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Kentucky · Census place 17956

Crab Orchard city, KY

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Crab Orchard city has 762 residents, ranking #279 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $31,397, the median home is worth $97,700 and median gross rent runs $613 a month.

Population
762Crab Orchard city residents
Median household income
$31,397Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$97,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$613Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
58.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Crab Orchard city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Crab Orchard city median would spend about 23.4% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.2% of residents and 58.4% 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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