
Kentucky · Census place 84864
Worthington, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Worthington, Kentucky (Worthington, KY — Census place “Worthington city”) is 1,813 residents, ranking #188 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $65,432, the median home is worth $116,200 and median gross rent runs $876 a month. Looking for the Worthington Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Worthington, KY: 41183.
- Population
- 1,813Worthington city residents
- Median household income
- $65,432Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $876Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.7%Owner-occupied households
Worthington ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Worthington.
The Worthington 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 Worthington city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Worthington city median would spend about 16.1% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 68.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Worthington city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Worthington city is a small town in Kentucky, with 1,813 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #188 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 35.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Worthington city earn a median of $65,432 a year, 16.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above 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 13.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Worthington city is valued at $116,200, 61.7% below the national figure and 26% below the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $876 a month, 37.7% below the national figure, or roughly $10,512 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.8×, 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. 68.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- Munfordville city 1,792
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- Midway city 1,748
- Liberty city 1,828
- Doe Valley CDP 1,719
- St. Regis Park city 1,841
- Audubon Park city 1,717
- Warsaw city 1,868
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Worthington city?
- Worthington city has 1,813 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #188 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Worthington city?
- Median household income in Worthington city is $65,432 a year, 16.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Worthington city?
- Median gross rent is $876 a month and the median home value is $116,200, so rent absorbs about 16.1% of median household income.
- Is Worthington city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Worthington city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Worthington 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.