Elsmere

Population: 9,151
Median household income: $61,427
Median home value: $157,200

Elsmere, a community in Kenton County, Kentucky, has 9,151 residents. Its median household income of $61,427 runs below the Kenton County figure of $79,421.

From 2019 to 2023, Elsmere's population grew 6.8% from 8,567 to 9,151, while its median home value rose 41.1% from $111,400 to $157,200.

The median gross rent is $1,303. 24.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,151
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,427
Median home value: $157,200
Median gross rent: $1,303
Housing units: 3,538
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5679,151

Median household income

$54,602$61,427

Median home value

$111,400$157,200

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,303

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,567	$54,602	$111,400	$1,082
2020	8,617	$55,916	$117,500	$1,138
2021	9,080	$57,459	$124,600	$1,180
2022	9,126	$61,890	$150,500	$1,263
2023	9,151	$61,427	$157,200	$1,303

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	606	6.6%
5 to 17	1,700	18.6%
18 to 24	1,069	11.7%
25 to 34	1,778	19.4%
35 to 44	1,189	13.0%
45 to 54	875	9.6%
55 to 64	882	9.6%
65 to 74	801	8.8%
75 and over	251	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,252	79.2%
Black or African American	566	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.3%
Asian	248	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.1%
Two or more races	595	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	448	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	625	10.8%
High school graduate	2,201	38.1%
Some college or associate's	1,554	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,235	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	161	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled16.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,719	72.5%
Carpooled	846	16.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	421	8.2%
Other means	128	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,978	42.0%
15 to 29 min	1,905	40.4%
30 to 44 min	409	8.7%
45 to 59 min	335	7.1%
60+ min	84	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 14.7% (1,325 of 9,017)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,262	68.7%
Nonfamily households	1,031	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,293	93.1%
Vacant	245	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,316	70.3%
Renter-occupied	977	29.7%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,571	72.7%
1-unit, attached	3	0.1%
2 to 4 units	128	3.6%
5 to 19 units	360	10.2%
20 or more units	50	1.4%
Mobile home & other	426	12.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2124778
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.9937, -84.6019