Housing market/Kentucky/ZIP 40504
ZIP 40504 Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · 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 40504 · KY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 40504 — Lexington, 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 40504
- 1-unit detached5,54042.0%
- 1-unit attached3682.8%
- 2–4 units1,0127.7%
- 5–49 units5,20739.5%
- 50+ units1,0287.8%
- Mobile200.2%
2–4 unit share 7.7% · 5–49 unit share 39.5% · combined 2–49 47.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $888 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $764.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 45.7%; ≥50% 28.8%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,190 (1.340× ACS median gross rent).
Population
26,164 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -6.8%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 9 projects, 312 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 6 properties, 364 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 545 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 40504 66.6% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 7.7%; ACS median gross rent is $888; population changed -6.8% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,012 units in 2–4-unit structures and 5,207 units in 5–49-unit structures; 9 LIHTC projects totaling 312 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,190 versus ACS median gross rent of $888. 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 40504 is a Census / HUD profile for Lexington-Fayette, KY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 40504 — Lexington, 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 40504?
ZIP 40504 (Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA) has 26,164 residents, 12,158 households, a renter share of 66.6%, median household income of $43,015, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $888. Vacancy is 7.7%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 40504?
ACS counts 593 units in 2-unit buildings, 419 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,750 in 5–9, 2,487 in 10–19, and 970 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 6,219 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 40504?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,190. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 40504 — Lexington, KY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Kentucky ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 40504 is Census / HUD research for Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA. 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.