Kentucky · Census place 55884
Newport city, KY
Quick answer
Newport city has 14,039 residents, ranking #33 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $58,422, the median home is worth $221,100 and median gross rent runs $994 a month.
- Population
- 14,039Newport city residents
- Median household income
- $58,422Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $221,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $994Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Newport city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Newport city median would spend about 20.4% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.7% of residents and 48.4% 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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