40391 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 40391, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

40391 is a zip code in Clark County, Kentucky, which covers Ford-Boonesborough CCD, Southeast Clark CCD, and Winchester, with a total population of 36,388 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 40391 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 40391.

The estimated population of people living in 40391 is 36,388, with a median age of 41.5.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 40391 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
36,388
+1.64%
+2.85%
2020
35,800
+0.72%
-
2019
35,544
+0.12%
-
2018
35,500
+0.34%
-
2017
35,381
 - -

Population of 40391 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 40391 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
89.3%
90.4%
 -1.22%
Black/African American
4.2%
5.1%
 -17.65%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
3.3%
2.8%
 +17.86%
Asian
0.6%
0.5%
 +20.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.4%
1.1%
 +118.18%
Other
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 40391 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 40391 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 40391 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 40391 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 41.5 -1.89% 39.1 -2.25% 44 0%
2020 42.3 0% 40 -0.74% 44 0%
2019 42.3 +0.48% 40.3 +1.26% 44 +1.15%
2018 42.1 -0.24% 39.8 -0.25% 43.5 0%
2017 42.2 - 39.9 - 43.5 -

The median age of the 40391 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 40391 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 2,639 -10.2% 1,699 +25.02% 2,362 2,162
10 to 19 1,997 +12.51% 2,441 -18.7% 2,254 2,013
20 to 29 2,075 +1.3% 2,106 +2.97% 2,101 2,167
30 to 39 1,948 +24.13% 2,007 +2.88% 2,442 2,061
40 to 49 2,429 -13.51% 2,692 +4.26% 2,114 2,797
50 to 59 2,473 +1.56% 2,482 +5.98% 2,510 2,632
60 to 69 2,093 0.03% 2,574 -18.04% 2,092 2,138
70+ 1,623 +16.77% 2,103 +23.15% 1,911 2,632

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 40391 zip code is $59,440.00.

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 40391.

  • Under 25
    $33,859.00
  • 25 to 44
    $62,441.00
  • 45 to 64
    $74,035.00
  • 65 and over
    $44,209.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 40391 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 40391, 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 40391 is currently $80,780.00.

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.

3.88% of households in 40391 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 40391 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    20.38%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    21.11%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.11%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.00%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.24%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.28%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.88%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 40391 is $33,215.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 40391 by the total population of 40391.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 40391 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 40391 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
    10.17%
  • Bachelor's degree
    22.15%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.23%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    52.25%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.20%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 40391 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 40391 zip over the age of 16 is 28,975.

Of those people, a total of 60.40% 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 40391 is 57.70%.

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 40391 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,378 47.20% 7.40%
20 to 24 years 1,920 80.20% 5.70%
25 to 29 years 2,348 83.60% 8.20%
30 to 34 years 2,290 86.80% 3.40%
35 to 44 years 4,501 82.60% 4.20%
45 to 54 years 5,112 73.70% 3.50%
55 to 59 years 2,653 67.40% 2.50%
60 to 64 years 2,304 45.00% 2.80%
65 to 74 years 3,762 22.90% 3.10%
75 years and over 2,707 6.70% 14.80%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 40391. 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 26,730 60.20% 4.40%
Black or African American 1,363 57.60% 4.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 12 50.00% 0.00%
Asian 178 83.70% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 201 75.10% 0.00%
Two or more races 491 63.10% 11.60%
Hispanic or Latino 740 61.90% 4.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 26,217 60.30% 4.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 40391 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 40391 is 16,714, with median earnings of $37,673.00.

Women in 40391 are earning approximately 69.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 16,714 $37,673.00
Male 9,009 $44,237.00
Female 7,705 $30,647.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 40391 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 1,693 $59,415.00
Business and Financial 751 $60,152.00
Computer and Mathematical 206 $67,429.00
Architecture and Engineering 288 $84,500.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 226 $53,750.00
Community and Social Service 207 $49,375.00
Legal 80 $51,071.00
Educational and Library 822 $27,778.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 90 $43,036.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,459 $54,203.00
Healthcare Support 491 $24,702.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 185 $32,375.00
Law Enforcement 166 $49,167.00
Food Preparation and Serving 507 $15,146.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 614 $18,125.00
Personal Care and Service 271 $21,546.00
Sales 1,664 $34,071.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,304 $31,502.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 57 $11,767.00
Construction and Extraction 1,126 $30,366.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 527 $44,777.00
Production 1,706 $41,571.00
Transportation and Material Moving 463 $39,355.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 40391 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 40391.

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 975 $66,287.00 718 $46,953.00
Business and Financial 383 $72,118.00 368 $47,375.00
Computer and Mathematical 178 $66,429.00 28 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 237 $87,422.00 51 $70,795.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 130 $75,203.00 96 $36,875.00
Community and Social Service 118 $39,773.00 89 $53,625.00
Legal 31 $0.00 49 $50,625.00
Educational and Library 132 $46,196.00 690 $23,883.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 49 $20,341.00 41 $44,732.00
Healthcare Practitioners 272 $66,944.00 1,187 $53,375.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 491 $24,702.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 138 $53,778.00 47 $13,042.00
Law Enforcement 144 $53,594.00 22 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 111 $19,125.00 396 $12,250.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 390 $18,523.00 224 $18,039.00
Personal Care and Service 33 $0.00 238 $22,885.00
Sales 976 $42,744.00 688 $25,197.00
Office and Administrative Support 682 $31,652.00 1,622 $31,381.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 49 $12,112.00 8 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,126 $30,366.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 520 $44,897.00 7 $0.00
Production 1,388 $42,857.00 318 $34,074.00
Transportation and Material Moving 405 $43,542.00 58 $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 14,703 households in 40391, with an average household size of 2.45 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 10,054 families living in the 40391 zip code with an average family size of 2.89 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 40391:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 7,285 869 1,900 4,649
Average Household Size 2.96 2.97 3.25 1.21
Total Families 7,285 869 1,900 0
Average Household Size 2.93 2.48 2.93 0

Poverty

Of the 10,054 families living in 40391, 8.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 40391:

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 15,889 housing units in 40391.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,703 92.54%
Vacant 1,186 7.46%

25.12% of the total 15,889 housing units in 40391 are rental units. This is approximately 3,992 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 10,527 are occupied by the owner - or 66.25% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 40391 is $773.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 40391 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
    184
  • Less than $500
    732
  • $500 to $999
    2,392
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    785
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    83
  • $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 40391 is $158,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 40391 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    652
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,487
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,733
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,858
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,226
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,288
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    259
  • $1,000,000 or more
    24

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 40391. The chart below shows the number of properties in 40391 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,450
  • 1940 to 1949
    878
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,285
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,842
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,331
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,732
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,031
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,512
  • 2010 to 2013
    778
  • 2014 or later
    50

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 40391 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    932
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,448
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,665
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,658

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 40391 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 40391 that commute to work in a particular way.

25.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 40391.

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
    605
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,923
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,274
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,920
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,482
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,026
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,172
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    852
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    726
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,681
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    480
  • 90 or more minutes
    334

Summary

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