Housing market/Kentucky/ZIP 40701
ZIP 40701 Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky
Whitley County, KY · 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 40701 · KY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 40701 — Corbin, 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 40701
- 1-unit detached8,41363.5%
- 1-unit attached780.6%
- 2–4 units9557.2%
- 5–49 units1,0698.1%
- 50+ units1060.8%
- Mobile2,63619.9%
2–4 unit share 7.2% · 5–49 unit share 8.0% · combined 2–49 15.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $733 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $526.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 36.1%; ≥50% 19.6%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $940 (1.282× ACS median gross rent).
Population
29,767 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -1.8%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 11 projects, 374 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 8 properties, 428 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 8 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 40701 33.8% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 9.6%; ACS median gross rent is $733; population changed -1.8% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 955 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,069 units in 5–49-unit structures; 11 LIHTC projects totaling 374 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $940 versus ACS median gross rent of $733. 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 40701 is a Census / HUD profile for Whitley County, KY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 40701 — Corbin, 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 40701?
ZIP 40701 (Whitley County, KY) has 29,767 residents, 12,024 households, a renter share of 33.8%, median household income of $47,288, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $733. Vacancy is 9.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 40701?
ACS counts 521 units in 2-unit buildings, 434 in 3–4 unit buildings, 687 in 5–9, 213 in 10–19, and 169 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,024 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 40701?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $940. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 40701 — Corbin, KY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Kentucky ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 40701 is Census / HUD research for Whitley County, KY. 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.