Mount Washington, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

18,480

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.2

3.16% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.31%

15% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$96,239

2.54% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$268,200

5.72% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Mount Washington, KY is home to a population of 18.5k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.86% of Mount Washington, KY residents were born outside of the country (344 people).

In 2024, there were 35.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.1k people) in Mount Washington, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 485 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 343 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Mount Washington, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Washington, KY was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Washington, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.1k ± 410
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
485 ± 266
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
343 ± 256

3.07%

Hispanic Population

568 people

3.07% of the people in Mount Washington, KY are hispanic (568 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Washington, 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

1.86%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

344 people

2.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

461 people

As of 2024, 1.86% of Mount Washington, KY residents (344 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 Mount Washington, KY was 2.53%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
398 ± 172
Vietnam
247 ± 91
Gulf War (1990s)
167 ± 105

Mount Washington, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mount Washington, KY.

Economy

The economy of Mount Washington, KY employs 9.43k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Washington, KY were Manufacturing (1,486 people), Retail Trade (1,064 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (971 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($98,636), Finance & Insurance ($93,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,714).

Employment

Occupations

9.43k

2024 Value

± 750

1.09%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Washington, KY grew at a rate of 1.09%, from 9.33k employees to 9.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Washington, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,317 people), Management Occupations (1,308 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (710 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Washington, 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

9.43k

2024 Value

± 750

1.09%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Washington, KY grew at a rate of 1.09%, from 9.33k employees to 9.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Washington, KY, are Manufacturing (1,486 people), Retail Trade (1,064 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (971 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Washington, KY, though some of these residents may live in Mount Washington, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,638

Median earning men ± $7,366

$44,113

Median earning women ± $6,445

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($113,487), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,875), and Public Administration ($82,515).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,536), Manufacturing ($60,714), and Wholesale Trade ($59,063).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Washington, KY was $268,200 in 2024, which is 0.806 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $253,700 to $268,200, a 5.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Washington, KY is 86.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Washington, KY have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Washington, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$268,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,624

$5,974

Median Property Taxes

±$530

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 Mount Washington, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

86.1%

Homeownership

2024

68.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86.1% of the housing units in Mount Washington, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Washington, 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.

$96,239

Median Household Income

± $5,608

6.94k

Number of Households

± 580

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.94k households in Mount Washington, KY grew to $96,239 from the previous year's value of $93,852.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Washington, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Washington, 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 (77.7%)
Worked At Home (13.5%)
Carpooled (8.14%)

In 2024, 77.7% of workers in Mount Washington, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.14%).

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

29.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Washington, KY have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.681% of the workforce in Mount Washington, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Washington, KY (974 out of 18.3k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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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