Housing market/Kentucky/ZIP 40204
ZIP 40204 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 40204 · KY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 40204 — 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 40204
- 1-unit detached4,55952.0%
- 1-unit attached570.7%
- 2–4 units1,71519.6%
- 5–49 units1,72019.6%
- 50+ units6978.0%
- Mobile110.1%
2–4 unit share 19.6% · 5–49 unit share 19.6% · combined 2–49 39.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,225 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,050.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 38.3%; ≥50% 18.5%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,430 (1.167× ACS median gross rent).
Population
14,018 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -5.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 8 projects, 157 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 2 properties, 69 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 40204 48.6% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 12.3%; ACS median gross rent is $1,225; population changed -5.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,715 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,720 units in 5–49-unit structures; 8 LIHTC projects totaling 157 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,430 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,225. 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 40204 is a Census / HUD profile for Louisville, KY-IN, KY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 40204 — 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 40204?
ZIP 40204 (Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area) has 14,018 residents, 7,679 households, a renter share of 48.6%, median household income of $70,706, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,225. Vacancy is 12.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 40204?
ACS counts 746 units in 2-unit buildings, 969 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,116 in 5–9, 314 in 10–19, and 290 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3,435 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 40204?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,430. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 40204 — Louisville, KY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Kentucky ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 40204 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.