Kentucky · Census place 70086
Shepherdsville city, KY
Quick answer
Shepherdsville city has 14,351 residents, ranking #32 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $71,250, the median home is worth $202,300 and median gross rent runs $898 a month.
- Population
- 14,351Shepherdsville city residents
- Median household income
- $71,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $202,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $898Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shepherdsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shepherdsville city median would spend about 15.1% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.6% of residents and 73.4% 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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