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40213 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40213 covers Louisville, Kentucky, with a population of about 15,805 and a median household income of $60,734.

Population
15,8051,650 per square mile
Median age
40.11.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,734about the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
16.2%3.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$209,858up 22.8% in five years
Median rent
$952about the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
25.3%9.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.2%about the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
756

Where 40213 is

Louisville, 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

Population15,805
Median age40.1
Family households52.1%
Born outside the US12.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.2%
White (non-Hispanic)60.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)19.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino18.7%
Veterans6.7%
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$60,734
Income per person$36,260
Poverty rate16.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.6%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k18.7%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k5.1%
$150–200k5.6%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,890
Mean adjusted gross income$54,900
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$169,000
Median gross rent$952
Rent as a share of household income28.4%
Owner-occupied65.2%
Vacant homes6.1%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house70.9%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units7.5%
5 to 19 units13.9%
20 or more units3.7%
Mobile home1.5%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$209,858as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.8%
Typical asking rent$1,437as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$210,779$86,154

$86,154 in 2000 to $209,858 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%
High school diploma or higher90.1%
Works from home8.5%
Drives to work alone77.4%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.6%
Health

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

Colorectal screening65.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist54.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use72.9% 3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost19% 6 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments756
People employed50,260
Annual payroll$2,993,585,000
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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 57.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss57.8 out of 100
Community resilience68 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.

Tornado84.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather42.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought34.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind26.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide14.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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$60,734$62,417$78,538
Income per person$36,260$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate16.2%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$169,000$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$952$933$1,348
Homeownership65.2%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%27%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8.5%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US12.2%4.4%13.9%
Median age40.139.138.7
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 stationLOUISVILLE INTL AP, KY US2.5 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January43.6°F / 27.8°F3.39 in rain, 4.5 in snow
February48.3°F / 30.7°F3.41 in rain, 4.1 in snow
March58.1°F / 38.6°F4.6 in rain, 2.1 in snow
April69.6°F / 48.5°F4.8 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May77.8°F / 58.7°F5.18 in rain
June85.7°F / 67.2°F4.27 in rain
July89°F / 70.8°F4.05 in rain
August88.4°F / 69.5°F3.71 in rain
September82.2°F / 61.9°F3.66 in rain
October70.5°F / 50.1°F3.72 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November57.6°F / 39.4°F3.42 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December47.2°F / 32.1°F4.13 in rain, 2.2 in snow
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%.

Jefferson County School District100% 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.

Walkability10 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40201 Louisville, KY3 km away
40221 Louisville, KY3 km away
40224 Louisville, KY3 km away
40225 Louisville, KY3 km away
40231 Louisville, KY3 km away
40232 Louisville, KY3 km away
40233 Louisville, KY3 km away
40250 Louisville, KY3 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.

Jefferson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.58 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density1,650 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1839, -85.7106

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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