
Kentucky · Census place 56730
Northfield, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Northfield, Kentucky (Northfield, KY — Census place “Northfield city”) is 1,104 residents, ranking #233 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $110,714, the median home is worth $485,800 and median gross rent runs $1,533 a month. Looking for the Northfield Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Northfield, KY: 40222.
- Population
- 1,104Northfield city residents
- Median household income
- $110,714Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $485,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,533Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.5%Owner-occupied households
Northfield ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Northfield.
The Northfield KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Northfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Northfield city median would spend about 16.6% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 67.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Northfield city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Northfield city is a small town in Kentucky, with 1,104 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #233 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 51.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Northfield city earn a median of $110,714 a year, 41% above the national figure of $78,538 and 100% above the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 5.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Northfield city is valued at $485,800, 60.1% above the national figure and 209% above the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,533 a month, 9% above the national figure, or roughly $18,396 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 67.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 51.7 puts Northfield city well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kentucky.
- Silver Grove city 1,104
- Clay city 1,112
- Philpot CDP 1,098
- Earlington city 1,113
- Lewisburg city 1,093
- Irvington city 1,129
- Heritage Creek city 1,090
- West Point city 1,131
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Northfield city?
- Northfield city has 1,104 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #233 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Northfield city?
- Median household income in Northfield city is $110,714 a year, 41% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Northfield city?
- Median gross rent is $1,533 a month and the median home value is $485,800, so rent absorbs about 16.6% of median household income.
- Is Northfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Northfield city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Northfield city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.