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Owsley County · Kentucky

ZIP code 40983

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 40983 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
171

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Kentucky state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 40983 sits in Owsley County, Kentucky and is home to 171 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 89.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Kentucky state rate).

County
Owsley County

FIPS 21189

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 40983

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

Population
171ZIP 40983 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
58.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
89.4%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 40983

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
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
28.1%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 40983 compares

ZIP 40983 against the median ZIP in Owsley County and across Kentucky.

MeasureZIP 40983County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$24,493$53,906
Median home value$51,000$130,850
Median gross rent$540$791
Population171761,457-88%

Medians are computed across the 5 ZIP areas in Owsley County and the 779 ZIP areas in Kentucky.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 779 Kentucky ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 10% of 779 state ZIPs

#700

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Owsley County.

ZIP 40983 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 40983?
ZIP 40983 lies mostly in Owsley 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 40983?
Kentucky charges 6% statewide.
Is 40983 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth 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 40983, 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.