Kentucky · Census place 05662
Benham city, KY
Quick answer
Benham city has 628 residents, ranking #315 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $52,652, the median home is worth $54,500 and median gross rent runs $723 a month.
- Population
- 628Benham city residents
- Median household income
- $52,652Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $54,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $723Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 93%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Benham city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Benham city median would spend about 16.5% 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 1.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.6% of residents and 93% 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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