Kentucky · Census place 53418
Morehead city, KY
Quick answer
Morehead city has 6,924 residents, ranking #66 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $35,000, the median home is worth $176,300 and median gross rent runs $791 a month.
- Population
- 6,924Morehead city residents
- Median household income
- $35,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $176,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $791Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 22 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 31.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Morehead city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Morehead city median would spend about 27.1% 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 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.4% of residents and 31.3% 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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- Highland Heights city 6,531
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