Edgewood vs Fort Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of Edgewood and Fort Mitchell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Mitchell has the higher population (8,676 vs 8,429 in Edgewood). Edgewood has the higher median household income ($121,045 vs $80,814 in Fort Mitchell). Fort Mitchell has the higher median home value ($354,700 vs $289,700 in Edgewood).

Population, income & housing

	Edgewood	Fort Mitchell
Population	8,429	8,676
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$121,045	$80,814
Median home value	$289,700	$354,700
Median gross rent	$991	$987
Housing units	3,412	3,841
Homeownership rate	92.3%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.9%	49.5%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgewood	Fort Mitchell
Population	8,745 → 8,429 (-3.6%)	8,257 → 8,676 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$104,912 → $121,045 (+15.4%)	$67,745 → $80,814 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$225,600 → $289,700 (+28.4%)	$272,200 → $354,700 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $991 (-15.0%)	$789 → $987 (+25.1%)

Edgewood

Population

8,7458,429

Median household income

$104,912$121,045

Median home value

$225,600$289,700

Median gross rent

$1,166$991

Fort Mitchell

Population

8,2578,676

Median household income

$67,745$80,814

Median home value

$272,200$354,700

Median gross rent

$789$987

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgewood	Fort Mitchell
Under 5	7.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.3%	20.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	15.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.3%
75 and over	10.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgewood	Fort Mitchell
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	87.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgewood	Fort Mitchell
No high school diploma	2.2%	2.3%
High school graduate	18.4%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgewood	Fort Mitchell
Drove alone	75.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	4.0%	1.9%
Public transit	0.5%	1.3%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	15.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgewood	Fort Mitchell
1-unit, detached	93.1%	53.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	23.1%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Edgewood	Fort Mitchell
Poverty rate	3.0%	8.8%
Average household size	2.54	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1976	1970