Kentucky · Census place 12016
Calvert City city, KY
Quick answer
Calvert City city has 2,522 residents, ranking #146 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $42,566, the median home is worth $157,400 and median gross rent runs $820 a month.
- Population
- 2,522Calvert City city residents
- Median household income
- $42,566Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $157,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $820Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Calvert City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Calvert City city median would spend about 23.1% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.4% of residents and 53.4% 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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