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Central City, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $163,583 (it was $50,900 in 2000)
Central City:

$163,583
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,284 - $239,528

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $200,386
Here:

$200,386
State:

$256,452

Mobile homes: $130,064
Here:

$130,064
State:

$84,635

Total population: 5,899 (Urban population: 4,903 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 982 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,144 (1,848 occupied: 1,311 owner occupied, 575 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

30%
State:

31%

Housing density: 410 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $262,047.

Median contract rent in 2022: $509 (lower quartile is $450, upper quartile is $631)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $458


Median gross rent in Central City, KY in 2022: $702

Housing units in Central City with a mortgage: 801 (104 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 80 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $77,960

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $67,493

Median monthly housing costs: $801

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Central City, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1974

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,751
  • Male householders: 1,098 (120 living alone), Female householders: 731 (216 living alone)
  • 1,108 spouses (1,108 opposite-sex spouses), 155 unmarried partners, (155 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,829 children (1,480 natural, 129 adopted, 220 stepchildren), 299 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 37 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 475

Size of family households: 531 2-persons, 464 3-persons, 268 4-persons, 188 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 355 1-person, 78 2-persons.

780 married couples with children.
405 single-parent households (225 men, 180 women).

95.3% of residents of Central City speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 165 (2.9%)
(31.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Central City, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Central City, Kentucky
  • 0no bedroom
  • 21 bedroom
  • 812 bedrooms
  • 9393 bedrooms
  • 2624 bedrooms
  • 295+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central City, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central City, Kentucky
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2411 bedroom
  • 1972 bedrooms
  • 1373 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Central City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Central City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 2081 vehicle
  • 6062 vehicles
  • 4133 vehicles
  • 444 vehicles
  • 405+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Central City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Central City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 48no vehicle
  • 2791 vehicle
  • 2492 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Central City, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Central City, Kentucky
  • 01 room
  • 22 rooms
  • 83 rooms
  • 374 rooms
  • 2805 rooms
  • 2746 rooms
  • 1847 rooms
  • 1088 rooms
  • 4199+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central City, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central City, Kentucky
  • 01 room
  • 122 rooms
  • 1793 rooms
  • 1724 rooms
  • 415 rooms
  • 1576 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 148 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Central City, KY
Central City city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Central City, KY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Central City, KY in 2022
  • 69Less than $10,000
  • 214$10,000 to $19,999
  • 307$20,000 to $29,999
  • 157$30,000 to $39,999
  • 129$40,000 to $49,999
  • 132$50,000 to $59,999
  • 240$60,000 to $74,999
  • 220$75,000 to $99,999
  • 168$100,000 to $124,999
  • 48$125,000 to $149,999
  • 105$150,000 to $199,999
  • 100$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Central City, KY

  • Distribution of house value in Central City, KY in 2022
  • 2Less than $10,000
  • 86$40,000 to $49,999
  • 39$60,000 to $69,999
  • 101$70,000 to $79,999
  • 43$80,000 to $89,999
  • 58$90,000 to $99,999
  • 114$100,000 to $124,999
  • 134$125,000 to $149,999
  • 168$150,000 to $174,999
  • 90$175,000 to $199,999
  • 138$200,000 to $249,999
  • 104$300,000 to $399,999
  • 59$400,000 to $499,999
  • 129$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Central City, KY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Central City, KY in 2022
  • 16Less than $100
  • 46$200 to $249
  • 33$300 to $349
  • 36$350 to $399
  • 88$450 to $499
  • 141$500 to $549
  • 11$550 to $599
  • 36$600 to $649
  • 42$650 to $699
  • 20$700 to $749
  • 49$800 to $899
  • 49No cash rent
Work and jobs in Central City: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.4%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 311
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 418
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 272
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 177
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 541
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 84
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 46
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 52
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 179
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 104
  • 90 or more minutes: 47
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Central City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,438 (85.8%)
  • Carpooled: 217 (7.6%)
  • Taxi: 17 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 86 (3.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 28.2%Males
Races in Central City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Central City, Kentucky
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Central City, Kentucky
  • 02010 or later
  • 1262000 to 2009
  • 151990 to 1999
  • 21980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 0Before 1970
Ancestries in Central City, KY

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 743 (28.8%)
  • English: 623 (24.1%)
  • Irish: 203 (7.9%)
  • German: 164 (6.4%)
  • Scottish: 103 (4.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 77 (3.0%)
  • Italian: 54 (2.1%)
  • Polish: 44 (1.7%)
  • Swedish: 31 (1.2%)
  • Dutch: 27 (1.0%)
  • Greek: 27 (1.0%)
  • Scandinavian: 24 (0.9%)
  • European: 12 (0.5%)
  • Cajun: 1 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Central City:

67.8% (116)
Kentucky:

15.8% (29,070)

Philippines
Central City:

15.2% (26)
Kentucky:

3.3% (6,109)

Iraq
Central City:

12.9% (22)
Kentucky:

1.5% (2,689)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,343
  • Other state: 1,222
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 662
  • South: 419
  • West: 136

77.7% of Central City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82.9% lived in Kentucky.


Central City:

77.7%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 12
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 20
  • 9th grade: 90
  • 10th grade: 52
  • 11th grade: 86
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 35
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 592
  • Less than 1 year of college: 287
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 349
  • Associate degree: 166
  • Bachelor's degree: 184
  • Master's degree: 73
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 60
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 19
  • 7th and 8th grade: 34
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 23
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 672
  • Less than 1 year of college: 82
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 193
  • Associate degree: 329
  • Bachelor's degree: 142
  • Master's degree: 86
  • Professional school degree: 23
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Central City marital status for males
Central City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,651
  • Two: 67
  • 3 or 4: 44
  • 5 to 9: 64
  • Mobile homes: 315
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 7.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Central City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Central City, KY
  • 59.3%Utility gas
  • 38.1%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Central City, KY
  • 55.1%Electricity
  • 42.7%Utility gas
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53
Here:

11.6%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Kentucky:

19.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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