What percentage of people rent in Cold Spring, KY?

Name: Renters and owners in Cold Spring, KY, 2020–2024
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10.9% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Cold Spring, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 328 renting households against 2,668 that own their home.

In Cold Spring, the share of households that rent went from 10.0% in 2015–2019 to 10.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.9% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 328 (±146)
Median renter income: $41,204 (±$28,556)

Who rents and who owns in Cold Spring

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cold Spring	Campbell County	Kentucky	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.9% (±4.7 points)	28.9% (±1.5 points)	31.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	328 (±146)	11,346 (±617)	574,561 (±5,417)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,668 (±202)	27,886 (±591)	1,239,908 (±8,203)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,204 (±$28,556)	$44,224 (±$3,896)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,023 (±$13,450)	$98,316 (±$2,938)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009

In Cold Spring, the renter share is lower than in Campbell County (28.9%).

It is also lower than in Kentucky (31.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Campbell County, Cold Spring ranks 13 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 362 of 448.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Cold Spring has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	10.0% (±3.2 points)	10.9% (±4.7 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,032 (±$156)	$1,191 (±$222)	+15.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,774 (±$10,466)	$75,000 (±$8,366)	−3.6%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Cold Spring

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cold Spring
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cold Spring	—	10.9% (±4.7 points)	—
Crestview	1.2 mi	12.5% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Highland Heights	1.8 mi	37.5% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Ryland Heights	2.4 mi	11.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Grove	2.5 mi	40.3% (±14.4 points)	Higher
Fairview	2.9 mi	1.8% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Wilder	3.1 mi	19.2% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Taylor Mill	3.5 mi	15.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Melbourne	3.6 mi	4.9% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairview, KY (1.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Highland Heights, KY (37.5%), Silver Grove, KY (40.3%), Wilder, KY (19.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Campbell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Fort Thomas	28.8% (±3.6 points)
8	Woodlawn	19.8% (±14.4 points)
9	Wilder	19.2% (±6.7 points)
10	Mentor	16.7% (±15.0 points)
11	Claryville	14.5% (±8.1 points)
12	Crestview	12.5% (±9.4 points)
13	Cold Spring	10.9% (±4.7 points)
14	Alexandria	8.3% (±2.9 points)
15	California	8.0% (±13.1 points)
16	Melbourne	4.9% (±5.5 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in Campbell County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cold Spring

How many renters are there in Cold Spring?

Cold Spring has an estimated 328 (±146) renting households, 10.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cold Spring?

In Cold Spring, the share of households that rent went from 10.0% in 2015–2019 to 10.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cold Spring?

A renting household in Cold Spring has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cold Spring?

The median renting household in Cold Spring, KY has an income of $41,204 (±$28,556) a year, against $83,023 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cold Spring city, Kentucky (place:16372, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.