Kentucky · Census place 56136
Nicholasville city, KY
Quick answer
Nicholasville city has 31,625 residents, ranking #10 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $67,514, the median home is worth $210,700 and median gross rent runs $996 a month.
- Population
- 31,625Nicholasville city residents
- Median household income
- $67,514Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $210,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $996Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Nicholasville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nicholasville city median would spend about 17.7% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.4% of residents and 62.8% 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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