Kentucky at a glance
- ~$967
- Median monthly rent32% below the U.S. median
- ~39
- Median age
- ~$205k
- Median home value38% below the U.S. median
- ~$64k
- Median household income21% below the U.S. median
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554 cities and towns
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Cities & towns in Kentucky
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1–24 of 554 places
- Louisville, KYPopulation 795,222
- Lexington-Fayette urban county, KYPopulation 329,751
- Bowling Green, KYPopulation 78,505
- Owensboro, KYPopulation 60,892
- Covington, KYPopulation 41,847
- Georgetown, KYPopulation 40,883
- Richmond, KYPopulation 40,663
- Elizabethtown, KYPopulation 35,448
- Florence, KYPopulation 34,018
- Nicholasville, KYPopulation 33,857
- Hopkinsville, KYPopulation 30,411
- Independence, KYPopulation 30,198
- Jeffersontown, KYPopulation 29,193
- Frankfort, KYPopulation 28,657
- Henderson, KYPopulation 27,822
- Paducah, KYPopulation 26,730
- Radcliff, KYPopulation 22,576
- Ashland, KYPopulation 20,996
- Erlanger, KYPopulation 20,158
- Winchester, KYPopulation 19,514
- Madisonville, KYPopulation 19,428
- Mount Washington, KYPopulation 18,989
- Murray, KYPopulation 18,964
- Shelbyville, KYPopulation 18,453
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- Geographic coverage
- Kentucky statistics · U.S. comparison figuresU.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-Year B01002Reporting period: Jan 1, 2020–Dec 31, 2024.
- City populationU.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 Subcounty EstimatesReporting period: Jul 1–Jul 1, 2025.
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- Cumberland Falls, Kentucky
Population sources and reporting periods
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