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 48 $62,600.00 65 $43,924.00
Healthcare Practitioners 404 $75,658.00 1,378 $52,714.00
Healthcare Support 35 $29,083.00 520 $27,326.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 155 $70,592.00 166 $20,395.00
Law Enforcement 116 $38,977.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 305 $11,481.00 570 $12,500.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 412 $32,705.00 182 $22,286.00
Personal Care and Service 181 $21,339.00 189 $24,069.00
Sales 900 $52,768.00 1,390 $22,969.00
Office and Administrative Support 494 $47,813.00 2,098 $29,220.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 56 $50,242.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,397 $30,488.00 124 $36,027.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 822 $50,538.00 3 $0.00
Production 937 $43,738.00 392 $28,438.00
Transportation and Material Moving 618 $55,122.00 64 $18,750.00

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 16,571 households in 40356, with an average household size of 2.65 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 11,412 families living in the 40356 zip code with an average family size of 3.15 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 40356:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 8,632 450 2,330 5,159
Average Household Size 3.2 3.65 3.29 1.36
Total Families 8,632 450 2,330 0
Average Household Size 3.15 3.41 3.08 0

Poverty

Of the 11,412 families living in 40356, 9.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 40356:

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 17,652 housing units in 40356.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 16,571 93.88%
Vacant 1,081 6.12%

27.85% of the total 17,652 housing units in 40356 are rental units. This is approximately 4,916 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 11,492 are occupied by the owner - or 65.10% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 40356 is $847.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 40356 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
    163
  • Less than $500
    258
  • $500 to $999
    3,335
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,134
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    179
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    10

Property Value

The median value of a property in 40356 is $192,000.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 40356 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    429
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,200
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,299
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,224
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,954
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,999
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,220
  • $1,000,000 or more
    167

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 40356. The chart below shows the number of properties in 40356 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    766
  • 1940 to 1949
    650
  • 1950 to 1959
    531
  • 1960 to 1969
    839
  • 1970 to 1979
    3,233
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,250
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,264
  • 2000 to 2009
    3,450
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,653
  • 2014 or later
    16

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 40356 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    707
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,812
  • 2 vehicles available
    7,249
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,803

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 40356 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 40356 that commute to work in a particular way.

24.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 40356.

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
    433
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,306
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,408
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,979
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,862
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,862
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,004
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    786
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    472
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,513
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    564
  • 90 or more minutes
    286

Summary

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