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Kentucky · Census place 70284

Shively city, KY

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Shively city has 15,556 residents, ranking #30 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $46,522, the median home is worth $139,200 and median gross rent runs $847 a month.

Population
15,556Shively city residents
Median household income
$46,522Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$139,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$847Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
46.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
58%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Shively city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Shively city median would spend about 21.8% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 58% 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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