Kentucky · Census place 16750
Columbia city, KY
Quick answer
Columbia city has 4,842 residents, ranking #89 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $45,221, the median home is worth $123,500 and median gross rent runs $756 a month.
- Population
- 4,842Columbia city residents
- Median household income
- $45,221Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $123,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $756Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 27.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Columbia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Columbia 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.5% of residents and 43.7% 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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