Dry Ridge

Population: 2,250
Median household income: $53,641
Median home value: $193,200

Located in Grant County, Kentucky, Dry Ridge is a community with a population of 2,250. Its median household income of $53,641 runs below the Grant County figure of $67,940.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dry Ridge's population grew 4.1% from 2,161 to 2,250, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $147,300 to $193,200.

Households average 2.50 people. The median gross rent is $785.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,250
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,641
Median home value: $193,200
Median gross rent: $785
Housing units: 976
Homeownership rate: 45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1612,250

Median household income

$26,875$53,641

Median home value

$147,300$193,200

Median gross rent

$691$785

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,161	$26,875	$147,300	$691
2020	2,125	$31,786	$150,200	$670
2021	1,988	$32,813	$147,100	$705
2022	2,227	$46,000	$168,500	$743
2023	2,250	$53,641	$193,200	$785

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	212	9.4%
5 to 17	437	19.4%
18 to 24	259	11.5%
25 to 34	359	16.0%
35 to 44	244	10.8%
45 to 54	262	11.6%
55 to 64	234	10.4%
65 to 74	110	4.9%
75 and over	133	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,144	95.3%
Black or African American	22	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	36	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	279	20.8%
High school graduate	469	34.9%
Some college or associate's	323	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	193	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	78	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	830	84.3%
Carpooled	27	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	73	7.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	5.1%
Other means	4	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	310	33.2%
15 to 29 min	268	28.7%
30 to 44 min	191	20.4%
45 to 59 min	104	11.1%
60+ min	61	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 24.8% (550 of 2,221)

	Count	Share
Family households	548	61.0%
Nonfamily households	351	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	899	92.1%
Vacant	77	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	411	45.7%
Renter-occupied	488	54.3%

1-unit, detached53.7%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units25.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	524	53.7%
1-unit, attached	38	3.9%
2 to 4 units	122	12.5%
5 to 19 units	248	25.4%
20 or more units	26	2.7%
Mobile home & other	18	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2122582
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.6854, -84.6002