Population & age
- Total population
- 2,758
- Median age
- 41.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY (40516)
Fayette County · Lexington-Fayette, KY · Population 2,758
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Lexington-Fayette, KY (ZIP 40516) sits in Fayette County within the Lexington-Fayette metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $13,502. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $100,728, well above the ~$45K national average per return. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (71th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 36th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 26 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1978 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county lost $137,367,000 in net taxable income to other counties. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $84,836, fair market rent of $1,300 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $336,111, up 0.5% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 79.0%
- Black
- 12.3%
- Asian
- 0.4%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%
- Other / multi-racial
- 8.2%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $84,836
- Median home value
- $214,400
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 34.9%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 903(85.3%)
- Renter-occupied
- 155(14.7%)
- Vacant units
- 29
- Built (median)
- 1993
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 145(10.5%)
- Avg commute
- 19.2 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 616(22.8%)
- Uninsured
- 46(1.7%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 941(88.9%)
- No broadband
- 117(11.1%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 47(1.7%)
- Non-English at home
- 74(2.9%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$900
/month
1 Bed
$1,100
/month
2 Bed
$1,300
/month
3 Bed
$1,780
/month
4 Bed
$1,980
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Home values
Typical home value
$336,111
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
Year-over-year change
+0.5%
vs. March 2025
5-year change
+28.7%
vs. March 2021
Metro area
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
1,126
Across 590 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $183.3M.
Single-family
560
50% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
566
50% of total units
Single-family value
$141.6M
construction value
Multifamily value
$41.8M
construction value
Apartment construction (5+ unit buildings) accounts for 48% of new units this year — the area is densifying, not just adding single-family stock.
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Income & tax statistics
Tax returns filed
1,300
Average AGI
$100,728
Avg property tax
$508
EITC participation
13.1%
Income distribution
- $1 – $25,00026.9% · 350
- $25,000 – $50,00023.8% · 310
- $50,000 – $75,00014.6% · 190
- $75,000 – $100,00010.0% · 130
- $100,000 – $200,00014.6% · 190
- $200,000 or more10.0% · 130
Avg mortgage interest
$1,081
Avg charitable contribution
$1,612
Avg capital gains
$7,766
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $130.9M across all reported brackets.
Business & employment
Business establishments
46
Total employment
1,782
Annual payroll
$136.1M
Average annual pay
$76,366
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$64,489
Average weekly wage
$1,240
Total employment
204,412
Total establishments
15,142
That is roughly 1% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
That is 0.2 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
175,744
Employed
168,371
Unemployed
7,373
Based on Fayette County, KY data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Lexington Transit Authority
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
26
Date Range
1978–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared January 24, 2026 (DR-3633)
Incident period: January 23, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
- Severe Storm11 (42%)
- Flood5 (19%)
- Snowstorm3 (12%)
- Biological2 (8%)
- Severe Ice Storm2 (8%)
- Other3 (12%)
Individual Assistance
6
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
7
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
20
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
13
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
56.3°F
46.3° – 66.3°
Annual precipitation
49.8"
Annual snowfall
14.5"
Heating · cooling days
4,432.4 · 1,289
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP, KY US, 13.3 miles from the centroid of Lexington-Fayette, KY (ZIP 40516)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
41
GoodGood 266dModerate 70d
Peak AQI (2024)
77
Moderate
Primary pollutant
Ozone
191 days as main pollutant
Days measured
336
Based on Fayette County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,021
That is roughly 821 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
19%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.0
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.2
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.6%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
120
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,626
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.9
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
97%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
55%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 9.2% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Fayette data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
20.7% of Fayette County, KY residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.20
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.78
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.93
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 7.0% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Fayette County, KY for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 5 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 28 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
8
Vehicle theft
1
County-level data for Bourbon (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−1,441 people
−210 households • −$137.4M net AGI flow
Moved in
11,925households
18,283 people • $715.7M AGI
Moved out
12,135households
19,724 people • $853.0M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Jessamine County, KY — 544 households
- Jefferson County, KY — 461 households
- Madison County, KY — 461 households
- Scott County, KY — 378 households
- Clark County, KY — 201 households
Where departing residents went
- Jessamine County, KY — 729 households
- Madison County, KY — 661 households
- Scott County, KY — 542 households
- Jefferson County, KY — 519 households
- Clark County, KY — 281 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $60,014 versus departing households' $70,296.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Kentucky
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 40516. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
Yes
graduated
Sales tax (combined)
6.00%
State 6.00% · avg local 0.00%
Property tax (effective)
0.74%
Median $2,003/year
Tax burden rank
23 of 50
9.80% of personal income
For ZIP 40516: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $336,111, that works out to roughly $2,490/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 40516
Other ZIPs in Lexington-Fayette
Nearby ZIPs by distance
40505 (Lexington-Fayette, 5.1 mi) · 40509 (Lexington-Fayette, 5.2 mi) · 40511 (Lexington-Fayette, 7.1 mi) · 40507 (Lexington-Fayette, 7.4 mi) · 40502 (Lexington-Fayette, 7.7 mi) · 40526 (Lexington-Fayette, 8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
All Teeth Lost
12.3%
No national benchmark available.
Short Sleep Duration
36.2%
No national benchmark available.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
70.9%
No national benchmark available.
Dental Visit
66.1%
No national benchmark available.
Mammography
77.5%
No national benchmark available.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
8
Median in-state tuition
$13,502
Median earnings (10 yr)
$33,193
- 4-Year
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · 40506
- In-state tuition
- $13,502
- Out-of-state tuition
- $34,140
- Acceptance rate
- 92.9%
- Graduation rate
- 70.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $59,025
- Median student debt
- $22,500
- 2-Year
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY · 40508
- In-state tuition
- $4,808
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,512
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 40.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $36,343
- Median student debt
- $10,500
- 4-Year
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY · 40508
- In-state tuition
- $46,870
- Out-of-state tuition
- $46,870
- Acceptance rate
- 86.6%
- Graduation rate
- 70.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $54,705
- Median student debt
- $27,000
- Certificate
Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education
Lexington, KY · 40517
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 62.8%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $20,156
- Median student debt
- $11,600
- Certificate
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington
Lexington, KY · 40514
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 76.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $23,207
- Median student debt
- $9,833
- Certificate
Summit Salon Academy-Lexington
Lexington, KY · 40505
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- 81.3%
- Graduation rate
- 55.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $24,148
- Median student debt
- $7,917
- Certificate
Lexington Healing Arts Academy
Lexington, KY · 40503
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $33,193
- Median student debt
- $7,600
- 4-Year
Lexington Theological Seminary
Lexington, KY · 40503
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Lexington-Fayette, KY (ZIP 40516) sits in Fayette County within the Lexington-Fayette metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $13,502. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $100,728, well above the ~$45K national average per return. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (71th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 36th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 26 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1978 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county lost $137,367,000 in net taxable income to other counties. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $84,836, fair market rent of $1,300 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $336,111, up 0.5% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Both surfaces skew lighter than national averages. That isn’t a verdict — small-area estimates compress real neighborhood-level texture, and a single ZIP reading can miss a district line or a hospital corridor sitting just outside it. Treat this as a starting point for fieldwork, not a conclusion.
Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 40516
What is the population of ZIP 40516?
2,758 people live in ZIP 40516, with a median age of 41.4 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 40516?
$84,836 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 40516 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 40516, 85.3% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 14.7% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 40516?
In ZIP 40516, 10.5% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 40516?
22.8% of the population in ZIP 40516 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 40516 have broadband internet?
88.9% of households in ZIP 40516 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the typical home value in ZIP 40516?
The typical home value in ZIP 40516 is $336,111, up 0.5% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Are home values rising or falling in ZIP 40516?
Home values are up 0.5% over the past year and up 28.7% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
What is the average household income in ZIP 40516?
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 40516 (Lexington-Fayette, KY) is $100,728 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How much do homeowners pay in property tax in ZIP 40516?
Tax returns from ZIP 40516 report an average of $508 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What percentage of residents in ZIP 40516 earn over $200,000?
10.0% of tax returns from ZIP 40516 (Lexington-Fayette, KY) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 40516?
As of 2022, 46 business establishments operated in ZIP 40516 employing 1,782 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 40516?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 40516 is $76,366, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 40516 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 40516 ranks in the 36th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 40516?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 40516, ranking in the 71th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 40516 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 26 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 40516 between 1978–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 40516?
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 40516, accounting for 11 of 26 declarations (42%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 40516?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 40516 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3633) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 40516?
8 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 40516 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including University Of Kentucky, Bluegrass Community And Technical College, and Transylvania University (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 40516?
Median in-state tuition across 8 nearby institutions is $13,502 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 40516?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $33,193 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 40516?
ZIP 40516 has an average annual temperature of 56.3°F and 49.8" of annual precipitation based on the LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP, KY US weather station 13.3 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 40516 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 40516 is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY urbanized area, primarily served by Lexington Transit Authority (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 40516?
Kentucky has a graduated income tax with a top rate of unspecified. Combined sales tax: 6.00% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Kentucky have paid family leave?
Kentucky runs an active paid family leave program offering up to — weeks of paid leave per year (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 40516?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (5 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (8 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (26 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (26 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 40516
Other ZIPs in Lexington-Fayette
Nearby ZIPs by distance
40505 (Lexington-Fayette, 5.1 mi) · 40509 (Lexington-Fayette, 5.2 mi) · 40511 (Lexington-Fayette, 7.1 mi) · 40507 (Lexington-Fayette, 7.4 mi) · 40502 (Lexington-Fayette, 7.7 mi) · 40526 (Lexington-Fayette, 8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
36th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 3 census tracts, population 3,260
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
63
Limited English Speakers
34
Persons with Disability
344
Without HS Diploma
188
Without Health Insurance
133
Adults Age 65+
446
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.