Fort Thomas vs Highland Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Thomas and Highland Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Thomas and Highland Heights are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Thomas has the higher population (17,242 vs 6,531 in Highland Heights). Fort Thomas has the higher median household income ($100,819 vs $52,437 in Highland Heights). Fort Thomas has the higher median home value ($301,400 vs $148,600 in Highland Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Thomas	Highland Heights
Population	17,242	6,531
Median age	37.9 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$100,819	$52,437
Median home value	$301,400	$148,600
Median gross rent	$1,095	$1,101
Housing units	6,746	2,933
Homeownership rate	70.2%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.6%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Thomas	Highland Heights
Population	16,308 → 17,242 (+5.7%)	7,149 → 6,531 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$78,972 → $100,819 (+27.7%)	$46,979 → $52,437 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$227,600 → $301,400 (+32.4%)	$108,900 → $148,600 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$907 → $1,095 (+20.7%)	$921 → $1,101 (+19.5%)

Fort Thomas

Population

16,30817,242

Median household income

$78,972$100,819

Median home value

$227,600$301,400

Median gross rent

$907$1,095

Highland Heights

Population

7,1496,531

Median household income

$46,979$52,437

Median home value

$108,900$148,600

Median gross rent

$921$1,101

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Thomas	Highland Heights
Under 5	5.5%	2.1%
5 to 17	21.9%	10.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	30.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	13.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	12.3%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	7.7%
75 and over	6.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Thomas	Highland Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	88.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Thomas	Highland Heights
No high school diploma	2.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	16.5%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23.1%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Thomas	Highland Heights
Drove alone	75.4%	69.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.7%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.7%	12.3%
Other means	0.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Thomas	Highland Heights
1-unit, detached	67.8%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	39.6%
20 or more units	2.6%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Thomas	Highland Heights
Poverty rate	4.9%	18.5%
Average household size	2.56	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1955	1985