Kentucky · Census place 20224
Dawson Springs city, KY
Quick answer
Dawson Springs city has 1,973 residents, ranking #176 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $31,607, the median home is worth $73,500 and median gross rent runs $546 a month.
- Population
- 1,973Dawson Springs city residents
- Median household income
- $31,607Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $73,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $546Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dawson Springs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dawson Springs city median would spend about 20.7% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.9% of residents and 59.3% 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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