Kentucky · Census place 50898
Mayfield city, KY
Quick answer
Mayfield city has 9,905 residents, ranking #46 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $41,458, the median home is worth $114,400 and median gross rent runs $598 a month.
- Population
- 9,905Mayfield city residents
- Median household income
- $41,458Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $598Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mayfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mayfield city median would spend about 17.3% 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 30.7% of residents and 64.1% 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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