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40065 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40065 covers Shelbyville, Kentucky, with a population of about 31,763 and a median household income of $76,813.

Population
31,763190 per square mile
Median age
39.91.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$76,8131.2× the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$312,694up 17.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,0021.1× the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
28.5%6.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
69%4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
705

Where 40065 is

Shelbyville, Kentucky — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population31,763
Median age39.9
Family households72.4%
Born outside the US7.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.3%
White (non-Hispanic)73.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino13.5%
Veterans8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$76,813
Income per person$37,116
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k10.3%
$200k or more7.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed15,060
Mean adjusted gross income$73,914
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k26.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.7%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$254,200
Median gross rent$1,002
Rent as a share of household income25%
Owner-occupied69%
Vacant homes7.6%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house74.8%
Attached house4.5%
2 to 4 units6.1%
5 to 19 units11.2%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home1.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$312,694as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.9%
Typical asking rent$1,608as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$312,950$156,173

$178,541 in 2008 to $312,694 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%
High school diploma or higher85.1%
Works from home11.7%
Drives to work alone74.7%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist60.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost16.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments705
People employed12,450
Annual payroll$597,471,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 69.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.4 out of 100
Community resilience71.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide57.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane32.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Kentucky and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKentuckyUnited States
Median household income$76,813$62,417$78,538
Income per person$37,116$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$254,200$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$1,002$933$1,348
Homeownership69%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%27%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home11.7%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US7.9%4.4%13.9%
Median age39.939.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSHELBYVILLE 1 E, KY US2.8 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January41.7°F / 20.3°F4.15 in rain
February47.1°F / 21.3°F3.78 in rain
March56.9°F / 28.7°F4.65 in rain
April67.8°F / 37.5°F4.03 in rain
May76.9°F / 49.3°F5.17 in rain
June85.3°F / 58.2°F5.24 in rain
July87.6°F / 62.3°F4.1 in rain
August87°F / 58.4°F3.69 in rain
September81°F / 50.3°F3.45 in rain
October69.3°F / 40.4°F3.51 in rain
November56.5°F / 29.6°F3.52 in rain
December45.7°F / 24.1°F4.53 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Shelby County School District99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

40066 Shelbyville, KY2.4 km away
40067 Simpsonville, KY11.5 km away
40022 Finchville, KY12.7 km away
40003 Bagdad, KY14.8 km away
40076 Waddy, KY14.9 km away
40019 Eminence, KY17.5 km away
40023 Fisherville, KY18.7 km away
40057 Pleasureville, KY19 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Shelby County99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Spencer County0.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area167.49 sq mi
Water area3.19 sq mi
Population density190 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.2162, -85.2243

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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