Missouri · Census place 42464
Licking city, MO
Quick answer
Licking city has 2,816 residents, ranking #212 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $32,813, the median home is worth $109,000 and median gross rent runs $614 a month.
- Population
- 2,816Licking city residents
- Median household income
- $32,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $109,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $614Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Licking city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Licking city median would spend about 22.5% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 36.3% of residents and 56.8% 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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