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Kentucky · Census place 58962

Paintsville city, KY

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Paintsville city has 4,256 residents, ranking #100 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $26,713, the median home is worth $110,800 and median gross rent runs $631 a month.

Population
4,256Paintsville city residents
Median household income
$26,713Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$110,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$631Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
36.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Paintsville city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Paintsville city median would spend about 28.3% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.7% of residents and 36.7% 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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