Kentucky · Census place 77160
Tompkinsville city, KY
Quick answer
Tompkinsville city has 2,672 residents, ranking #139 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $37,405, the median home is worth $86,100 and median gross rent runs $600 a month.
- Population
- 2,672Tompkinsville city residents
- Median household income
- $37,405Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $86,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $600Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tompkinsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tompkinsville city median would spend about 19.2% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.8% of residents and 50.3% 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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