Kentucky · Census place 40312
Jenkins city, KY
Quick answer
Jenkins city has 1,569 residents, ranking #199 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $34,400, the median home is worth $65,600 and median gross rent runs $535 a month.
- Population
- 1,569Jenkins city residents
- Median household income
- $34,400Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $65,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $535Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jenkins city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jenkins city median would spend about 18.7% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.4% of residents and 61.2% 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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