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37.67° N · 87.06° W · GEOID 2150520

Masonville

Daviess County, Kentucky · part of the Owensboro, KY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

KentuckyMasonville, KYMasonvilleMasonville

The short answer

Masonville is home to 2,887 people. Median household income is $83,241 a year and median rent is $725 a month, 10.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $230,400, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$725
47% below the median place
Median household income
$83,241
4% above the median place
Median home value
$230,400
28% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

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 Masonville

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 62 Kentucky places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 56 Kentucky places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 80 Kentucky places.
  • The median rent takes only 10.5% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 85 Kentucky places.
  • 96% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 85 Kentucky places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 88 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Masonville

Daviess County gains about 1.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,108
Moved out3,019
Net+89

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ohio County, KY277279−2
Hancock County, KY198175+23
McLean County, KY166171−5
Spencer County, IN126108+18

Within Kentucky, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within KentuckyOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$54K
Leavers$57K

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

Who moves here
4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Daviess County report $54,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$29,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $725 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,501 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $230,400.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 6.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Wright City, MO matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$54,125
23% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$57,344
18% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.4%
24% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMasonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.4%24% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%20% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$54,12523% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,34418% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Masonville10.5%
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
$29,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
10.5%
49% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
27% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
10%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$77,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
96.1%
45% above the median place
Median year built1
2002
1% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMasonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$72547% below
Rent to income110.5%49% below
Property tax rate10.8%16% below
Home price to income12.8x27% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure88.612% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,13830% below
HUD area median income4County figure$92,10014% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,74946% below
Median home value1$230,40028% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure44.5%14% below
Homeownership196.1%45% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,50120% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.3%11% below
Median year built120021% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
20 min
19% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMasonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$83,2414% above
Income per person1$35,06013% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure$56,46614% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs6County figure47,80468% below
Poverty rate1County figure14.7%37% above
Mean commute120 min19% below
Works from home1County figure6.1%51% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Household size1
2.9
14% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
20.1%
37% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband89.3% −3%
Median age36.8 −6%
High school or higher94.2% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMasonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,8876646th largest
Median age136.86% below
Bachelor's or higher120.1%37% below
High school or higher194.2%2% above
Household size12.914% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure5.5%14% below
Homes with broadband189.3%3% below
05

Life in Masonville

39 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.2 −17%
Shops38.2 +26%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.5 +21%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

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

Shops per 10k8
38.2
26% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.8
22% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
17.2
17% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMasonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure37311% above
Public school students11County figure15,983226% above
Students per teacher11County figure15.83% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.217% below
Shops per 10k8County figure38.226% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.521% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (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)
National Register listings10County figure39200% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 17.9, 71% 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 Masonville. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
17.9
71% below the median place
Hurricane risk13
35.0
50% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
48.6 in
11% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMasonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure88°F2% above
January average low12County figure25°F1% above
Average temperature12County figure57°F4% above
Annual precipitation12County figure48.6 in11% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure88.15% below
Hurricane risk13County figure35.050% below
Tornado risk13County figure88.99% above
Wildfire risk13County figure17.971% below
Heat wave risk13County figure90.81% above
Median air quality index14County figure430% above
Good air days14County figure61.9%10% below
08

Masonville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, up from 10% 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$725/mo (2022)$990/mo$790 to $1,250/mo+4.0%
Median household income$83,241 (2024)$106,000$89,500 to $125,000+4.1%
Median home value$230,400 (2024)$340,000$247,000 to $468,000+6.7%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

09

Places like Masonville

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

PlaceRentIncome
Wright City, MO$894$80,152Compare
Evanston, WY$805$76,516Compare
Douglas, WY$841$83,147Compare
St. Marys, OH$848$79,516Compare
St. Marys, OHDouglas, WYEvanston, WYWright City, MOMasonville, KYMasonvilleWright CityEvanstonDouglasSt. MarysMasonvilleWright CityEvanstonDouglasSt. Marys

Common questions

Is Masonville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 62 Kentucky places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 56 Kentucky places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Masonville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 10.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $230,400.

What salary do you need to live in Masonville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $29,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Masonville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wright City, MO, Evanston, WY, Douglas, WY and St. Marys, OH.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Masonville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Masonville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/masonville-kentucky

Citytistics. “Masonville, Kentucky.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/masonville-kentucky/

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