Kentucky · Census place 41338
Junction City city, KY
Quick answer
Junction City city has 2,441 residents, ranking #147 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $40,917, the median home is worth $111,800 and median gross rent runs $871 a month.
- Population
- 2,441Junction City city residents
- Median household income
- $40,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $871Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Junction City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Junction City city median would spend about 25.5% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.6% of residents and 73% 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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