Highland Heights

Population: 6,531
Median household income: $52,437
Median home value: $148,600

Highland Heights, a community in Campbell County, Kentucky, has 6,531 residents. Its median household income of $52,437 runs below the Campbell County figure of $77,271.

Between 2019 and 2023, Highland Heights's population declined 8.6% from 7,149 to 6,531, while its median home value rose 36.5% from $108,900 to $148,600.

40.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,531
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,437
Median home value: $148,600
Median gross rent: $1,101
Housing units: 2,933
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1496,531

Median household income

$46,979$52,437

Median home value

$108,900$148,600

Median gross rent

$921$1,101

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,149	$46,979	$108,900	$921
2020	7,372	$41,324	$121,700	$912
2021	6,896	$42,929	$126,600	$962
2022	6,566	$44,910	$150,000	$1,016
2023	6,531	$52,437	$148,600	$1,101

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 2430.7%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	2.1%
5 to 17	709	10.9%
18 to 24	2,002	30.7%
25 to 34	894	13.7%
35 to 44	614	9.4%
45 to 54	536	8.2%
55 to 64	648	9.9%
65 to 74	504	7.7%
75 and over	488	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,762	88.2%
Black or African American	259	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	204	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.4%
Two or more races	226	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	243	6.6%
High school graduate	1,071	29.1%
Some college or associate's	890	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,011	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	469	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,451	69.2%
Carpooled	342	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	253	7.1%
Bicycle	11	0.3%
Worked from home	434	12.3%
Other means	50	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,258	40.5%
15 to 29 min	1,354	43.6%
30 to 44 min	378	12.2%
45 to 59 min	33	1.1%
60+ min	84	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 18.5% (983 of 5,305)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,194	46.3%
Nonfamily households	1,387	53.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,581	88.0%
Vacant	352	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,645	63.7%
Renter-occupied	936	36.3%

1-unit, detached45.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units39.6%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,331	45.4%
1-unit, attached	31	1.1%
2 to 4 units	63	2.1%
5 to 19 units	1,162	39.6%
20 or more units	346	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2136604
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0355, -84.4566