Kentucky · Census place 28594
Fort Thomas city, KY
Quick answer
Fort Thomas city has 17,242 residents, ranking #27 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $100,819, the median home is worth $301,400 and median gross rent runs $1,095 a month.
- Population
- 17,242Fort Thomas city residents
- Median household income
- $100,819Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $301,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,095Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Thomas city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Thomas city median would spend about 13% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.9% of residents and 70.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Murray city 17,888
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- Shively city 15,556
- Glasgow city 15,141
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