Kentucky · Census place 81012
Wayland city, KY
Quick answer
Wayland city has 360 residents, ranking #398 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $31,042, the median home is worth $21,800 and median gross rent runs $1,047 a month.
- Population
- 360Wayland city residents
- Median household income
- $31,042Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $21,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,047Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wayland city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wayland city median would spend about 40.5% 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 0.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 52.5% of residents and 63.3% 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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