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40461 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40461 covers Paint Lick, Kentucky, with a population of about 2,564 and a median household income of $70,234.

Population
2,56446 per square mile
Median age
44.65.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,2341.1× the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
13.6%1.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$283,844up 38.6% in five years
Median rent
$78816% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
23.7%11.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.1%14.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
30

Where 40461 is

Paint Lick, 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

Population2,564
Median age44.6
Family households74.1%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans11%
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$70,234
Income per person$35,817
Poverty rate13.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.3%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k5.7%
$20–25k12.5%
$25–30k7.4%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k0.6%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k2.1%
$150–200k11.8%
$200k or more9.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,090
Mean adjusted gross income$68,821
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.7%
Returns, under $25k29.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$190,700
Median gross rent$788
Rent as a share of household income28.1%
Owner-occupied79.1%
Vacant homes8.1%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house82.9%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units2.5%
Mobile home11.9%
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$283,844as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$283,844$81,226

$81,226 in 2000 to $283,844 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%
High school diploma or higher81.7%
Works from home0.8%
Drives to work alone88.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening63% 1.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist55.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use70% 5.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost21.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments30
People employed177
Annual payroll$8,453,000
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 53.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.2 out of 100
Community resilience42.4 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 wind90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29.7Relatively 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$70,234$62,417$78,538
Income per person$35,817$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate13.6%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$190,700$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$788$933$1,348
Homeownership79.1%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%27%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0.8%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US2%4.4%13.9%
Median age44.639.138.7
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 stationBEREA COLLEGE, KY US12.6 km away

Average high and low by month

January45.3°F / 28.7°F
February50.6°F / 31.6°F
March59.7°F / 38.7°F
April70.4°F / 48.1°F
May77.6°F / 57.1°F
June83.9°F / 64.3°F
July86.8°F / 67.3°F
August85.8°F / 65.8°F
September79.9°F / 60°F
October69.9°F / 49.2°F
November57.8°F / 40°F
December48.7°F / 32.7°F
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Garrard County School District65.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Madison County School District34.8% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40404 Berea, KY12.4 km away
40403 Berea, KY13.8 km away
40444 Lancaster, KY15.9 km away
40419 Crab Orchard, KY19 km away
40476 Richmond, KY19.3 km away
40475 Richmond, KY19.9 km away
40405 Bighill, KY20.2 km away
40410 Bryantsville, KY22.8 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.

Garrard County65.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Madison County34.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area55.68 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq mi
Population density46 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6092, -84.4269

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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