Kentucky

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Housing Cost Burden by Income Group

Renter households spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs and utilities are cost burdened; those spending more than half of their income are severely cost burdened.

Affordable and Available Homes per 100 Renter Households

All Gap Data for Kentucky

Kentucky Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
Extremely Low Income Households and Available Rentals
Extremely Low Income Renter Households 167,110 85,481 41,803
Affordable and Available Rental Homes 89,409 35,482 17,971
Surplus (Deficit) of Affordable and Available Rental Units
At or below EXTREMELY LOW INCOME -77,701 -49,999 -23,832
At or below 50% AMI -49,074 -17,033 -14,728
Affordable and Available Rental Units per 100 Households at or below Threshold
At or below Extremely Low Income 54 42 43
At or below 50% AMI 81 88 79
At or below 80% AMI 107 104 108
At or below 100% AMI 108 104 110
% of Renter Households with Cost Burden
At Extremely Low Income 81% 84% 75%
Extremely Low Income to 50% AMI 65% 62% 68%
51% to 80% AMI 26% 16% 32%
81 to 100% AMI 5% 7% 6%
% of Renter Households with Severe Cost Burden
At Extremely Low Income 62% 64% 61%
Extremely Low Income to 50% AMI 17% 12% 20%
51% to 80% AMI 3% 1% 5%
81 to 100% AMI 0% 0% 1%
AMI = Area Median Income.
Source: American Community Survey (ACS) and ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). For more information on the estimates’ margin of error, please contact [email protected].