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Kentucky · Census place 38008

Horse Cave city, KY

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Horse Cave city has 2,348 residents, ranking #151 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $51,927, the median home is worth $93,600 and median gross rent runs $646 a month.

Population
2,348Horse Cave city residents
Median household income
$51,927Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$93,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$646Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
47.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Horse Cave city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Horse Cave city median would spend about 14.9% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.2% of residents and 63.9% 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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