
Kentucky · Census place 22204
Douglass Hills, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Douglass Hills, Kentucky (Douglass Hills, KY — Census place “Douglass Hills city”) is 5,437 residents, ranking #84 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $92,826, the median home is worth $331,500 and median gross rent runs $1,164 a month. Looking for the Douglass Hills Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Douglass Hills, KY: 40243.
- Population
- 5,437Douglass Hills city residents
- Median household income
- $92,826Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $331,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,164Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.7%Owner-occupied households
Douglass Hills ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Douglass Hills.
The Douglass Hills KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Douglass Hills city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Douglass Hills city median would spend about 15% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 81.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Douglass Hills city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Douglass Hills city is a mid-size town in Kentucky, with 5,437 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #84 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 48.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Douglass Hills city earn a median of $92,826 a year, 18.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 67% above the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 3.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Douglass Hills city is valued at $331,500, 9.3% above the national figure and 111% above the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,164 a month, 17.2% below the national figure, or roughly $13,968 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 81.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kentucky.
- Williamsburg city 5,226
- Walton city 5,513
- Hazard city 5,105
- Bellevue city 5,598
- Massac CDP 4,937
- Dayton city 5,703
- Reidland CDP 4,887
- Central City city 5,736
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Douglass Hills city?
- Douglass Hills city has 5,437 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #84 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Douglass Hills city?
- Median household income in Douglass Hills city is $92,826 a year, 18.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Douglass Hills city?
- Median gross rent is $1,164 a month and the median home value is $331,500, so rent absorbs about 15% of median household income.
- Is Douglass Hills city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Douglass Hills city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Douglass Hills city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.