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Lowest median household income, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is $60,760. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Princeton, KY, up 22 places to #14.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01▲1Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$31,106+59%

02▼1Somerset, KYKY12,695$34,704+55%

03Morehead, KYKY6,776$36,741+53%

04▲1Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$38,147+111%

05▲4Maysville, KYKY8,688$39,013+40%

06▲9Pikeville, KYKY7,270$39,955+81%

07▲3Mayfield, KYKY9,851$40,965+101%

08▲4Glasgow, KYKY15,302$43,074+53%

09▼3Murray, KYKY18,964$44,091+72%

10▼2Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$44,347+70%

11Monticello, KYKY5,721$44,952+158%

12▼8Lebanon, KYKY6,699$45,479+108%

13▼6Russellville, KYKY7,454$45,484+77%

14▲22Princeton, KYKY6,168$47,411+78%

15▲8London, KYKY7,637$47,591+74%

16▲6Henderson, KYKY27,822$48,186+58%

17▲12Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$48,381+76%

18▲12Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$48,873+68%

19▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$49,139+62%

20▼4Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$49,354+53%

21▲3Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$49,644+117%

22▼8Paducah, KYKY26,730$49,915+91%

23▲4Shively, KYKY15,895$50,221+60%

24▼6Richmond, KYKY40,663$50,870+99%

25▲20Central City, KYKY5,793$50,885+86%

26▼9Corbin, KYKY7,911$51,065+130%

27▲19Bardstown, KYKY14,161$51,381+63%

28▲3Danville, KYKY17,736$52,646+60%

29▲3Ashland, KYKY20,996$52,715+74%

30▲14Frankfort, KYKY28,657$53,073+52%

31▼5Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$53,275+31%

32▲1Madisonville, KYKY19,428$53,860+73%

33▲1Winchester, KYKY19,514$54,378+74%

34▼21Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$54,647+92%

35▼7Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$55,827+106%

36▼11Paris, KYKY10,130$55,839+81%

37▲3Owensboro, KYKY60,892$56,357+77%

38▼1Radcliff, KYKY22,576$58,559+64%

39▼18Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$58,933+120%

40▼2Franklin, KYKY10,759$59,052+85%

41▼6Berea, KYKY16,662$59,495+95%

42▲5Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$59,972+93%

43▲8Elsmere, KYKY9,521$60,503+43%

44▼2Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$60,760+70%

45▼26Newport, KYKY13,998$60,853+122%

46▼7Covington, KYKY41,847$61,166+99%

47▼6Versailles, KYKY10,734$62,368+78%

48▲5Lyndon, KYKY11,301$65,679+53%

49▼1Dayton, KYKY5,974$65,992+106%

50▼7Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$66,486+61%

51▼1Louisville, KYKY641,962$66,849–

52Hillview, KYKY9,020$68,111+59%

53▼4Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$68,503+83%

54Lexington, KYKY329,751$69,479+75%

55Florence, KYKY34,018$71,003+67%

56▲7Bellevue, KYKY5,847$71,166+95%

57▲1Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$71,476+98%

58▲6Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$72,560+88%

59▲11Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$75,000+27%

60Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$75,610+101%

61▲5Erlanger, KYKY20,158$75,840+77%

62▼3Wilmore, KYKY6,380$77,665+147%

63▲8Walton, KYKY5,868$77,917+83%

64▲10Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$78,482+31%

65▼4Georgetown, KYKY40,883$80,088+90%

66▲1Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$81,506+57%

67▼5St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$82,412+95%

68▲5Middletown, KYKY9,944$82,537+54%

69▼12Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$82,663+143%

70▼1Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$86,310+86%

71▼6La Grange, KYKY10,669$88,464+134%

72▼4Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$88,546+64%

73▲3Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$94,652+53%

74▼2Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$96,239+120%

75▼19Reidland, KYKY5,277$99,423+106%

76▲2Alexandria, KYKY10,994$102,239+85%

77▼2Independence, KYKY30,198$102,361+101%

78▼1Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$104,350+110%

79Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$105,024+100%

80▲1Hebron, KYKY6,407$106,719–

81▲1Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$107,859+47%

82▲1Crestwood, KYKY6,582$108,046+154%

83▼3Burlington, KYKY18,008$109,308+92%

84Edgewood, KYKY8,503$119,028+56%

85▲1Union, KYKY7,937$136,712+60%

86▼1Francisville, KYKY10,565$159,371–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES