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Bellevue, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Bellevue, Kentucky (Bellevue, KY — Census place “Bellevue city”) is 5,598 residents, ranking #82 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $67,143, the median home is worth $186,200 and median gross rent runs $1,124 a month. Looking for the Bellevue Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Bellevue, KY: 41073.
- Population
- 5,598Bellevue city residents
- Median household income
- $67,143Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $186,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,124Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.3%Owner-occupied households
Bellevue ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Bellevue.
The Bellevue KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Bellevue city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bellevue city median would spend about 20.1% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.4% of residents and 68.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Bellevue city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Bellevue city is a mid-size town in Kentucky, with 5,598 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #82 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 34.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Bellevue city earn a median of $67,143 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% above the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 13.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Bellevue city is valued at $186,200, 38.6% below the national figure and 18% above the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,124 a month, 20.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,488 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kentucky.
- Walton city 5,513
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- Williamsburg city 5,226
- Monticello city 5,741
- Hazard city 5,105
- Fort Wright city 5,882
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Bellevue city?
- Bellevue city has 5,598 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #82 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Bellevue city?
- Median household income in Bellevue city is $67,143 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bellevue city?
- Median gross rent is $1,124 a month and the median home value is $186,200, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.
- Is Bellevue city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bellevue city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Bellevue city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.