What percentage of people rent in Wilmore, KY?

Name: Renters and owners in Wilmore, KY, 2020–2024
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49.3% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in Wilmore, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 871 renting households against 896 that own their home.

In Wilmore, the share of households that rent went from 51.7% in 2015–2019 to 49.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.3% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 871 (±147)
Median renter income: $54,047 (±$12,638)

Who rents and who owns in Wilmore

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wilmore	Jessamine County	Kentucky	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.3% (±7.0 points)	33.3% (±2.3 points)	31.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	871 (±147)	6,622 (±500)	574,561 (±5,417)	45,017,354
Owning households	896 (±172)	13,291 (±464)	1,239,908 (±8,203)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,047 (±$12,638)	$47,427 (±$5,669)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,403 (±$8,063)	$94,343 (±$4,753)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009

In Wilmore, the renter share is higher than in Jessamine County (33.3%).

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

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 70 of 448.

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

How renting in Wilmore 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	51.7% (±9.0 points)	49.3% (±7.0 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$718 (±$144)	$975 (±$189)	+35.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,662 (±$10,655)	$77,665 (±$16,821)	+53.3%	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 Wilmore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilmore
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wilmore	—	49.3% (±7.0 points)	—
Keene	4.6 mi	10.5% (±17.7 points)	Lower
Nicholasville	5.4 mi	41.8% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Burgin	9.9 mi	14.0% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Versailles	12 mi	40.1% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Harrodsburg	13 mi	40.3% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lexington	16 mi	46.2% (±0.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lawrenceburg	17 mi	30.7% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Danville	18 mi	43.6% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Keene, KY (10.5%), Burgin, KY (14.0%), Versailles, KY (40.1%).

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

Households that rent across Jessamine County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wilmore	49.3% (±7.0 points)
2	Nicholasville	41.8% (±3.4 points)
3	Keene	10.5% (±17.7 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 Wilmore

How many renters are there in Wilmore?

Wilmore has an estimated 871 (±147) renting households, 49.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wilmore?

In Wilmore, the share of households that rent went from 51.7% in 2015–2019 to 49.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wilmore?

A renting household in Wilmore has 3.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wilmore?

The median renting household in Wilmore, KY has an income of $54,047 (±$12,638) a year, against $95,403 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 Wilmore city, Kentucky (place:83550, 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.