Fayette County

Fayette County has 323,725 residents across 15 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $69,479, 9% above the Kentucky figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $293,500, and 48% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

323,725residentsACS 2020–2024

$69,479median household incomeKentucky: $64K

$293,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Fayette County in KentuckyZIP codes in Fayette County highlighted; the rest of Kentucky in grey

Map of Kentucky with Fayette County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 15 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
40502	26,122	$77K	$518K	60%	68%	95%	20 min
40503	27,451	$76K	$297K	62%	56%	95%	21 min
40504	25,816	$46K	$223K	34%	33%	87%	21 min
40505	25,594	$58K	$179K	60%	25%	87%	23 min
40507	2,159	$41K	$329K	24%	53%	78%	18 min
40508	23,756	$29K	$183K	30%	37%	79%	20 min
40509	47,036	$95K	$366K	61%	57%	95%	24 min
40510	1,904	$162K	$695K	76%	32%	99%	20 min
40511	38,176	$80K	$252K	61%	40%	96%	22 min
40513	11,032	$128K	$498K	73%	73%	97%	25 min
40514	16,961	$96K	$316K	74%	56%	97%	25 min
40515	37,384	$86K	$341K	61%	53%	98%	24 min
40516	2,926	$85K	$264K	81%	38%	93%	28 min
40517	35,656	$54K	$217K	36%	41%	93%	24 min
40526	2,383	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	68%	100%	16 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

323,725 residents in 139,715 households, next to the Kentucky figure.

21%

under 18

29%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

39%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

148,959 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $293,500 (±$5,552).

54%

of households own their home

58%

of homes are detached single-family houses

26%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,164

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201910%

2000–200916%

1990–199915%

1980–198913%

1970–197914%

1960–196913%

1950–19598%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,691.

$69,479

median household income

14.9%

of people live below the poverty line

4.9%

unemployment rate

48%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

82%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

12%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Fayette County, Kentucky, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.