Kentucky · Census place 82272
Wheelwright city, KY
Quick answer
Wheelwright city has 945 residents, ranking #252 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $58,250, the median home is worth $85,700 and median gross rent runs $538 a month.
- Population
- 945Wheelwright city residents
- Median household income
- $58,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $85,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $538Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wheelwright city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wheelwright city median would spend about 11.1% 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 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 35% of residents and 71.1% 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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