How many renters in Fort Knox, KY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Fort Knox, KY, 2020–2024
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22.7% (±6.2 points) of renting households in Fort Knox, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

17.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 19.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 22.7% (±6.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 17.9% (±5.4 points)
Median share of income: 19.2% (±1.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fort Knox

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fort Knox	Hardin County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	31.0% (±6.9 points)	20.6%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	22.5% (±5.9 points)	18.2%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.7% (±4.9 points)	14.3%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.1% (±5.3 points)	10.3%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.8% (±3.1 points)	8.4%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	17.9% (±5.4 points)	28.3%	36.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Fort Knox against Hardin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Knox	Hardin County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	22.7% (±6.2 points)	36.7% (±3.9 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	17.9% (±5.4 points)	28.3% (±3.5 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	19.2% (±1.9 points)	23.9% (±1.1 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$82,663 (±$14,292)	$50,353 (±$2,096)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,502 (±$126)	$971 (±$27)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Fort Knox, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Hardin County (36.7%).

It is also lower than in Kentucky (45.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Hardin County, Fort Knox ranks 6 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 361 of 425.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Fort Knox

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Knox
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fort Knox	—	22.7% (±6.2 points)	—
Muldraugh	3.4 mi	43.4% (±18.1 points)	Higher
Radcliff	5.2 mi	34.2% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Vine Grove	5.6 mi	36.2% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different
West Point	6.5 mi	56.9% (±22.8 points)	Higher
Doe Valley	9.6 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Taylor Township (Harrison County)	9.9 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rineyville	10 mi	0.0% (±55.9 points)	Not measurably different
Boone Township (Harrison County)	12 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Muldraugh, KY (43.4%), Radcliff, KY (34.2%), West Point, KY (56.9%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Sonora	74.3% (±62.7 points)
2	West Point	56.9% (±22.8 points)
3	Elizabethtown	40.6% (±6.4 points)
4	Vine Grove	36.2% (±20.8 points)
5	Radcliff	34.2% (±7.5 points)
6	Fort Knox	22.7% (±6.2 points)
7	Rineyville	0.0% (±55.9 points)

Fort Knox is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Knox

Are renters in Fort Knox rent-burdened?

22.7% of renting households in Fort Knox pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Fort Knox spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fort Knox, KY spends 19.2% (±1.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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