Housing market/Kentucky/ZIP 40212
ZIP 40212 Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · Kentucky. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 40212 · KY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 40212 — Louisville, KY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 40212
- 1-unit detached6,24777.5%
- 1-unit attached2242.8%
- 2–4 units1,04212.9%
- 5–49 units3654.5%
- 50+ units1511.9%
- Mobile320.4%
2–4 unit share 12.9% · 5–49 unit share 4.5% · combined 2–49 17.5%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $917 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $664.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 54.4%; ≥50% 31.9%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,140 (1.243× ACS median gross rent).
Population
15,160 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -13.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 19 projects, 373 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 114 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 1,817 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 40212 50.2% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 20.0%; ACS median gross rent is $917; population changed -13.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,042 units in 2–4-unit structures and 365 units in 5–49-unit structures; 19 LIHTC projects totaling 373 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,140 versus ACS median gross rent of $917. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Kentucky research
ZIP 40212 is a Census / HUD profile for Louisville, KY-IN, KY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 40212 — Louisville, KY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Kentucky ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Kentucky research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 40212?
ZIP 40212 (Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area) has 15,160 residents, 6,451 households, a renter share of 50.2%, median household income of $35,389, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $917. Vacancy is 20.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 40212?
ACS counts 399 units in 2-unit buildings, 643 in 3–4 unit buildings, 157 in 5–9, 72 in 10–19, and 136 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,407 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 40212?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,140. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 40212 — Louisville, KY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Kentucky ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 40212 is Census / HUD research for Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Kentucky property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.