Fort Thomas, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

17,169

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.8

2.37% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.15%

26.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$104,350

3.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$335,000

11.1% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Fort Thomas, KY is home to a population of 17.2k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.39% of Fort Thomas, KY residents were born outside of the country (411 people).

In 2024, there were 28.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.2k people) in Fort Thomas, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 529 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 397 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Fort Thomas, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Thomas, KY was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fort Thomas, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Thomas, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.2k ± 396
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
529 ± 232
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
397 ± 231

2.95%

Hispanic Population

507 people

2.95% of the people in Fort Thomas, KY are hispanic (507 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Thomas, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

2.39%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

411 people

2.51%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

432 people

As of 2024, 2.39% of Fort Thomas, KY residents (411 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Thomas, KY was 2.51%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fort Thomas, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
207 ± 89
Gulf War (2001-)
125 ± 73
Gulf War (1990s)
78 ± 51

Fort Thomas, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.66 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Thomas, KY.

Economy

The economy of Fort Thomas, KY employs 8.79k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Thomas, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,532 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,093 people), and Finance & Insurance (952 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($207,845), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($207,845).

Employment

Occupations

8.79k

2024 Value

± 698

1.23%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Thomas, KY grew at a rate of 1.23%, from 8.69k employees to 8.79k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Thomas, KY, are Management Occupations (1,360 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (961 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (768 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Thomas, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.79k

2024 Value

± 698

1.23%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Thomas, KY grew at a rate of 1.23%, from 8.69k employees to 8.79k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Thomas, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,532 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,093 people), and Finance & Insurance (952 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Thomas, KY, though some of these residents may live in Fort Thomas, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,644

Median earning men ± $9,435

$50,988

Median earning women ± $6,952

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($100,865), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($95,054), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($93,189).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($207,845), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($111,250), and Manufacturing ($99,800).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Thomas, KY was $335,000 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $301,400 to $335,000, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Thomas, KY is 71.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Thomas, KY have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Thomas, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$335,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,576

$4,676

Median Property Taxes

±$422

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Thomas, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Thomas, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.2%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.2% of the housing units in Fort Thomas, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fort Thomas, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$104,350

Median Household Income

± $9,904

6.57k

Number of Households

± 564

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.57k households in Fort Thomas, KY grew to $104,350 from the previous year's value of $100,819.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Thomas, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Thomas, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.2%)
Worked At Home (17.9%)
Carpooled (6.07%)

In 2024, 73.2% of workers in Fort Thomas, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Thomas, KY have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% of the workforce in Fort Thomas, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Thomas, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Thomas, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Thomas, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Thomas, KY (1.04k out of 16.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Thomas, KY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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