Artemus, KY · standard
ZIP Code 40903
Knox County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 681
- 31/sq mi
- $60,833
- Median income
- $38,500
- Median home value
- 4.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Artemus pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 30th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Lowest
- home value, US ZIPs
- 31
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 40903 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 40903 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Artemus, Knox County, Kentucky, home to just 681 residents across 22.3 square miles, a density of 31 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 40903 reports a modest median household income of $60,833 (2% above the average Kentucky ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,103. The poverty rate is 13.3%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $38,500 (76% below the average Kentucky ZIP); owner occupancy is 81.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 4.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 10 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Knox County, so 40903 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 40903, Artemus, KY · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
681
Population
22.3
Area (sq mi)
31
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 40903?
54.7
Median Age
60.6%
Male
39.4%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$60,833
Median Household Income
+2% vs state ZIP avg
$30,103
Per Capita Income
13.3%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
334housing units
334
Total Housing Units
232
Occupied Units
102
Vacant Units
2.41
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$38,500
Median Home Value
-76% vs state ZIP avg
1981
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 40903, employing approximately 14 people with a combined annual payroll of $400,000.
5
Businesses
14
Employees
$400K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 60.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 40903 vs 40995 →
ZIP 40903 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 40906
Barbourville (40906)
11,132 residents
- 40977
Pineville (40977)
10,362 residents
- 40953 998
Hinkle (40953)
998 residents
- 40915 896
Bimble (40915)
896 residents
- 40949 788
Heidrick (40949)
788 residents
- 40943 748
Girdler (40943)
748 residents
- 40923 735
Cannon (40923)
735 residents
- 40903 681
Artemus (40903)
681 residents
- 40921 295
Bryants Store (40921)
295 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 40903 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 40903 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 40943
Girdler (40943)
$67,143 median income
- 40903
Artemus (40903)
$60,833 median income
- 40949
Heidrick (40949)
$54,688 median income
- 40923
Cannon (40923)
$47,865 median income
- 40915
Bimble (40915)
$41,822 median income
- 40977
Pineville (40977)
$37,917 median income
- 40995
Trosper (40995)
$36,188 median income
- 40906 $23,375
Barbourville (40906)
$23,375 median income
- 40953 $16,375
Hinkle (40953)
$16,375 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 40903 ranks #2 of 9 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40995 | Trosper, KY | 121 | 3.3 mi |
| 40915 | Bimble, KY | 896 | 4.9 mi |
| 40939 | Fourmile, KY | 273 | 5.8 mi |
| 40921 | Bryants Store, KY | 295 | 5.2 mi |
| 40949 | Heidrick, KY | 788 | 6.4 mi |
| 40906 | Barbourville, KY | 11,132 | 6.3 mi |
| 40953 | Hinkle, KY | 998 | 8.9 mi |
| 40923 | Cannon, KY | 735 | 7.9 mi |
| 40977 | Pineville, KY | 10,362 | 7.6 mi |
| 40943 | Girdler, KY | 748 | 10.5 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 40903, both outside KY so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.