Kentucky · Census place 36604
Highland Heights city, KY
Quick answer
Highland Heights city has 6,531 residents, ranking #70 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $52,437, the median home is worth $148,600 and median gross rent runs $1,101 a month.
- Population
- 6,531Highland Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $52,437Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $148,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,101Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Highland Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Highland Heights city median would spend about 25.2% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.5% of residents and 63.7% 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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