What is the median household income in Stamping Ground, KY?

Name: Income and affordability in Stamping Ground, KY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Stamping Ground, KY is $62,500 (±$7,923) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,077 a month would take about $43,100 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Stamping Ground, the median household income went from $34,471 in 2015–2019 to $62,500 in 2020–2024 (+81.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $62,500 (±$7,923)
Median renter income: $34,773 (±$19,178)
Income to afford median rent: about $43,100

Income in Stamping Ground against Scott County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stamping Ground	Scott County	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	$62,500 (±$7,923)	$85,158 (±$3,634)	$63,726 (±$429)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$34,773 (±$19,178)	$53,874 (±$3,203)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,779 (±$21,645)	$104,088 (±$6,703)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,077 (±$459)	$1,247 (±$60)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Stamping Ground, median household income is lower than in Scott County ($85,158).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky ($63,726).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Scott County, Stamping Ground ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 185 of 438.

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

How much you need to earn to rent in Stamping Ground

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,077 a month ($12,924 a year) needs an income of about $43,100 a year.

The median renting household in Stamping Ground earns $34,773 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$34,471 (±$14,082)	$62,500 (±$7,923)	+81.3%	Up after inflation
Median gross rent	$671 (±$145)	$1,077 (±$459)	+60.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$126,200 (±$11,768)	$204,300 (±$25,107)	+61.9%	Up 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.

Median household income in places near Stamping Ground

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stamping Ground
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Stamping Ground	—	$62,500 (±$7,923)	—
Georgetown	7.9 mi	$80,088 (±$3,111)	Higher
Midway	8.6 mi	$61,650 (±$13,488)	Not measurably different
Sadieville	11 mi	$61,125 (±$18,175)	Not measurably different
Frankfort	11 mi	$53,073 (±$3,875)	Lower
Monterey	15 mi	$66,667 (±$57,576)	Not measurably different
Versailles	16 mi	$62,368 (±$5,677)	Not measurably different
Corinth	16 mi	$51,667 (±$27,743)	Not measurably different
Lexington	20 mi	$69,479 (±$1,691)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Frankfort, KY ($53,073).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Georgetown, KY ($80,088).

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

Median household income across Scott County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Georgetown	$80,088 (±$3,111)
2	Stamping Ground	$62,500 (±$7,923)
3	Sadieville	$61,125 (±$18,175)

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 Stamping Ground

What is the median household income in Stamping Ground?

The median household income in Stamping Ground is $62,500 (±$7,923) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Stamping Ground?

About $43,100 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,077 a month.

Have incomes in Stamping Ground kept up with inflation?

In Stamping Ground, the median household income went from $34,471 in 2015–2019 to $62,500 in 2020–2024 (+81.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

What do renters earn in Stamping Ground?

The median renting household in Stamping Ground, KY earns $34,773 (±$19,178) a year.

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 Stamping Ground city, Kentucky (place:73038, in state:21).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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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.