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Fairdale, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairdale, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,724. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FAIRDALE-KY · Fairdale, KY 1 ZIPs · 9,724 pop · #18174/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,316
  • RANK-LOWER #18174/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Louisville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,724
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $156,800

Nearest income peer: Louisville, KY (+ $8,949 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Fairdale

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fairdale on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fairdale, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,724
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,316
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,316 and poverty 21.6% concentrate in 40118.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fairdale as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Ewing is the closest lower-income city and Sedalia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fairdale.

Population concentration

Fairdale reads through its lone ZIP, 40118

9,724 ACS residents, one ZIP: 40118 is not the leading code inside Fairdale, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fairdale

Citywide ZBP: 88 establishments, 1,313 employees , annual payroll $57,729k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40118 (88 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (20) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Fairdale, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 38 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fairdale. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Jefferson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Fairdale, Louisville, Prospect and Fisherville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Glenview marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 321% above Fairdale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40118 9,724 $59,316 88 274
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Fairdale roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Fairdale, .