Crittenden vs Dry Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Crittenden and Dry Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

Crittenden and Dry Ridge are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Crittenden has the higher population (4,058 vs 2,250 in Dry Ridge). Dry Ridge has the higher median household income ($53,641 vs $51,336 in Crittenden). Dry Ridge has the higher median home value ($193,200 vs $168,300 in Crittenden).

Population, income & housing

	Crittenden	Dry Ridge
Population	4,058	2,250
Median age	25.6 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,336	$53,641
Median home value	$168,300	$193,200
Median gross rent	$870	$785
Housing units	1,378	976
Homeownership rate	55.9%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crittenden	Dry Ridge
Population	3,857 → 4,058 (+5.2%)	2,161 → 2,250 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$49,564 → $51,336 (+3.6%)	$26,875 → $53,641 (+99.6%)
Median home value	$127,400 → $168,300 (+32.1%)	$147,300 → $193,200 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$799 → $870 (+8.9%)	$691 → $785 (+13.6%)

Crittenden

Population

3,8574,058

Median household income

$49,564$51,336

Median home value

$127,400$168,300

Median gross rent

$799$870

Dry Ridge

Population

2,1612,250

Median household income

$26,875$53,641

Median home value

$147,300$193,200

Median gross rent

$691$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crittenden	Dry Ridge
Under 5	10.3%	9.4%
5 to 17	23.7%	19.4%
18 to 24	15.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	20.0%	16.0%
35 to 44	8.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	4.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	4.9%
75 and over	2.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crittenden	Dry Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	95.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crittenden	Dry Ridge
No high school diploma	12.4%	20.8%
High school graduate	39.8%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crittenden	Dry Ridge
Drove alone	76.0%	84.3%
Carpooled	22.1%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	5.1%
Other means	0.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crittenden	Dry Ridge
1-unit, detached	47.4%	53.7%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	24.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	25.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Crittenden	Dry Ridge
Poverty rate	11.0%	24.8%
Average household size	3.14	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1997	1987