RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Lowest median household income, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is $21,904.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Monticello, KYKY5,721$13,603–

02Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$14,038–

03Lebanon, KYKY6,699$14,658–

04Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$14,821–

05Morehead, KYKY6,776$14,926–

06Mayfield, KYKY9,851$15,180–

07Princeton, KYKY6,168$15,367–

08Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$15,503–

09Richmond, KYKY40,663$15,588–

10Pikeville, KYKY7,270$15,662–

11Central City, KYKY5,793$16,776–

12Somerset, KYKY12,695$16,810–

13Murray, KYKY18,964$16,961–

14Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$17,028–

15Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$17,109–

16Paducah, KYKY26,730$17,196–

17Corbin, KYKY7,911$17,341–

18Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$17,363–

19Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$17,414–

20Glasgow, KYKY15,302$17,805–

21Maysville, KYKY8,688$17,831–

22Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$18,114–

23Russellville, KYKY7,454$18,219–

24Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$18,307–

25Paris, KYKY10,130$18,522–

26Newport, KYKY13,998$18,683–

27London, KYKY7,637$18,955–

28Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$18,996–

29Franklin, KYKY10,759$19,161–

30La Grange, KYKY10,669$19,785–

31Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$20,043–

32Wilmore, KYKY6,380$20,493–

33Covington, KYKY41,847$21,003–

34Danville, KYKY17,736$21,119–

35Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$21,289–

36Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$21,352–

37Madisonville, KYKY19,428$21,468–

38Winchester, KYKY19,514$21,543–

39Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$21,592–

40Berea, KYKY16,662$21,622–

41Bardstown, KYKY14,161$21,737–

42Ashland, KYKY20,996$21,904–

43Owensboro, KYKY60,892$21,952–

44Henderson, KYKY27,822$22,085–

45Georgetown, KYKY40,883$22,677–

46Walton, KYKY5,868$22,734–

47Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$23,420–

48Dayton, KYKY5,974$23,877–

49Crestwood, KYKY6,582$24,167–

50Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$24,871–

51Shively, KYKY15,895$24,966–

52Radcliff, KYKY22,576$25,197–

53Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$25,258–

54Frankfort, KYKY28,657$25,670–

55Bellevue, KYKY5,847$25,892–

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$25,999–

57Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$26,078–

58Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$26,797–

59Versailles, KYKY10,734$27,220–

60Elsmere, KYKY9,521$28,260–

61Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$30,136–

62Lyndon, KYKY11,301$30,845–

63Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$31,015–

64Florence, KYKY34,018$31,270–

65Hillview, KYKY9,020$31,686–

66St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$32,108–

67Reidland, KYKY5,277$33,225–

68Erlanger, KYKY20,158$33,502–

69Independence, KYKY30,198$35,951–

70Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$36,250–

71Middletown, KYKY9,944$36,976–

72Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$36,977–

73Alexandria, KYKY10,994$38,008–

74Burlington, KYKY18,008$38,118–

75Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$38,962–

76Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$40,086–

77Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$45,653–

78Union, KYKY7,937$46,484–

79Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$47,531–

80Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$48,203–

81Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$51,688–

82Edgewood, KYKY8,503$54,098–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS