Kenton County, Kentucky

Kenton County has a population of 171,288 and has grown 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $244,400, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $80,548.

Home price
$244,400
Income
$80,548
Population
171,288
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$244,400county
Median gross rent$1,069county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198058.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,353county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,051county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,785county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$80,548county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.1%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government10.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$72,342county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.98%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service6.9 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths9.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher37.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.9%county
Public schools in the county41county
Public school enrollment22225county
Students per full-time teacher16.5county
Free lunch eligible53.8%county
Elementary schools22county
Middle schools5county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians87county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter9.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population171,288county
Land area in square miles160county
People per square mile of land1068.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores21county
Convenience stores17county
Share living far from a food store37.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.4%county
Population change since 2020+4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age37.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.7%county
Share of households that are one person29.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages5.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents79county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in6,029county
Households that moved away5,698county
Average income of arriving households$65,428county
Average income of departing households$62,701county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year681county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings39.5%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use999 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.8%county
Homes heated by propane4.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband92.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk76.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.9county
Landslide risk49.3county
Hail risk42.9county
Earthquake risk71.4county
Tornado risk91.7county
Tropical cyclone risk13.1county
Extreme heat risk80.6county
Winter weather risk60.8county
Strong wind risk95.2county
Wildfire risk20.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kenton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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