Kentucky · Census place 10324
Brownsville city, KY
Quick answer
Brownsville city has 1,066 residents, ranking #238 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $37,500, the median home is worth $156,800 and median gross rent runs $670 a month.
- Population
- 1,066Brownsville city residents
- Median household income
- $37,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $156,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $670Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brownsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brownsville city median would spend about 21.4% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.3% of residents and 51.9% 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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