Kentucky · Census place 13492
Cave City city, KY
Quick answer
Cave City city has 2,545 residents, ranking #145 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $33,672, the median home is worth $108,100 and median gross rent runs $679 a month.
- Population
- 2,545Cave City city residents
- Median household income
- $33,672Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $108,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $679Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cave City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cave City city median would spend about 24.2% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.4% of residents and 38.7% 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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