Fort Thomas vs Newport

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

Fort Thomas and Newport 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 14,039 in Newport). Fort Thomas has the higher median household income ($100,819 vs $58,422 in Newport). Fort Thomas has the higher median home value ($301,400 vs $221,100 in Newport).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Thomas	Newport
Population	17,242	14,039
Median age	37.9 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$100,819	$58,422
Median home value	$301,400	$221,100
Median gross rent	$1,095	$994
Housing units	6,746	7,883
Homeownership rate	70.2%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.6%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Thomas	Newport
Population	16,308 → 17,242 (+5.7%)	15,123 → 14,039 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$78,972 → $100,819 (+27.7%)	$37,435 → $58,422 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$227,600 → $301,400 (+32.4%)	$144,000 → $221,100 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$907 → $1,095 (+20.7%)	$737 → $994 (+34.9%)

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

Newport

Population

15,12314,039

Median household income

$37,435$58,422

Median home value

$144,000$221,100

Median gross rent

$737$994

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Thomas	Newport
Under 5	5.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	7.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	20.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.6%
75 and over	6.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Thomas	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	83.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Thomas	Newport
No high school diploma	2.9%	12.8%
High school graduate	16.5%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	23.1%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Thomas	Newport
Drove alone	75.4%	64.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.3%
Public transit	1.2%	1.6%
Walked	1.4%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	14.7%	18.4%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Thomas	Newport
1-unit, detached	67.8%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	12.7%
20 or more units	2.6%	14.6%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Fort Thomas	Newport
Poverty rate	4.9%	17.7%
Average household size	2.56	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1955	1947