Kentucky · Census place 22582
Dry Ridge city, KY
Quick answer
Dry Ridge city has 2,250 residents, ranking #156 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $53,641, the median home is worth $193,200 and median gross rent runs $785 a month.
- Population
- 2,250Dry Ridge city residents
- Median household income
- $53,641Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $193,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $785Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dry Ridge city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dry Ridge city median would spend about 17.6% 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 24.8% of residents and 45.7% 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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