Hillview vs Mount Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Hillview and Mount Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

Hillview and Mount Washington are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Washington has the higher population (18,228 vs 8,735 in Hillview). Mount Washington has the higher median household income ($93,852 vs $65,732 in Hillview). Mount Washington has the higher median home value ($253,700 vs $180,300 in Hillview).

Population, income & housing

	Hillview	Mount Washington
Population	8,735	18,228
Median age	35.9 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,732	$93,852
Median home value	$180,300	$253,700
Median gross rent	$1,314	$919
Housing units	3,249	6,902
Homeownership rate	77.2%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillview	Mount Washington
Population	9,071 → 8,735 (-3.7%)	14,567 → 18,228 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$62,654 → $65,732 (+4.9%)	$69,214 → $93,852 (+35.6%)
Median home value	$127,200 → $180,300 (+41.7%)	$170,400 → $253,700 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,092 → $1,314 (+20.3%)	$757 → $919 (+21.4%)

Hillview

Population

9,0718,735

Median household income

$62,654$65,732

Median home value

$127,200$180,300

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,314

Mount Washington

Population

14,56718,228

Median household income

$69,214$93,852

Median home value

$170,400$253,700

Median gross rent

$757$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillview	Mount Washington
Under 5	4.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	18.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	16.2%
45 to 54	16.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.6%
75 and over	4.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillview	Mount Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	91.8%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillview	Mount Washington
No high school diploma	17.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	31.3%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillview	Mount Washington
Drove alone	74.6%	79.6%
Carpooled	14.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	10.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillview	Mount Washington
1-unit, detached	89.6%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	5.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Hillview	Mount Washington
Poverty rate	11.2%	4.6%
Average household size	2.79	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1981	2002