Median household income (1999): $33,001
Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,118
| This zip code | $34,118 | | Kentucky: | $37,369 |
Nearest zip codes: 40208, 40204, 40209, 40202, 40213, 40203.
Housing units in zip code 40217 with a mortgage: 2,460 (345 second mortgage, 325 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,301
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $772
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $230
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 13.8% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 14
- 1995 to 1998: 53
- 1990 to 1994: 140
- 1980 to 1989: 202
- 1970 to 1979: 223
- 1960 to 1969: 532
- 1950 to 1959: 996
- 1940 to 1949: 1,300
- 1939 or earlier: 2,938
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Louisville, KY (40217): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 298
- 2 bedrooms: 1,501
- 3 bedrooms: 1,572
- 4 bedrooms: 493
- 5 or more bedrooms: 91
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 72
- 1 bedrooms: 842
- 2 bedrooms: 839
- 3 bedrooms: 289
- 4 bedrooms: 59
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 40217 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 352
- 1 vehicle: 1,580
- 2 vehicles: 1,506
- 3 vehicles: 385
- 4 vehicles: 104
- 5 or more vehicles: 28
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 525
- 1 vehicle: 990
- 2 vehicles: 452
- 3 vehicles: 106
- 4 vehicles: 27
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 40217:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 14
- $25,000 to $29,999: 28
- $30,000 to $34,999: 46
- $35,000 to $39,999: 115
- $40,000 to $49,999: 181
- $50,000 to $59,999: 308
- $60,000 to $69,999: 346
- $70,000 to $79,999: 551
- $80,000 to $89,999: 654
- $90,000 to $99,999: 591
- $100,000 to $124,999: 568
- $125,000 to $149,999: 177
- $150,000 to $174,999: 108
- $175,000 to $199,999: 22
- $200,000 to $249,999: 5
- $250,000 to $299,999: 5
- $300,000 to $399,999: 9
- $750,000 to $999,999: 16
- $1,000,000 or more: 17
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 40217:
- Less than $100: 10
- $100 to $149: 38
- $150 to $199: 89
- $200 to $249: 105
- $250 to $299: 233
- $300 to $349: 207
- $350 to $399: 286
- $400 to $449: 310
- $450 to $499: 238
- $500 to $549: 191
- $550 to $599: 133
- $600 to $649: 56
- $650 to $699: 52
- $700 to $749: 2
- $800 to $899: 19
- No cash rent: 137
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,300
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $113,839
- Black or African American householders: $67,500
- Asian householders: $175,848
- Some other race householders: $60,267
- Two or more races householders: $60,267
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $150,669
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,938
- One, attached: 81
- Two: 337
- 3 or 4: 619
- 5 to 9: 116
- 10 to 19: 118
- 20 to 49: 129
- 50 or more: 52
- Mobile homes: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,334 (82%)
- Carpooled: 708 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 194 (3%)
- Bicycle: 33 (1%)
- Walked: 159 (2%)
- Other means: 29 (0%)
- Worked at home: 71 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 223
- 5 to 9 minutes: 595
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1494
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1704
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1142
- 25 to 29 minutes: 351
- 30 to 34 minutes: 532
- 35 to 39 minutes: 52
- 40 to 44 minutes: 50
- 45 to 59 minutes: 186
- 60 to 89 minutes: 70
- 90 or more minutes: 58
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,202
- In family households: 9,712 (2,285 male householders, 958 female householders)
2,232 spouses, 3,534 children (3,322 natural, 50 adopted, 162 stepchildren), 185 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 71 other relatives, 234 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,490 (1,254 male householders (961 living alone)), 1,582 female householders (1,316 living alone)), 654 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 428 (354 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,537 2-persons, 800 3-persons, 556 4-persons, 226 5-persons, 102 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,277 1-person, 462 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
1,599 married couples with children.
762 single-parent households (155 men, 607 women).
95.8% of residents of 40217 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 15% well, 19% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 15% well, 6% not well, 2% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% very well, 49% well, 11% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (22% very well, 56% well, 22% not well).
Foreign born population: 250 (1.8%)
(45.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 2.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Egypt (25%)
- Korea (17%)
- India (17%)
- Guatemala (8%)
- Other Western Asia (7%)
- Germany (4%)
- Canada (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 117
- 1990 to 1994: 26
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 34
- 1970 to 1974: 39
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 31
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 3141
- Irish: 1561
- United States or American: 1383
- Other groups: 1285
- English: 895
- Italian: 346
- French (except Basque): 234
- European: 214
- Scotch-Irish: 177
- African: 170
- Subsaharan African:: 170
- Scottish: 119
- Arab:: 102
- Polish: 89
- Swiss: 81
- Dutch: 65
- Welsh: 54
- Norwegian: 36
- Egyptian: 36
- French Canadian: 26
- Lebanese: 25
- British: 23
- Russian: 22
- Swedish: 22
- Austrian: 20
- Arab/Arabic: 17
- Iraqi: 15
- Yugoslavian: 12
- Hungarian: 11
- Croatian: 10
- Syrian: 9
- Czech: 8
- Belgian: 8
- Acadian/Cajun: 8
- Greek: 7
- Czechoslovakian: 7
- Lithuanian: 6
- Portuguese: 5
- Danish: 5
- Alsatian: 3
- Canadian: 3
- Scandinavian: 2

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 40217 not listed on the city page:- AUDUBON TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 609; Location: 1051 HESS LANE, LOUISVILLE, KY; Grades: KG - 05)
- SHELBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 344; Location: 735 ZIEGLER STREET, LOUISVILLE, KY; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST. STEPHEN MARTYR SCHOOL (Students: 381; Location: 2931 PINDELL AVE., LOUISVILLE, KY; Grades: KG - 8)
- OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS SCHOOL (Students: 218; Location: 770 EASTERN PKWY, LOUISVILLE, KY; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ROSE SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 1016 E BURNETT AVE, LOUISVILLE, KY; Grades: PK - 8)
- SONG OF DAVID DAY CARE CENTER (Students: 13; Location: 2300 CRITTENDEN DRIVE, LOUISVILLE, KY; Grades: PK - KG)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- KISTER WOOD PRODUCTS INC. (1340 SOUTH SHELBY STREET in LOUISVILLE, KY)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MILLWORK; WOOD PRODUCTS
- LOUISVILLE TRANSP CO (1601 S. PRESTON ST in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0341, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: TAXICABS; COURIER SERVICES, EXCEPT BY AIR; PASSENGER CAR LEASING
Organizations: YELLOW CAB COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: YELLOW CAB COMPANY
- AUDUBON TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1051 HESS LANE in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-056275044
Organizations: JEFFERSON COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALGOOD FOOD CO (2440 S. FLOYD STREET in LOUISVILLE, KY)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: FOOD PREPARATIONS
- MACKAY GRAVURE SYSTEMS (339 EAST BLOOM ST. in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLATEMAKING AND RELATED SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: PREPRESS SERVICES.
Organizations: BEMIS COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AUDOBON MARATHON SERVICE STATION (3030 POPLAR LEVEL ROAD in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: EDGAR JONES (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BP OIL COMPANY (2210 ARTHUR STREET in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CHEMICAL WASTE MGT./ST. AGNES CHURCH (1920 NEWBURG ROAD in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARCHDIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT (1441 S. PRESTON STREET in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: E. J. SCHICKLI (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NEILL LAVIELLE COMPANY (1711 SOUTH FLOYD STREET in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ROBERT PFIEFFER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NORTON AUDUBON HOSPITAL (ONE AUDUBON PLAZA DR in LOUISVILLE, KY)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: NORTON HEALTHCARE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PICK & PUMP #129 (2201 CRUMS LN in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KIEL BROTHERS OIL CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PICK & PUMP #44 (3028 POPLAR LEVEL RD in LOUISVILLE, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KIEL BROTHERS OIL CO. INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10966
- Northeast: 339
- Midwest: 1204
- South: 530
- West: 238
57% of the 40217 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.
Population in 1990: 13,213. Population change in the 1990s: +355 (+2.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 428
| Here: | 35.1% | | Kentucky: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 164
| Here: | 27.2% | | Kentucky: | 10.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 161
| Here: | 17.2% | | Kentucky: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- JAMES E PALAZZO (1418 S SHELBY ST in LOUISVILLE, KY; small business)
$6,750 with Army for Armament Training Devices. Signed on 2004-09-11. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (500-999: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 12, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 20)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 325 people in nursing homes
- 54 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 20 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 11 people in other types of correctional institutions
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 1
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 1
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