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Cities in Kentucky by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Alexandria, KY had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 42 cities in 2023, at 94.1%. Bowling Green, KY had the lowest, at 37.3%. The median was 57.2% and the figure for Kentucky was 68.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94.1Alexandria, KY
Lowest37.3Bowling Green, KY
Median57.242 cities
Kentucky68.3History

All cities, 2023

Alexandria, KY: 94.1 %Alexandria, KY94.1Mount Washington, KY: 86.2 %Mount Washington, KY86.2Independence, KY: 82.4 %Independence, KY82.4La Grange, KY: 74.7 %La Grange, KY74.7Shepherdsville, KY: 73.4 %Shepherdsville, KY73.4Lawrenceburg, KY: 71.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY71.4Fort Thomas, KY: 70.2 %Fort Thomas, KY70.2Erlanger, KY: 68.7 %Erlanger, KY68.7Jeffersontown, KY: 66.5 %Jeffersontown, KY66.5Madisonville, KY: 65.1 %Madisonville, KY65.1Georgetown, KY: 62.9 %Georgetown, KY62.9Nicholasville, KY: 62.8 %Nicholasville, KY62.8Versailles, KY: 60.8 %Versailles, KY60.8Louisville, KY: 60.6 %Louisville, KY60.6Ashland, KY: 59.9 %Ashland, KY59.9Winchester, KY: 59.8 %Winchester, KY59.8Florence, KY: 59.3 %Florence, KY59.3Bardstown, KY: 58.6 %Bardstown, KY58.6Shively, KY: 58 %Shively, KY58Danville, KY: 57.5 %Danville, KY57.5Berea, KY: 57.3 %Berea, KY57.3Shelbyville, KY: 57.1 %Shelbyville, KY57.1Paris, KY: 56.8 %Paris, KY56.8Owensboro, KY: 55.8 %Owensboro, KY55.8Paducah, KY: 54.1 %Paducah, KY54.1Henderson, KY: 53.6 %Henderson, KY53.6Lexington, KY: 53.6 %Lexington, KY53.6Franklin, KY: 53.2 %Franklin, KY53.2St. Matthews, KY: 52.9 %St. Matthews, KY52.9Covington, KY: 51.5 %Covington, KY51.5Hopkinsville, KY: 50.3 %Hopkinsville, KY50.3Radcliff, KY: 50.2 %Radcliff, KY50.2Elizabethtown, KY: 49.6 %Elizabethtown, KY49.6Newport, KY: 48.4 %Newport, KY48.4Campbellsville, KY: 48.3 %Campbellsville, KY48.3Frankfort, KY: 48 %Frankfort, KY48Glasgow, KY: 47.8 %Glasgow, KY47.8Lyndon, KY: 43.7 %Lyndon, KY43.7Somerset, KY: 42.9 %Somerset, KY42.9Murray, KY: 41.2 %Murray, KY41.2Richmond, KY: 40.2 %Richmond, KY40.2Bowling Green, KY: 37.3 %Bowling Green, KY37.3Alexandria, KY: 94.1 %Alexandria, KY94.1Mount Washington, KY: 86.2 %Mount Washington, KY86.2Independence, KY: 82.4 %Independence, KY82.4La Grange, KY: 74.7 %La Grange, KY74.7Shepherdsville, KY: 73.4 %Shepherdsville, KY73.4Lawrenceburg, KY: 71.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY71.4Fort Thomas, KY: 70.2 %Fort Thomas, KY70.2Erlanger, KY: 68.7 %Erlanger, KY68.7Jeffersontown, KY: 66.5 %Jeffersontown, KY66.5Madisonville, KY: 65.1 %Madisonville, KY65.1Georgetown, KY: 62.9 %Georgetown, KY62.9Nicholasville, KY: 62.8 %Nicholasville, KY62.8Versailles, KY: 60.8 %Versailles, KY60.8Louisville, KY: 60.6 %Louisville, KY60.6Ashland, KY: 59.9 %Ashland, KY59.9Winchester, KY: 59.8 %Winchester, KY59.8Florence, KY: 59.3 %Florence, KY59.3Bardstown, KY: 58.6 %Bardstown, KY58.6Shively, KY: 58 %Shively, KY58Danville, KY: 57.5 %Danville, KY57.5Berea, KY: 57.3 %Berea, KY57.3Shelbyville, KY: 57.1 %Shelbyville, KY57.1Paris, KY: 56.8 %Paris, KY56.8Owensboro, KY: 55.8 %Owensboro, KY55.8Paducah, KY: 54.1 %Paducah, KY54.1Henderson, KY: 53.6 %Henderson, KY53.6Lexington, KY: 53.6 %Lexington, KY53.6Franklin, KY: 53.2 %Franklin, KY53.2St. Matthews, KY: 52.9 %St. Matthews, KY52.9Covington, KY: 51.5 %Covington, KY51.5Hopkinsville, KY: 50.3 %Hopkinsville, KY50.3Radcliff, KY: 50.2 %Radcliff, KY50.2Elizabethtown, KY: 49.6 %Elizabethtown, KY49.6Newport, KY: 48.4 %Newport, KY48.4Campbellsville, KY: 48.3 %Campbellsville, KY48.3Frankfort, KY: 48 %Frankfort, KY48Glasgow, KY: 47.8 %Glasgow, KY47.8Lyndon, KY: 43.7 %Lyndon, KY43.7Somerset, KY: 42.9 %Somerset, KY42.9Murray, KY: 41.2 %Murray, KY41.2Richmond, KY: 40.2 %Richmond, KY40.2Bowling Green, KY: 37.3 %Bowling Green, KY37.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Alexandria, KY94.1+4.6 pts
2Mount Washington, KY86.2-0 pts
3Independence, KY82.4+1.4 pts
4La Grange, KY74.7+6 pts
5Shepherdsville, KY73.4+2.2 pts
6Lawrenceburg, KY71.4-0.7 pts
7Fort Thomas, KY70.2-2.1 pts
8Erlanger, KY68.7-0.2 pts
9Jeffersontown, KY66.5-1 pts
10Madisonville, KY65.1+4.3 pts
11Georgetown, KY62.9-2.5 pts
12Nicholasville, KY62.8+0.9 pts
13Versailles, KY60.8+2.4 pts
14Louisville, KY60.6+0.1 pts
15Ashland, KY59.9+0.6 pts
16Winchester, KY59.80 pts
17Florence, KY59.3+2.7 pts
18Bardstown, KY58.6+3.3 pts
19Shively, KY58+3.2 pts
20Danville, KY57.5+0.4 pts
21Berea, KY57.3+1.6 pts
22Shelbyville, KY57.1+2 pts
23Paris, KY56.8+1 pts
24Owensboro, KY55.8-1.3 pts
25Paducah, KY54.1+0.4 pts
26Henderson, KY53.6+0.2 pts
27Lexington, KY53.6-0.7 pts
28Franklin, KY53.2+3.7 pts
29St. Matthews, KY52.9-1.7 pts
30Covington, KY51.50 pts
31Hopkinsville, KY50.3+3.9 pts
32Radcliff, KY50.2+0.7 pts
33Elizabethtown, KY49.6+1.3 pts
34Newport, KY48.4-1.3 pts
35Campbellsville, KY48.3+0.8 pts
36Frankfort, KY48+0.1 pts
37Glasgow, KY47.8-3.7 pts
38Lyndon, KY43.7+3.1 pts
39Somerset, KY42.9-2.3 pts
40Murray, KY41.2+0.7 pts
41Richmond, KY40.2+1.8 pts
42Bowling Green, KY37.3-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. EU home ownership rates (population_in_owner_occupied_homes_share) count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kentucky by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/kentucky-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kentucky by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/kentucky-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/kentucky-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Alexandria, KY, with 94.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bowling Green, KY, with 37.3% in 2023.

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