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36.66° N · 87.48° W · GEOID 2128486

Fort Campbell North

Christian County, Kentucky · part of the Clarksville, TN metro

Limited data core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

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The short answer

Fort Campbell North is home to 11,356 people. Median household income is $58,933 a year and median rent is $1,529 a month, 31.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $173,600, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,529
12% above the median place
Median household income
$58,933
27% below the median place
Median home value
$173,600
46% below the median place
Unemployment
17.4%
255% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Fort Campbell North

  • Unemployment averaged 17.4% over the survey period, higher than in 99% of the 2,058 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the highest of 56 Kentucky places.
  • The median resident is 22.2 years old, younger than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 85 Kentucky places.
  • The median rent takes 31.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 85 Kentucky places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 8.1% a year while rent rose 3.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 93% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.15 people, larger than in 91% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 85 Kentucky places.
01

Moving to Fort Campbell North

Christian County loses about 14.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,771
Moved out7,590
Net−819

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Montgomery County, TN1,3261,644−318
Trigg County, KY156240−84
Todd County, KY114158−44

Within Kentucky, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within KentuckyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$40K
Leavers$42K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Christian County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
26.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 22.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Christian County report $39,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $41,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$61,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,529 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,330 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $173,600.
Getting to work
10 minutes each way on average; 4.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Laurel Bay, SC matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
22.6%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
26.8%
367% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$39,734
44% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFort Campbell NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year126.8%367% above
Moved from another state122.6%above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-14.8below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$39,73444% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$41,89440% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 31.1%, 52% above the median place.

Fort Campbell North31.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$61,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
31.1%
52% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
22% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
31%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$43,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Fort Campbell North, $1,529 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Fort Campbell North, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Havelock, NC26.3% vs 31.1%n/aCompare
Twentynine Palms, CA25.9% vs 31.1%$2,600Compare
Ettrick, VA24.6% vs 31.1%$2,000Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.7%
29% below the median place
Median year built1
1989
1% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
49.6%
2% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFort Campbell NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,52912% above
Rent to income131.1%52% above
Property tax rate10.7%29% below
Home price to income13.0x22% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure91.010% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,30719% below
HUD area median income4County figure$93,80013% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$1,12666% below
Median home value1County figure$173,60046% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.4%100% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure65.3%27% above
Homeownership1County figure50.0%25% below
Renters paying 30%+149.6%2% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,33029% below
Vacant homes17.2%2% above
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 10 min, 59% below the median place.

Mean commute1
10 min
59% below the median place
Unemployment1
17.4%
255% above the median place
Income per person1
$23,839
41% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFort Campbell NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$58,93327% below
Income per person1$23,83941% below
Unemployment117.4%255% above
Average annual pay6County figure$56,17215% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.2%68% below
Jobs6County figure31,17279% below
Poverty rate111.7%8% above
Mean commute110 min59% below
Works from home1County figure4.5%64% below
Commutes by transit1Metro figure0.4%55% below
04

Who lives here

Median age is 22.2, 43% below the median place.

Median age1
22.2
43% below the median place
High school or higher1
98.6%
7% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.3%
64% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.1 +26%
Bachelor's or higher16.9% −47%
Homes with broadband91.1% −1%
Born abroad7.5% −16%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFort Campbell NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population111,3563734th largest
Median age122.243% below
Bachelor's or higher116.9%47% below
High school or higher198.6%7% above
Household size13.126% above
Born abroad17.5%16% below
No health insurance12.3%64% below
Homes with broadband191.1%1% below
05

Life in Fort Campbell North

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Donelson National Battlefield, about 25 miles away.

52 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.0 −31%
Playgrounds per 10k67.8 7.2×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Donelson National Battlefield 25 miles
  • Stones River National Battlefield 79 miles
  • Mammoth Cave National Park 84 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.9 −19%
Shops32.6 +8%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.2 −71%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.9 −31%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
24.8
19% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.2
71% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
13.9
31% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFort Campbell NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure19111% above
Public school students12County figure8,08765% above
Students per teacher12County figure16.57% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.919% below
Shops per 10k8County figure32.68% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.271% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.931% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k97.031% below
Playgrounds per 10k967.8above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1024.819% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure52300% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 14.5, 76% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Fort Campbell North. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
14.5
76% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
51.6 in
18% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
34.4
51% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFort Campbell NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure89°F2% above
January average low13County figure27°F7% above
Average temperature13County figure58°F6% above
Annual precipitation13County figure51.6 in18% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure79.614% below
Hurricane risk14County figure34.451% below
Tornado risk14County figure91.212% above
Wildfire risk14County figure14.576% below
Heat wave risk14County figure76.215% below
Median air quality index15County figure415% below
Good air days15County figure73.1%7% above
08

Fort Campbell North in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 31% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 31% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,529/mo (2024)$1,950/mo$1,600 to $2,380/mo+4.2%
Median household income$58,933 (2024)$76,500$64,500 to $90,000+4.4%

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Fort Campbell North

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Laurel Bay, SC$1,454$54,345Compare
North Chicago, IL$1,426$60,172Compare
Fort Riley, KS$1,234$54,362Compare
Havelock, NC$1,280$58,408Compare
Havelock, NCFort Riley, KSNorth Chicago, ILLaurel Bay, SCFort Campbell North, KYFort Campbell NorthLaurel BayNorth ChicagoFort RileyHavelockFort Campbell NorthLaurel BayNorth ChicagoFort RileyHavelock

Common questions

Is Fort Campbell North a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 17.4% over the survey period, higher than in 99% of the 2,058 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the highest of 56 Kentucky places. The median resident is 22.2 years old, younger than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 85 Kentucky places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fort Campbell North expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 31.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $173,600.

What salary do you need to live in Fort Campbell North?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $61,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fort Campbell North?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Laurel Bay, SC, North Chicago, IL, Fort Riley, KS and Havelock, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Fort Campbell North with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fort Campbell North itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fort-campbell-north-kentucky

Citytistics. “Fort Campbell North, Kentucky.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fort-campbell-north-kentucky/

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