Mount Washington

Population: 18,228
Median household income: $93,852
Median home value: $253,700

Mount Washington, a community in Bullitt County, Kentucky, has 18,228 residents. Its median household income of $93,852 runs above the Bullitt County figure of $77,640.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Washington's population grew 25.1% from 14,567 to 18,228, while its median home value rose 48.9% from $170,400 to $253,700.

The median gross rent is $919. 25.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,228
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $93,852
Median home value: $253,700
Median gross rent: $919
Housing units: 6,902
Homeownership rate: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,56718,228

Median household income

$69,214$93,852

Median home value

$170,400$253,700

Median gross rent

$757$919

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,567	$69,214	$170,400	$757
2020	14,699	$74,817	$181,500	$748
2021	17,723	$83,216	$198,300	$819
2022	17,987	$91,185	$231,200	$834
2023	18,228	$93,852	$253,700	$919

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,341	7.4%
5 to 17	3,474	19.1%
18 to 24	1,429	7.8%
25 to 34	2,191	12.0%
35 to 44	2,958	16.2%
45 to 54	2,493	13.7%
55 to 64	1,678	9.2%
65 to 74	1,574	8.6%
75 and over	1,090	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,739	91.8%
Black or African American	2	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	116	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	79	0.4%
Two or more races	630	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	662	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	797	6.7%
High school graduate	3,728	31.1%
Some college or associate's	4,458	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,957	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,044	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,354	79.6%
Carpooled	875	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	949	10.3%
Other means	16	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,366	16.5%
15 to 29 min	1,945	23.5%
30 to 44 min	3,339	40.3%
45 to 59 min	1,193	14.4%
60+ min	450	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 4.6% (835 of 18,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,955	74.7%
Nonfamily households	1,680	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,635	96.1%
Vacant	267	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,721	86.2%
Renter-occupied	914	13.8%

1-unit, detached80.9%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,585	80.9%
1-unit, attached	315	4.6%
2 to 4 units	451	6.5%
5 to 19 units	348	5.0%
20 or more units	100	1.4%
Mobile home & other	103	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2154228
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.0426, -85.5560