Edgewood

Population: 8,429
Median household income: $121,045
Median home value: $289,700

Edgewood, a community in Kenton County, Kentucky, has 8,429 residents. The median household income of $121,045 is above the Kenton County median ($79,421).

Between 2019 and 2023, Edgewood's population declined 3.6% from 8,745 to 8,429, while its median home value rose 28.4% from $225,600 to $289,700.

56.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 92.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,429
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $121,045
Median home value: $289,700
Median gross rent: $991
Housing units: 3,412
Homeownership rate: 92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7458,429

Median household income

$104,912$121,045

Median home value

$225,600$289,700

Median gross rent

$1,166$991

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,745	$104,912	$225,600	$1,166
2020	8,779	$105,714	$225,500	$1,116
2021	8,427	$109,909	$238,700	$1,138
2022	8,447	$117,308	$278,000	$1,147
2023	8,429	$121,045	$289,700	$991

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	661	7.8%
5 to 17	1,287	15.3%
18 to 24	350	4.2%
25 to 34	1,223	14.5%
35 to 44	922	10.9%
45 to 54	965	11.4%
55 to 64	1,033	12.3%
65 to 74	1,124	13.3%
75 and over	864	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,119	96.3%
Black or African American	39	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	141	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	90	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate18.4%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree37.3%

Graduate or professional degree19.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	132	2.2%
High school graduate	1,128	18.4%
Some college or associate's	1,383	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,289	37.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,199	19.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,267	75.7%
Carpooled	174	4.0%
Public transit	20	0.5%
Walked	22	0.5%
Bicycle	12	0.3%
Worked from home	779	18.0%
Other means	42	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	966	27.3%
15 to 29 min	1,809	51.1%
30 to 44 min	555	15.7%
45 to 59 min	110	3.1%
60+ min	97	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 3.0% (257 of 8,429)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,493	75.2%
Nonfamily households	822	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,315	97.2%
Vacant	97	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,060	92.3%
Renter-occupied	255	7.7%

1-unit, detached93.1%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,175	93.1%
1-unit, attached	50	1.5%
2 to 4 units	60	1.8%
5 to 19 units	5	0.1%
20 or more units	122	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2123932
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.0087, -84.5599