Kentucky · Census place 03574
Barbourville city, KY
Quick answer
Barbourville city has 3,181 residents, ranking #118 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $20,971, the median home is worth $190,200 and median gross rent runs $604 a month.
- Population
- 3,181Barbourville city residents
- Median household income
- $20,971Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $190,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $604Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Barbourville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Barbourville city median would spend about 34.6% 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 9.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 48.9% of residents and 44.8% 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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