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Jefferson County · Kentucky

ZIP code 40213

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 40213 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
15,805

ZCTA residents

Median income
$60,734

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$169,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Kentucky state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 40213 sits in Jefferson County, Kentucky and is home to 15,805 people. Median household income is $60,734, the median home is worth $169,000 and median gross rent is $952. 65.2% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Kentucky state rate).

County
Jefferson County

FIPS 21111

State
Kentucky (KY)

779 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 40213

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
15,805ZIP 40213 residents
Median household income
$60,734Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$169,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$952Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
65.2%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 40213 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 40213 is a mid-size town in Jefferson County, Kentucky, with 15,805 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #102 of 779 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 40.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 40213 earn a median of $60,734 a year, 22.7% below the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 40213 is valued at $169,000, 44.3% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $952 a month, 32.3% below the national figure, or roughly $11,424 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 40213 in context

How 40213 sits inside Jefferson County and Kentucky.

ZIP 40213 is tabulated inside Jefferson County, Kentucky, one of 38 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 779 across Kentucky. This is a mid-sized suburban ZIP inside a county that is split across many delivery areas. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 40213 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 40213 reports a median household income of $60,734, 13% below the $69,640 county median, and 13% above the $53,906 typical KY ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $169,000, 23% below the county figure and 29% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $952 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Kentucky charges 6% statewide, and no local sales tax is layered on top, so the state rate is the full amount collected in 40213.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 40213 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 40213

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

Kentucky levies 6% statewide with no local add-ons. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
19%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
2.8×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$877/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
16.2%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 40213 compares

ZIP 40213 against the median ZIP in Jefferson County and across Kentucky.

MeasureZIP 40213County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$60,734$69,640$53,906+13%
Median home value$169,000$220,700$130,850+29%
Median gross rent$952$1,144$791+20%
Population15,80518,9681,457+985%

Medians are computed across the 38 ZIP areas in Jefferson County and the 779 ZIP areas in Kentucky.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 779 Kentucky ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 65% of 641 state ZIPs

#224
Home value

above 69% of 654 state ZIPs

#200
Population

larger than 87% of 779 state ZIPs

#102

Comparable ZIP codes

Kentucky ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
42718Taylor County$60,764$164,900$688
42217Christian County$60,655$130,200$858
40019Henry County$60,815$202,200$794
40150Bullitt County$60,823$166,400$813
40740Laurel County$60,824$124,200$773
42348Hancock County$60,579$124,300$684

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Jefferson County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

ZIP 40213 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 40213?
ZIP 40213 lies mostly in Jefferson County, Kentucky. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 40213?
Kentucky charges 6% statewide.
Is 40213 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $952 a month, about 19% of median household income, and the median home is worth $169,000 — +29% against the typical Kentucky ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 40213, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.