Kentucky · Census place 82200
Wheatcroft, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Wheatcroft, Kentucky (Wheatcroft, KY — Census place “Wheatcroft city”) is 125 residents, ranking #509 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $43,750, the median home is worth $71,300 and median gross rent runs $783 a month. Looking for the Wheatcroft Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wheatcroft, KY: 42463.
- Population
- 125Wheatcroft city residents
- Median household income
- $43,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $71,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $783Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.4%Owner-occupied households
Wheatcroft ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wheatcroft.
The Wheatcroft KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Wheatcroft city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wheatcroft city median would spend about 21.5% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% 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
Wheatcroft city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Wheatcroft city is a very small community in Kentucky, with 125 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #509 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 8% of them. The median age here is 42 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Wheatcroft city earn a median of $43,750 a year, 44.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Wheatcroft city is valued at $71,300, 76.5% below the national figure and 55% below the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $783 a month, 44.3% below the national figure, or roughly $9,396 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 73.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 125 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Wheatcroft city against its county rather than against national figures.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kentucky.
- Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 627,210
- Lexington-Fayette urban county 321,122
- Bowling Green city 73,638
- Owensboro city 60,112
- Covington city 40,902
- Georgetown city 38,206
- Richmond city 35,498
- Florence city 32,334
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Wheatcroft city?
- Wheatcroft city has 125 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #509 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Wheatcroft city?
- Median household income in Wheatcroft city is $43,750 a year, 44.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wheatcroft city?
- Median gross rent is $783 a month and the median home value is $71,300, so rent absorbs about 21.5% of median household income.
- Is Wheatcroft city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wheatcroft city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Wheatcroft city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.