Kentucky · Census place 53616
Mortons Gap city, KY
Quick answer
Mortons Gap city has 746 residents, ranking #284 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $38,750, the median home is worth $99,000 and median gross rent runs $688 a month.
- Population
- 746Mortons Gap city residents
- Median household income
- $38,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $99,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $688Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mortons Gap city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mortons Gap city median would spend about 21.3% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.6% of residents and 82.7% 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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