PlainZIP

Prospect, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Prospect, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,708. 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 PROSPECT-KY · Prospect, KY 1 ZIPs · 16,708 pop · #798/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $152,727
  • RANK-TOP #798/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Masonic Home
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,708
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $559,300

Nearest income peer: Masonic Home, KY (+ $487 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 Prospect

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Prospect 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, Prospect, KY sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,708
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$152,727
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $152,727 and home value $559,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 70.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Kentucky, Fisherville is the closest lower-income city and Masonic Home the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Prospect.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 40059, is all of Prospect

There is no split to weigh here: 40059 holds every one of Prospect's 16,708 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Prospect's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 537 establishments, 3,862 employees , annual payroll $190,294k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40059 (537 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (92) · also Health care and social assistance · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Prospect, KY

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

Prospect sits in the upper half of Jefferson County on income: Louisville, Fairdale and Fisherville report less, while Glenview reports more. Glenview marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 64% above Prospect.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40059 16,708 $152,727 537 249
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Prospect 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 Prospect, .