Kenton County, Kentucky

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 169,817
Median household income: $79,421
Median home value: $227,500

Kenton County, Kentucky counts 169,817 residents. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. At $79,421, its median household income sits above Kentucky's $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kenton County's population grew 2.5% from 165,668 to 169,817, while its median household income rose 23.4% from $64,339 to $79,421.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 169,817
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,421
Median home value: $227,500
Median gross rent: $1,018
Housing units: 72,896
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

165,668169,817

Median household income

$64,339$79,421

Median home value

$161,100$227,500

Median gross rent

$811$1,018

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	165,668	$64,339	$161,100	$811
2020	166,552	$66,541	$167,100	$821
2021	168,264	$68,503	$176,000	$865
2022	169,066	$76,016	$207,700	$961
2023	169,817	$79,421	$227,500	$1,018

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,805	6.4%
5 to 17	29,184	17.2%
18 to 24	13,608	8.0%
25 to 34	25,082	14.8%
35 to 44	22,882	13.5%
45 to 54	20,032	11.8%
55 to 64	22,144	13.0%
65 to 74	16,346	9.6%
75 and over	9,734	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	146,110	86.0%
Black or African American	7,106	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94	0.1%
Asian	2,015	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.0%
Some other race	385	0.2%
Two or more races	6,320	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,758	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,760	7.5%
High school graduate	32,218	27.7%
Some college or associate's	31,543	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	27,996	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15,703	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66,473	75.6%
Carpooled	6,393	7.3%
Public transit	997	1.1%
Walked	1,197	1.4%
Bicycle	187	0.2%
Worked from home	11,511	13.1%
Other means	1,204	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,809	24.6%
15 to 29 min	36,480	47.7%
30 to 44 min	14,018	18.3%
45 to 59 min	4,034	5.3%
60+ min	3,110	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 11.9% (20,065 of 168,126)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,406	62.7%
Nonfamily households	25,187	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	67,593	92.7%
Vacant	5,303	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	47,340	70.0%
Renter-occupied	20,253	30.0%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	49,511	67.9%
1-unit, attached	3,105	4.3%
2 to 4 units	6,776	9.3%
5 to 19 units	8,886	12.2%
20 or more units	3,027	4.2%
Mobile home & other	1,591	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 21117
State: Kentucky
Land area: 160 sq mi
Water area: 3.93 sq mi
Center point: 38.9305, -84.5334

Cities & places

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