Kentucky · Census place 02368
Ashland city, KY
Quick answer
Ashland city has 21,405 residents, ranking #18 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $52,199, the median home is worth $125,300 and median gross rent runs $859 a month.
- Population
- 21,405Ashland city residents
- Median household income
- $52,199Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $125,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $859Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ashland city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ashland city median would spend about 19.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.8% of residents and 59.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Mount Washington city 18,228
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