The 100 Richest Zip Codes in Kentucky for 2024
In this article, we'll look at the top 100 richest zip codes in Kentucky and explore some of the demographic statistics of each to see if we can find out why they are the richest.
Before we get started, let's talk about how we determine "the richest zip codes" by explaining how we calculate it.
We use the mean household income for each zip code, which can be found on the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. The ACS is an ongoing survey conducted by the US Census Bureau and, because it's updated yearly, is more up-to-date that the Decennial Survey.
The latest year we have ACS data for is 2022.
Using the mean (or average) household income, we only really have two criteria to determine the richest zip codes:
- The zip code must have a population of at least 500 people.
- The margin of error provided by the Census Bureau for the zip code must be less than 50% of the mean household income estimate.
Richest Zip Codes in Kentucky
If you're in a rush and just want to see the top 100 zip codes in Kentucky, here they are, sorted by highest average household income.
The list is long, so you might have to scroll the table to see all of the zip codes. You can click the links in the table to view more demographic statistics about the zip code.
Rank |
Zip Code |
County |
Mean Income |
1 |
40025 |
Jefferson County |
$597,315.00 |
2 |
40059 |
Jefferson County, Oldham County |
$243,953.00 |
3 |
40026 |
Oldham County |
$185,179.00 |
4 |
40023 |
Jefferson County, Shelby County, Spencer County |
$176,033.00 |
5 |
40513 |
Fayette County |
$171,195.00 |
6 |
40510 |
Fayette County |
$170,383.00 |
7 |
40245 |
Jefferson County, Shelby County |
$157,305.00 |
8 |
41091 |
Boone County |
$152,791.00 |
9 |
40014 |
Oldham County |
$147,914.00 |
10 |
40207 |
Jefferson County |
$144,750.00 |
11 |
41048 |
Boone County |
$140,887.00 |
12 |
40347 |
Franklin County, Scott County, Woodford County |
$139,464.00 |
13 |
42122 |
Allen County, Warren County |
$138,730.00 |
14 |
40056 |
Oldham County |
$137,041.00 |
15 |
40013 |
Bullitt County, Nelson County, Spencer County |
$134,889.00 |
16 |
40010 |
Oldham County |
$134,167.00 |
17 |
41007 |
Campbell County, Pendleton County |
$133,968.00 |
18 |
42103 |
Warren County |
$132,759.00 |
19 |
41017 |
Kenton County |
$132,234.00 |
20 |
40223 |
Jefferson County |
$130,317.00 |
21 |
41075 |
Campbell County |
$128,066.00 |
22 |
40241 |
Jefferson County, Oldham County |
$127,378.00 |
23 |
40502 |
Fayette County |
$126,159.00 |
24 |
40205 |
Jefferson County |
$125,520.00 |
25 |
41080 |
Boone County |
$121,192.00 |
26 |
40222 |
Jefferson County |
$119,525.00 |
27 |
41001 |
Campbell County |
$117,982.00 |
28 |
40509 |
Fayette County |
$117,653.00 |
29 |
40067 |
Shelby County |
$116,788.00 |
30 |
40515 |
Clark County, Fayette County, Jessamine County |
$116,481.00 |
31 |
40514 |
Fayette County |
$116,334.00 |
32 |
41033 |
Kenton County, Pendleton County |
$116,143.00 |
33 |
40516 |
Bourbon County, Fayette County |
$114,846.00 |
34 |
42079 |
Graves County |
$113,365.00 |
35 |
41168 |
Boyd County, Carter County |
$112,823.00 |
36 |
40068 |
Henry County, Oldham County, Shelby County |
$112,468.00 |
37 |
40022 |
Shelby County |
$110,332.00 |
38 |
41043 |
Bracken County, Pendleton County |
$109,220.00 |
39 |
40162 |
Hardin County |
$108,436.00 |
40 |
41174 |
Greenup County, Lewis County |
$108,278.00 |
41 |
40356 |
Jessamine County |
$107,408.00 |
42 |
41094 |
Boone County, Kenton County |
$107,188.00 |
43 |
42086 |
McCracken County |
$107,188.00 |
44 |
41005 |
Boone County |
$107,074.00 |
45 |
40031 |
Henry County, Oldham County |
$106,754.00 |
46 |
40071 |
Bullitt County, Shelby County, Spencer County |
$106,097.00 |
47 |
41051 |
Kenton County |
$105,630.00 |
48 |
41055 |
Fleming County, Mason County |
$105,245.00 |
49 |
40178 |
Breckinridge County |
$105,206.00 |
50 |
40243 |
Jefferson County |
$104,800.00 |
51 |
42265 |
Logan County, Todd County |
$104,233.00 |
52 |
40299 |
Bullitt County, Jefferson County |
$103,618.00 |
53 |
42081 |
Livingston County |
$103,099.00 |
54 |
42366 |
Daviess County, Hancock County, Ohio County |
$102,582.00 |
55 |
40206 |
Jefferson County |
$101,617.00 |
56 |
40242 |
Jefferson County |
$101,584.00 |
57 |
42452 |
Henderson County, Webster County |
$101,344.00 |
58 |
40152 |
Breckinridge County |
$101,334.00 |
59 |
41030 |
Boone County, Grant County, Kenton County, Pendleton County |
$100,928.00 |
60 |
40291 |
Jefferson County |
$100,587.00 |
61 |
40217 |
Jefferson County |
$100,051.00 |
62 |
40047 |
Bullitt County, Spencer County |
$99,705.00 |
63 |
42031 |
Hickman County |
$99,344.00 |
64 |
40108 |
Meade County |
$98,869.00 |
65 |
40324 |
Bourbon County, Scott County |
$98,810.00 |
66 |
42350 |
McLean County |
$98,543.00 |
67 |
41076 |
Campbell County |
$98,535.00 |
68 |
40503 |
Fayette County |
$98,410.00 |
69 |
40157 |
Breckinridge County, Meade County |
$98,253.00 |
70 |
40204 |
Jefferson County |
$97,965.00 |
71 |
41740 |
Knott County |
$97,183.00 |
72 |
40003 |
Franklin County, Shelby County |
$97,124.00 |
73 |
42157 |
Monroe County |
$96,416.00 |
74 |
42376 |
Daviess County, McLean County, Ohio County |
$96,319.00 |
75 |
42724 |
Hardin County |
$96,170.00 |
76 |
40511 |
Bourbon County, Fayette County, Scott County |
$96,162.00 |
77 |
42701 |
Hardin County |
$95,887.00 |
78 |
42345 |
Muhlenberg County, Todd County |
$95,812.00 |
79 |
42740 |
Hardin County |
$95,779.00 |
80 |
40065 |
Shelby County, Spencer County |
$95,163.00 |
81 |
41256 |
Johnson County |
$94,730.00 |
82 |
41044 |
Bracken County, Mason County, Robertson County |
$94,568.00 |
83 |
42001 |
McCracken County |
$94,142.00 |
84 |
42236 |
Christian County, Trigg County |
$93,735.00 |
85 |
41011 |
Kenton County |
$93,672.00 |
86 |
40012 |
Nelson County |
$93,639.00 |
87 |
40383 |
Jessamine County, Woodford County |
$93,573.00 |
88 |
40370 |
Harrison County, Scott County |
$92,671.00 |
89 |
41092 |
Boone County, Gallatin County |
$92,375.00 |
90 |
40121 |
Hardin County, Meade County |
$92,074.00 |
91 |
40055 |
Henry County, Oldham County, Trimble County |
$91,941.00 |
92 |
40228 |
Jefferson County |
$91,928.00 |
93 |
42104 |
Simpson County, Warren County |
$91,861.00 |
94 |
40175 |
Breckinridge County, Hardin County, Meade County |
$91,586.00 |
95 |
42027 |
Graves County, McCracken County |
$90,951.00 |
96 |
41042 |
Boone County, Kenton County |
$90,716.00 |
97 |
42406 |
Henderson County, Webster County |
$90,391.00 |
98 |
40019 |
Henry County, Shelby County |
$90,371.00 |
99 |
40220 |
Jefferson County |
$89,236.00 |
100 |
42023 |
Carlisle County |
$88,735.00 |
Demographic Statistics for the 10 Richest Zip Codes in Kentucky
Now that we've seen the top 100 zip codes in Kentucky, let's take a look at some of the demographic statistics for each zip code.
We'll focus on the top 10 richest zip codes in Kentucky to see if there any similarities or differences between them.
Household Income by Age
In the table below, we can compare the household income by age for each of the zip codes.
Zip Code |
Under 25 |
25 to 44 |
45 to 64 |
65 and Over |
40025 |
$0.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$250,001.00 |
40059 |
$0.00 |
$199,439.00 |
$197,989.00 |
$102,759.00 |
40026 |
$0.00 |
$137,445.00 |
$158,047.00 |
$102,833.00 |
40023 |
$0.00 |
$142,292.00 |
$151,411.00 |
$72,102.00 |
40513 |
$52,604.00 |
$148,365.00 |
$170,350.00 |
$81,719.00 |
40510 |
$0.00 |
$170,673.00 |
$70,568.00 |
$148,822.00 |
40245 |
$42,241.00 |
$127,465.00 |
$175,097.00 |
$79,627.00 |
41091 |
$53,929.00 |
$162,224.00 |
$136,307.00 |
$77,000.00 |
40014 |
$64,866.00 |
$120,200.00 |
$123,783.00 |
$80,417.00 |
40207 |
$48,528.00 |
$115,718.00 |
$118,512.00 |
$70,682.00 |
Note than any fields showing as $0 are because the data was not available from the latest ACS.
We can see from the data above that the most common age bracket for the richest zip codes in Kentucky is 25 to 44, with 40.00% of the top earners falling into this age bracket.
The list below shows all of the top age brackets for the richest zip codes in Kentucky.
- 40.00% of the richest zip codes in Kentucky were aged 25 to 44
- 60.00% of the richest zip codes in Kentucky were aged 45 to 64
Race and Ethnicity
We can also look at the race and ethnicity for the richest zip codes in Kentucky. To do that, we created averages for each race reported for the zip code by the ACS survey.
The chart below shows the most common races living in the richest zip codes in Kentucky:
This shows that the most common race across the richest zip codes in Kentucky is "Black/African American".
Education Levels
Another interesting demographic to look at would be the education levels of the people living in the richest zip codes in Kentucky.
Just like we did with the race and ethnicity numbers, we can create averages for each of the education levels the Census Bureau tracks for each zip code, by summing them and dividing by the number of zip codes we're comparing.
The chart below shows the most common education level of people living in the richest zip codes in Kentucky:
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Bachelor's degree
48.95%
-
Master's degree or higher
25.53%
-
High school diploma or equivalent
17.02%
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Some college or associate's degree
7.67%
-
Less than high school diploma
0.83%
The data shows that 74.48% of people living in the richest zip codes in Kentucky have a bachelor's degree or higher.
Conclusion
Hopefully, this article has given you some interesting insights into why the richest zip codes in Kentucky are so wealthy based on the common demographics between them.
In the future, we will try to add more data to this article and pull out more interesting insights from the information.
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