What percentage of people rent in Munfordville, KY?

Name: Renters and owners in Munfordville, KY, 2020–2024
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62.1% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Munfordville, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 521 renting households against 318 that own their home.

In Munfordville, the share of households that rent went from 53.6% in 2015–2019 to 62.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 62.1% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 521 (±126)
Median renter income: $19,679 (±$16,259)

Who rents and who owns in Munfordville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Munfordville	Hart County	Kentucky	United States
Renter-occupied share	62.1% (±7.7 points)	27.6% (±3.7 points)	31.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	521 (±126)	2,033 (±298)	574,561 (±5,417)	45,017,354
Owning households	318 (±86)	5,343 (±277)	1,239,908 (±8,203)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,679 (±$16,259)	$38,772 (±$6,995)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,000 (±$20,776)	$60,795 (±$4,185)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009

In Munfordville, the renter share is higher than in Hart County (27.6%).

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

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

In Hart County, Munfordville ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 18 of 448.

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

How renting in Munfordville 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	53.6% (±7.3 points)	62.1% (±7.7 points)	+8.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$468 (±$92)	$661 (±$50)	+41.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$28,281 (±$6,764)	$32,621 (±$13,862)	+15.3%	No measurable change 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 Munfordville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Munfordville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Munfordville	—	62.1% (±7.7 points)	—
Bonnieville	6.8 mi	23.8% (±18.1 points)	Lower
Horse Cave	7.6 mi	46.5% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Cave City	10 mi	63.3% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Upton	12 mi	33.1% (±15.2 points)	Lower
Park City	15 mi	39.6% (±14.6 points)	Lower
Sonora	17 mi	20.8% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Glasgow	19 mi	51.5% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Brownsville	21 mi	51.1% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bonnieville, KY (23.8%), Horse Cave, KY (46.5%), Upton, KY (33.1%).

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

Households that rent across Hart County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Munfordville	62.1% (±7.7 points)
2	Horse Cave	46.5% (±10.2 points)
3	Bonnieville	23.8% (±18.1 points)

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 Munfordville

How many renters are there in Munfordville?

Munfordville has an estimated 521 (±126) renting households, 62.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Munfordville?

In Munfordville, the share of households that rent went from 53.6% in 2015–2019 to 62.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Munfordville?

A renting household in Munfordville has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Munfordville?

The median renting household in Munfordville, KY has an income of $19,679 (±$16,259) a year, against $54,000 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 Munfordville city, Kentucky (place:54570, 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.